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Not-Quite ‘Super Tuesday 2’ Still Important
Three states hold primaries and a fourth will hold a caucus for Republicans today, while on the Democratic side only two states hold contests. But CNN has dubbed it “Super Tuesday 2,” and while that is probably a stretch, there is a lot riding on the results for several candidates. Here are several excerpts from CNN’s piece on what to be looking for:
What to watch on Super Tuesday 2
Mississippi… will test whether [Ted] Cruz’s surge in Louisiana — he closed ... Read More >>
Is Trump peaking? We’ll find out today
On Tuesday, Donald Trump will discover whether his weekend struggles were a speed bump — or the first signs of larger troubles ahead.
If the polls are to believed, Trump is in for a dominant day, with blowouts in Michigan and Mississippi to be complemented by another win in Idaho. If Trump falls short, and particularly if he falls short to Ted Cruz for the second time in four days, the businessman’s delegate math gets more complicated, and the soothsayers who’ve long predicted Trump’s collapse will finally see hope for vindication.
Read More >>Cruz forces Rubio to defend turf
Ted Cruz is threatening to make one of the biggest gambles of the 2016 season: diving into Florida to knock off Marco Rubio.
Cruz has little chance of winning the March 15 Florida primary, but he’s showing signs he might compete by opening field offices and sending surrogates to stump in the state while his super PAC prepares to strafe Marco Rubio with a seven-figure ad buy.
Read More >>Poll: Trump leads GOP race nationally but with weaker hold on the party
Donald Trump continues to lead his rivals nationally in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination. But his hold on the GOP electorate has weakened since the primary season began, and the party is now deeply divided over his candidacy, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Trump maintains the support of 34 percent of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, compared with 25 percent for Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, 18 percent for Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and 13 percent for Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
Read More >>Mitt Romney cuts get-out-the-vote robocalls for Marco Rubio
Mitt Romney recorded robocalls for Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign that are going out in all four states voting on Tuesday, CNN has confirmed.
It’s part of an escalating effort by Romney to block Donald Trump from securing the Republican presidential nomination.
Read More >>What to watch on Super Tuesday 2
The two presidential front-runners are both eyeing Super Tuesday 2 as a chance to build on their momentum and pad their leads as they look to put the races away by the end of the month.
Hillary Clinton will try to set the tone for the entire Great Lakes region by holding off Bernie Sanders in Michigan, and she is expected to claim another Southern victory in Mississippi.
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