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Battleground Tracker poll: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton lead in Michigan
Donald Trump holds the lead heading into the final days before the Michigan primary, looking to extend his overall delegate lead after a string of Super Tuesday wins. Trump is at 39 percent, Ted Cruz is in second place at 24 percent and Marco Rubio and John Kasich neck-and-neck for third at 16 percent and 15 percent respectively.
Read More >>Super Saturday: Rubio and allies spent more than double the field per vote
The numbers on Super Saturday are small — five states, with fewer than a million votes cast across all contests on the day — but they’re no less fun for that.
Take Marco Rubio. The Florida senator and his allies spent nearly twice as much in TV advertising per vote as all other candidates combined — Republicans and Democrats.
Read More >>Assessing the Detroit GOP Debate
The four remaining Republican candidates debated last night in Detroit, and there are several analysis pieces this morning suggesting who did the best, who fared poorly, and who did or didn’t do what they needed to. One candidate who seemed to get mentioned most often as having a good night was Ohio Gov. John Kasich, such as in this article in Politico:
5 takeaways from the GOP debate
… John Kasich won, sorta. The unvarnished Ohio governor, who nearly carried teensy Vermont ... Read More >>
7 takeaways from the Republican debate
Republicans began their debate Thursday night with insults and ended with three candidates pledging to back Donald Trump should he win the nomination.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz took more shots at Trump in Fox News’ debate — and through it all, the billionaire businessman seemed to relish standing center stage, defending himself against foes and moderators while showing his mettle to supporters.
Read More >>Analysis: Rubio, Cruz Forge Loose Alliance to Block Trump
For months, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio tried to tear each other down in a bid to become Donald Trump’s top challenger. The senators are now unlikely allies in an effort to stop Trump’s march toward the Republican nomination.
The strategy shift was on full display in Thursday’s GOP debate. Rubio and Cruz ignored each other almost entirely, choosing to instead fully focus their attention on the billionaire businessman whose surprising dominance of the 2016 race has shaken the Republican Party to its core.
Read More >>What Each Presidential Candidate Needs to Do Now to Win the Nomination
Now that the dust from Super Tuesday has settled, what happens next?
The rest of the GOP field is still looking for a way to slow Donald Trump’s momentum and Bernie Sanders is fighting to keep with up Hillary Clinton. But there are still a handful of delegate rich states for the candidates to fight over.
Read More >>Rubio scrambles to undo Trump in Florida
Polls show it. Elections data indicate it. The political class frets about it. And now his own campaign manager admits it.
Marco Rubio is losing his home state of Florida – the place he has guaranteed he’d win on March 15.
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