NEW YORK, March 6. / Corr. TASS Aleksey Kachalin /. A truly dramatic has developed the next stage of the election campaign of the Republican Party candidates for the US presidency. On Saturday, held primary elections (primaries) in the state of Louisiana and the meeting of party assets (caucuses) in Kansas, Kentucky and Maine. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas almost effortlessly won in Kansas and Maine, losing a hard-fought struggle billionaire Donald Trump Kentucky. Tycoon easily selected at Louisiana rivals. Full of promise Senator from Florida Marco Rubio and Governor of Ohio John Keysik content with crumbs from the master’s table.
Trump kept the advantage, but did not become inaccessible
At the moment, completed ballots processing in Kansas and Maine. In Kentucky, announced the results of 87% of the sites, and in Louisiana at 95%. Kansas Cruz scored 48% of the vote compared to 23% at the Trump, 17% for Rubio and 11% in Keysika. In Maine senator advantage of Texas was less, amounting to 46% against 33% for the billionaire, 12% from the governor of Ohio and 8% for the senator from Florida. In the primaries in Louisiana Trump (42%) beat Cruz (38%), Rubio (11%) and Keysika (6%). And in Kentucky magnate raised himself forward symbolically (36%) compared with Cruise (31%), but strongly compared to Rubio (17%) and Keysikom (15%).
Thus, Trump kept a significant advantage over competitors. As a result of all the primaries and caucuses held billionaire wins in twelve states. Senator from Texas brought the number of victories from four to six. His colleague from Florida stayed at a “consolation prize”.
On Saturday in four states to decide who of the candidates for the US presidency will support the 155 delegates to the national congress, which will take place in the summer in Ohio. Louisiana will send 46 deputies to the Congress, Kansas, Kentucky and Maine – 40, 46 and 23, respectively. Cruz exceeded the problem remained the main leader of the rival, typing in his piggy bank to vote at least 60 delegates. Trump received 46 votes of delegates, Rubio – only 13. In view of the ongoing calculations of the voices are not distributed another 28 delegates, whose fate will be known in the coming days
In the previous primaries and caucuses Trump generally enlisted 319 delegates.. In second place – Cruz (226 delegates), the third – Rubio (110). On account Keysika – voting 25 delegates. Now Trump support 373 delegates at the Cruise – 291, in Rubio – 122, while Keysika – 33.
To become an official candidate of the Republican Party for the post of US president, a candidate must win the support of 1237 delegates of 2472 members of the national party congress in Cleveland (Ohio) 18-21 July.
Get rid of unnecessary
Let’s remind, that on Tuesday primaries and caucuses were held in more than a dozen states in the country, and Trump managed to come out the winner in seven of them.
We have to admit that he was unable to repeat his triumph. This is partly explained by objective factors, for example, Cruise’s popularity among devout Americans in several states. On the other hand, it has not passed completely frank persecution unleashed against the tip of the tycoon of the Republican Party in order to discredit and knock him out of the presidential race. On Thursday, more than 70 prominent party members have published an open letter warning that, if elected, the billionaire president of his initiatives will undermine US national security. The letter was signed, in particular, the ex-president of the World Bank and former Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick, the United States, former US Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, and Dov Zakheim, worked as deputy head of the Pentagon during the administration of President George W. Bush. Later they were joined by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. He was a candidate for the Republicans in the 2012 presidential election.
Trump type not filed. Moreover, with its inherent pressure continued to advance. So, after the announcement of preliminary results on Saturday he once again called himself “the only candidate for the Republicans, who are likely to Hillary Clinton’s defeat in the presidential election on November 8.” The billionaire also made an attempt to clear the way by proposing to Senator Rubio give up the fight for the White House. “I’m ready to fight one on one with Ted Cruz for the nomination of the Republican Party for the presidency,” – he explained.
Preparing for the next stage
Saturday Trump after a rally in Kansas quickly went to Orlando (Florida), where he was greeted by thousands of supporters (according to election headquarters – about 25 thousand). His obvious goal – to prepare the base in the birthplace of Senator Rubio and try to win his 15th of March. On this day, the primaries will be held in the state, and in Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and North Carolina. To “stake” in their voice 358 delegates, including 99 and 66 in Florida in Ohio. If Trump will be able to pick up all the votes in the two states, it will be close to a state of inaccessibility for rivals.
Before this, however, the Republicans are coming primaries in Puerto Rico (free to join the United States). They will be held on Sunday, but the decisive role will not play. There’s at stake in voice only 23 MPs, who are powerless to affect the balance of power.
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