2016 elections - because it's never too early

[jimmy olsen]

ABC News has called Alabama, Massachusetts and Tennessee for Trump

28% in Virginia

Trump 102,539 35.5 0
Rubio 93,733 32.5 0
Cruz 47,139 16.3 0
Kasich 25,035 8.7 0
Carson 17,056 5.9 0

[HisMajestyBOB]

I didn't vote in the primary (haven't yet re-registered to vote since returning from overseas), but I would have voted Kasich if I had. He won't win, but I'd like to see the sole voice of (relative) reason make a strong showing.

Barring that, I hope Trump dominates and forces the Republican Party to rethink its policy stances.

[jimmy olsen]

First-wave Exits from CNN
Alabama: Clinton + 46
Mass: Sanders + 6
Oklahoma: Sanders + 5
Tennessee: Clinton + 25

Those are good numbers for Sanders in Mass and Oklahoma.

Virginia (37%)

Trump 136,943 36.9 0
Rubio 114,999 31.0 0
Cruz 61,706 16.6 0
Kasich 30,596 8.2 0
Carson 22,780 6.1 0

[jimmy olsen]

51% of Virginia in, most of the precients left are in NOVA. Might be enough for Rubio to comeback.

Trump 180,314 36.9 0 
Rubio 149,319 30.5 0 
Cruz 82,527 16.9 0 
Kasich 41,320 8.4 0 
Carson 30,230 6.2 0

EDIT: With 61% looks like he'll be able to hold on

Trump 213,194 37.2 0 
Rubio 172,986 30.2 0 
Cruz 97,463 17.0 0 
Kasich 47,212 8.2 0 
Carson 36,158 6.3 0

[Eddie Teach]

Same top 2 as Iowa, just flipped the order.

And gave them 70%.

You all took the entire field and gave us Cruz, Trump and Rubio as viable options. 

[DGuller]

51% of Virginia in, most of the precients left are in NOVA. Might be enough for Rubio to comeback.

Why would NOVA be better for Rubio?  It's not like Trump is hurting in the Northeast states.

[jimmy olsen]

51% of Virginia in, most of the precients left are in NOVA. Might be enough for Rubio to comeback.

Why would NOVA be better for Rubio?  It's not like Trump is hurting in the Northeast states.

He's winning those counties, but not by enough it seems

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2016/mar/01/super-tuesday-results-live-state-by-state?CMP=ons_b-supertuesday_c-us_g-1

[jimmy olsen]

75% in for Virginia

Trump 258,659 36.3 15 
Rubio 219,031 30.8 12 
Cruz 120,454 16.9 5 
Kasich 61,516 8.6 0 
Carson 43,862 6.2 0

[jimmy olsen]

From the Guardian

01:44


Cruz, Rubio face 20% barrier in some states to retain delegates


While wins are nice, proportional awarding of delegates tonight means that winning literally isn't everything.

While Donald Trump has won Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia, there's still exciting action in those races and in Vermont. In those four states, the second-place candidate must win more than 20% of the vote to get any delegates at all.

And Cruz and Rubio are sitting right on the line, with incomplete returns:

In Alabama, with 1.4% reporting, both Cruz and Rubio are right around 20%: Rubio is at 20.2% and Cruz is at 19.8%.

In Georgia, with 13.5% reporting, Cruz is at 22.8% and Rubio is at 20.3%.

In Tennessee, with 2.1% reporting, Cruz is at 22% and Rubio is at 19.1%.

In Vermont, with 16% reporting, Trump is at 33.5% and John Kasich is at 29%. But Rubio sits on the cusp, at 19.1%. Cruz is in the single digits.

[jimmy olsen]

Multiple sources are calling Virginia for Trump.

He's won Georgia, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Alabama and Virginia so far.

[frunk]

In the states with a 20% barrier what happens if the votes are split among enough candidates that nobody meets the threshold?

[Legbiter]

[FunkMonk]

The party of Lincoln laid low by a reality TV celebrity. For shame.

[Valmy]

Hey Texas does love Cruz after all.

Wow I hardly ever watch cable news but wifey has CNN on watching the election results. Wow does this suck.

[jimmy olsen]

Hey Texas does love Cruz after all.

Wow I hardly ever watch cable news but wifey has CNN on watching the election results. Wow does this suck.

Looks like Cruz may win Oklahoma as well