Cruz has this annoying habit of talking deliberately slowly, the wimp.
2016 US Presidential Elections | Trump Wins
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And nodding his smarmy head with that annoying look on his lipless face.
I know, but it still makes no sense given the numbers coming out.
Updated now so looks more fitting.
How many states are left to announce their results?
So Colorado GOP is caucusing but won't declare results ?
And all are superdelegates ? Why are they caucusing then ?
Seems a Anti Trump state as well and not a small one.
And all are superdelegates ? Why are they caucusing then ?
Seems a Anti Trump state as well and not a small one.
what the feck am i watching
There are no words....
When I first started watching my first thought was "Oh, American news channels aren't as insane as I thought". This is now rather more what I was expecting.
Thanks 
Wow, two republicans from Florida being interviewed on Sky asked who they are voting for, they both said Rubio. When asked who they would vote for if Trump wins the nomination and they said Hillary
4 states for Sanders. Better than expected?
Superficially, getting destroyed delegate wise though.
Worse. I think he hoped to win Mass., but at least he can claim some sort of momentum with favourable terrain coming up like Nebraska and Maine.
Superficially is what matters in terms of the narrative, though, presumably? 'I've won lots of delegates' doesn't sound as good as 'I won this state and that state etc'.
Maybe temporarily (inasmuch as "lost slightly less than we thought" can be a good narrative), but he has zero chance of the nomination after tonight. Black voters are regularly going against him 85-15 and he can't come back from that.
Momentum wise kinda strange how which states are set in what order matters so much in this race.
Little Marcobot is gonna cry himself to sleep tonight.
The likeliest outcome of the GOP race is Trump winning. The 2nd likeliest is a contested convention IMO.
I can't see any other guy winning outright.
I can't see any other guy winning outright.
Yup. Whatever happens, it's not going to be amicable
Rubio on CNN now underplaying the results claiming 'It was supposed to be a Cruz night' etc etc.
Yeah I saw it. His little voice was all crackly, it'd be sad if he wasn't such a horrible prick himself.
That would be the Canadian in him.
Rubiobot wins.
Marcobot finally wins something, which pretty much guarantees he will stay in and thwart Cruz's chances.
Lindsey Graham now saying they may have to unite behind Cruz
Fair to say that Warren's non-endorsement stopped it from being a decent day for Sanders.
A narrow MA win or a better showing in Texas and he might yet have stolen the narrative (and not been murdered in delegates)
Still, it shows his utter hopelessness in the south (and she has done shockingly in MN and CO too, -20 in both so far)
A narrow MA win or a better showing in Texas and he might yet have stolen the narrative (and not been murdered in delegates)
Still, it shows his utter hopelessness in the south (and she has done shockingly in MN and CO too, -20 in both so far)
He won 4 states, that's decent enough. He picked up delegates on the states he lost but likewise for Clinton as well. HRC has nearly 500 super delegates, so it's not a fair fight. Sanders can be extremely proud of what he has achieved so far and what he will still accomplish in this race.
Why did Warren hold out? For a good post in HRC's cabinet?
I'd read on one of the political gossip sites that Clinton had told her (before the race had started, and long before Sanders) not to run, and Warren reluctantly agreed. Maybe they had some deal since then. Position-wise Sanders and Warren are close but she will never use the S word.
EDIT: Many of the volunteers for Sanders were those who were part of the draft Warren thing, trying to force her to join. When she refused, some moved on to him directly, the others mostly did when he announced.
I don't understand why Warren did not intervene earlier.
I think the Fat Lady sung tonight. It looks like Clinton for the Democrats and barring some miracle Trump for the Republicans.
fecking Hell. Was hoping Bernie would do better. Guess the rest of the country isnt feeling the Bern.
In order of who had the most successful night from my perspective, of the main contenders:
Clinton - wrapped up the nomination
Cruz - Won Texas big, won Oklahoma, way in front of Rubio now for delegates
Trump - Still on track to win the nomination but not as dominant tonight as it was thought he'd be, came close to losing Vermont and Virginia, lost Oklahoma
Sanders - Got crushed in delegates and now has no conceivable path to the nomination, but won a few states and will have a fair few delegates come the convention
Rubio - Poor Little Marco Rubio. Finally won a battle, may have lost the war.
Clinton - wrapped up the nomination
Cruz - Won Texas big, won Oklahoma, way in front of Rubio now for delegates
Trump - Still on track to win the nomination but not as dominant tonight as it was thought he'd be, came close to losing Vermont and Virginia, lost Oklahoma
Sanders - Got crushed in delegates and now has no conceivable path to the nomination, but won a few states and will have a fair few delegates come the convention
Rubio - Poor Little Marco Rubio. Finally won a battle, may have lost the war.
Think I'd go Trump, Clinton, Cruz, Sanders, Rubio.
I think you can pay too much attention to polls and forget that actually getting votes is what matters, not whether you got slightly less than many thought possible.
It's important because on previous polling, Trump was getting enough support for a majority of delegates. But if he's not doing as well as they say, the chances of a contested convention increase accordingly. If they're overstating him in Florida for instance, and Rubio manages to snare some more support from other anti-Trumpers, he'd only need to score 1 vote more than Trump to get all 99 delegates there, which would change perspectives a little. Point being, I can still see ways for Trump to not get the nomination, and Cruz is now looking the stronger alternative.
Which is good for Trump, isn't it? Mainstream support for Cruz would be severely half-hearted, at best.
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