Tag Archives: Elections

Newsflash: Trump Projected to Beat Rubio in Florida

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Only 10% of the vote in, but AP is projecting that Donald Trump beats Marco Rubio in Rubio’s home state. It’s long, long overdue for Rubio to leave the race. If he doesn’t do that tonight, then he’s essentially declaring … Continue reading →

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Presidential Election Update for March 15, 2016

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Another big primary day, with Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina voters going to the polls today. Polls show that Hillary crushes Trump in the general. “Donald Trump is detested by the general electorate.” Hell, Trump even loses to … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Wins Wyoming Caucuses, Picks Up 9 Delegates

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz has won the Wyoming Caucuses with 66.3% of the vote, picking up 11 delegates. Marco Rubio finished a distant second (or as he calls it, Rubio Gold™) with 19.5% of the vote, while Donald Trump came in third … Continue reading →

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National Review Endorses Ted Cruz for President

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Not a surprise, but now it’s official: Conservatives have had difficulty choosing a champion in the presidential race in part because it has featured so many candidates with very good claims on our support. As their number has dwindled, the … Continue reading →

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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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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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