2016 elections - because it's never too early

[Legbiter]

 

[Phillip V]

Cruz and Rubio are currently tied for 2nd place while Bush is trying to hold off the absentee Kasich for 4th place.

http://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/primaries/south-carolina

[Martinus]

Ugh, now more of listening to legbiter.

Nah, I'd love to see more analysis from you guys how the most recent thing Trump will say is going to surely make him lose votes next time.

[Martinus]

Cruz and Rubio are currently tied for 2nd place while Bush is trying to hold off the absentee Kasich for 4th place.

http://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/primaries/south-carolina

He won every single demographic including evangelicals.

[Phillip V]

Ugh, now more of listening to legbiter.

Nah, I'd love to see more analysis from you guys how the most recent thing Trump will say is going to surely make him lose votes next time.

Trump this week beat George W. Bush and the Pope.  Who's next?

[MadImmortalMan]

The Pope boosted him if anything.

[Legbiter]

Trump this week beat George W. Bush and the Pope.  Who's next?

 

[Phillip V]

Jeb! might finish the night in 5th place behind Kasich.  Please please let it be.  Then please drop out!

Jeb is a mess:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-McIdVuY88

[Legbiter]

He just dropped out.

[Razgovory]

South Carolina, too small to be a nation, too large to be an insane asylum.

[Monoriu]

He just dropped out.

[Eddie Teach]

Looking forward to the Hungry For Power Games next week.

[katmai]

Ugh, now more of listening to legbiter.

Nah, I'd love to see more analysis from you guys how the most recent thing Trump will say is going to surely make him lose votes next time.

I've never said any such thing. I just know he won't win general election, I've never said the GOP isn't a mess.

[Phillip V]

What's next for Bush?  He's gone, not really gone.

Bush still has a crapload of money and influence regardless of being a terrible candidate.  He can either endorse Rubio, who he probably hates/weeps about now, but could create a tie with Trump.  Or he can endorse Kasich as the remaining "joyful" and adult governor candidate remaining.  Or do nothing, which would be unpatriotic.

[OttoVonBismarck]

Trump also will likely win all 50 delegates, he gets 29 for winning the whole state, and 3 for each congressional district. I think there are only 2 districts where there's any question left, and he's fairly safely ahead in those as well.

It's going to be a three way race now, but the question is how long do Kasich and Carson remain? They have no path to the nomination in my opinion, but by taking anywhere from 9-12% each they both make the solid 1/3rd that Trump seems to have guaranteed enough that he's going to win more and more states like this. It's also possible that when Carson drops out, his supporters go to Trump, which could complicate things for the forces of sanity.