Category Archives: Elections

Presidential Race Roundup for March 10, 2016

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Busy working on other stuff, so consider this an “instead of a real update” update: If Marco Rubio and John Kasich had dropped out last week, Ted Cruz would already be ahead of Donald Trump. (Hat tip: Director Blue.) “Cruz … Continue reading →

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Why Cruz Going for the Jugular in Ohio and Florida Is The Right Call

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Lawrence Person

If you haven’t heard, Cruz is going all-in to deny Marco Rubio a victory in Florida…even if it hands the winner-take-all state to Trump. Ace of Spades HQ makes a compelling case that this is the right call: However, let’s … Continue reading →

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Trump Wins Early Louisiana Voting, Cruz Wins Election Day

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Heard about this election day, but Philip Bump in the Washington Post provides more details: Donald Trump won early voting, but Ted Cruz’s percentage of the vote soared on election day: One of two things happened in Louisiana. We know … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: Cruz Wins Kansas Caucuses

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz has won the Kansas Caucuses with 50% of the vote. Donald Trump is a distant second with a 25.8%, and Marco Rubio an even more distant third with 13.6%. Cruz is also winning the Maine caucuses with just … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 4, 2016

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Enjoy another Friday LinkSwarm! Justice Department grants immunity to former state department staffer who ran Hillary’s email. Hmmm… The four laws Hillary broke in her email scandal. (Hat tip: Director Blue.) Being a Democrat means never having to apologize for … Continue reading →

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“Psychiatric hospitals filling up with time travellers sent back to kill Donald Trump”

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Nice one, lads: Psychiatric facilities across the United States are at breaking point after the number of people claiming to be sent from the future to stop Donald Trump reached epidemic proportions. New research has shown that every ten minutes … Continue reading →

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More Post-Super Tuesday Election Updates

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Lawrence Person

More post-Super Tuesday results and election tidbits. “Cruz is the only one who can beat Trump and everyone else should unite behind him.” Looking at delegates, Super Tuesday’s race between Cruz and Trump was closer than it appeared. (Hat tip: … Continue reading →

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Ben Carson to Bow Out After CPAC?

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Lawrence Person

So read the tea leaves: Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who briefly led the Republican presidential race before his campaign began an extended public implosion, will tell his supporters in a statement Wednesday afternoon that he does not see a … Continue reading →

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Some Random Primary Results

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Not quite as down as I was last night. There’s lots of the commentary this morning on how Donald Trump under-performed vs. expectations. Here are some random primary results and links: “So far, Trump wins open primaries and Cruz wins … Continue reading →

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Super Tuesday Results: Trump Wins 5, Cruz 2

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Lawrence Person

According to early returns, Donald Trump has won five states on Super Tuesday: Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Virginia, while Ted Cruz has won Texas and Oklahoma. In states not called yet, it also appears that Trump will win Vermont … Continue reading →

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