2016 Campaign Watch
Western Tuesday Results, Analysis
Four of the five remaining major presidential candidates had what, to varying degrees, might be considered good days yesterday on so-called Western Tuesday. The Washington Post offers the following report this morning, declaring former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and businessman Donald Trump the biggest winners of the night:
Winners and losers from the Arizona, Utah and Idaho votes
Arizona was the big prize of the night, the third-biggest winner-take-all state on the map, with 58 delegates. There was some chatter in ...
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Sanders Leads February Fundraising Numbers
The presidential campaigns and supporting (but independent) “super PACs” reported their fundraising hauls for February over the weekend, and the runaway winner was Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Fox News has an AP reports providing in-depth information and analysis on where the candidates stand and what it might mean going forward:
The money trail: Cruz trounces Kasich, Sanders outraises Clinton in February
John Kasich, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, the final three Republican candidates running for president, began this month with drastically different ...
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GOP Candidates’ Twisting Paths to Nomination
The term “delegate math” is likely to become more popular in the coming weeks, as the three remaining Republican candidates all try to bring in enough delegates to either win on the first ballot (businessman Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz both have difficult but plausible paths to do this) or show enough momentum and strength to win on the second or subsequent ballot (Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s only chance).
The good news for Kasich is that, at least according ...
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