LoneStarDem
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« on: March 10, 2019, 04:42:07 PM » |
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Trump Crushes Weld in Highly Conservative South Carolina
Fox News- President Trump not only beat Weld in South Carolina, but he also crushed Weld in the highly conservative south. Weld got some momentum coming off his closer than an expected loss in New Hampshire and earned some southern endorsements like former Georgia Congressmen Bob Barr. Still, Weld could not keep up with Donald Trump who won more than eighty percent of the vote and all of the fifty delegates in the state putting Weld far back in the delegate count.
Trump earned not only a strong delegate lead but the primary victory helped reeginze the campaign and the President who stated at his rally tonight that, "the mainstream media wanted to act like a twenty point win killed my reelection campaign, what a bunch of losers. How about a sixty percent lead over some loser opponent." Trump's campaign also announced that it already raised over one hundred thousand dollars just tonight since the South Carolina primary was called. Trump was on stage with the Vice-President, Former UN Abbasdor Nikki Haley, and Governor Henry McMaster.
Weld still continued his insurgent campaign and told the one hundred supporters that he would continue his bid all away to the convection. Weld stated, "They may say we are down but that's what they said after Iowa. We proved them wrong a week ago, we will prove them wrong in three days in Nevada. Our message of unity is working and showing how Trump has failed this nation with his division."
Official Republican South Carolina Results on Febuary 22nd, 2020 50 Delegates Donald Trump: 83.6% (50) Bill Weld: 15.9% Other: 0.5%
Kamala Harris Wins Nevada, Holder Switches Endorsment to Harris Febuary 22nd, 2020
MSNBC- In the Nevada caucus, Senator Kamala Harris of the next door state of California came in first place in yet another close contest. This is Harris's first victory and is giving her momentum going into South Carolina which she hopes will give her a second win with its heavy African American vote. Harris victory didn't end there for the night, Harris also got the endorsement of Former Attorney General Eric Holder. Earlier in the year, Holder endorsed Mayor Andrew Gillum but explained, "I don't see a path forward for Andrew. I believe he is the future leader this nation needs but I hope he takes this as a signal to get out of the race and not further split the African-American vote."
Two Texans also had victories in the Nevada caucus, Beto O'Rourke and Julian Castro landed in the second and third spot. O'Rourke and Castro both invested heavily in Nevada in the final days after both landings in dismal spots in Iowa. Both of those candidates had heavy appeal to Latinos which could help them in future contest like California, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. O'Rourke claimed victory in his speech and said that only see him on Super Tuesday which could be a signal that he will be skipping the South Carolina primary which is highly competitive between Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Cory Booker.
The other candidates who have states bordering Nevada as Harris did relatively well with Senator of Colorado Michael Bennet doing the best with a spot in the top five. The other two candidates, Jeff Merkley of Oregon and John Hickenlooper of Colorado, both earned delegates and both stated they would continue on in the race.
The field continued to shrink also, the Governor of Washington Jay Inslee left the race with twenty-two candidates left. Inslee promised that he would drop out if he had a bad showing in Nevada after a poor result in New Hampshire.
Official Democratic Nevada Caucus on Febuary 22nd, 2020 43 Delegates Kamala Harris: 18.2% (14) Beto O'Rourke: 14.3% (9) Julian Castro: 14.1% (6) Joe Biden: 9.6% (4) Michael Bennet: 7.1% (3) Eric Swalwell: 5.7% (2) Steve Bullock: 5.3% (2) Jeff Merkley: 4.9% (1) John Hickenlooper: 4.7% (1) Jay Inslee: 3.3% (1) Bernie Sanders: 3.2% Tulsi Gabbard: 3.0% Elizabeth Warren: 1.4% Stacey Abrams: 1.1% Kirsten Gillibrand: 1.0% Cory Booker: 0.8% Amy Klobuchar: 0.7% Bill De Blasio: 0.4% Andrew Gillum: 0.3% John Delaney: 0.2% Sherrod Brown: 0.2% Terry McAullife: 0.1% Pete Buttigieg: 0.0%
Democrats Delegate Count 131/4,051 Amy Klobuchar: 16 Beto O'Rourke: 16 Kamala Harris: 15 Joe Biden: 14 Elizabeth Warren: 9 Bernie Sanders: 8 Sherrod Brown: 7 John Hickenlooper: 7 Kristen Gillibrand: 6 Julian Castro: 6 Tulsi Gabbard: 5 Michael Bennet: 5 John Delaney: 3 Seth Moulton: 3
Tim Ryan: 2
Eric Swalwell: 2 Steve Bullock: 2 Michael Bloomberg: 2
Jeff Merkley: 1 Pete Buttigieg: 1 Jay Inslee: 1
Republican Delegate Count 103/2,472 Donald Trump: 88 Bill Weld: 10 Ann Coulter: 5
I'm assuming Inslee will run for reelection as WA St Governor in 2020 ? |
