In the United States begins summing primaries (caucuses) for the presidency. In the state of Iowa in the Midwest among Republican landslide victory won not a billionaire Donald Trump, as expected, a senator from Texas, Ted Cruz, who supposedly best spent in Iowa organizational work on identifying and mobilizing their supporters.
Address by Donald Trump on campaign rally in Iowa. Photo: Yin Bogu / Global Look
As a result of processing approximately 99% of the votes of Republicans Cruz scored a little less than 28%, Trump – a little more than 24%, the senator from Florida, Marco Rubio – 23%.
After the vote, Trump gave a two-minute speech, showing unusual for him humility. and promised to think about how to buy a farm in Iowa. He also recalled that, according to polls of voters, continues with a very large margin ahead of his pursuers in New Hampshire.
Cruz said victorious speech about an hour.
Commenting on the results of the vote, CNN notes that the image created by Trump during participation in the election campaign, his citation in social networks and the popularity gave way to a more traditional approach Cruz to politics.
“Victory Cruise – this is the first case where the conventional laws of politics have worked in the application to Trump “- recorded television online.
Democrats, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has slightly surpassed by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont – 49.8% vs. 49.6%, respectively.
Came out of the race two candidates – former Governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley, a Democrat and former head of the Arkansas Republican Mike Huckabee.
As a result of the country’s first caucuses, held in Iowa, began to select delegates to the Party Congress, which will officially nominate their presidential candidates.
In July 2016 Democrats and Republicans will hold a National Convention, which will be elected party candidates.
The Republicans call their presidential candidate at the national convention Party 18 – 21 July, and the Democrats – from 25 to 28 July. The total number of delegates to the congress at various parties. In order to become the Republican candidate, a candidate must win the support of 1237 of the 2472 participants of the Congress and the Democrats need to attract the votes of delegates in 2383 from 4764.
US Presidential election will be held November 8th. Incumbent President Barack Obama has nominated for a third term can not.
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