NV, SC Primaries Shake Things Out

Ken AshfordElection 2016Leave a Comment

The Democratic Caucus in Nevada today was won by Hillary Clinton. It wasn’t a landslide. Hillary won by only five points or so. But it wasn’t a nailbiter either. She’s expected to do well in South Carolina next week on February 27. After That comes Super Tuesday, where most of the states are in the south and expected to go heavily toward Hillary Clinton.  It’s pretty clear now that Bernie Sanders has an uphill climb.

There are three takeaways from the primary results in South Carolina. The first is that Trump won big. Very big. If he keeps this up, he may be unstoppable. The second takeaway is that Ted Cruz ended up in a virtual tie with Marco Rubio. This probably came as a bit of a surprise to both Cruz supporters, who were disappointed, and Rubio supporters, who were jubilant.

The third and final take away from South Carolina is that the Republican primary race is essentially between three people now : Trump, Cruz, and Rubio. Jeb Bush, realizing this, has ended his run . Who would’ve thought that possible? Ben Carson and John Is such are still in the race, but obviously have no chance at all.