U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says his rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich should get out of the race because they “have no path to victory.”
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Republicans Cruz, Kasich reach ‘stop-Trump’ deal
(Reuters) WASHINGTON Republican White House rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich announced a deal on Sunday to stay out of each other’s way in some upcoming state primaries in hopes of blocking front-runner Donald Trump from winning the party’s presidential nomination. Cruz’s campaign said in a statement he would focus on the Indiana and give Kasich a clearer shot in Oregon and New Mexico, states where the Ohio governor expects to do well. Kasich, […]
Cruz invigorates anti-Trump camp with win in Wisconsin
by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Texas Senator Ted Cruz commanded new momentum Wednesday in the race for the White House with a solid Wisconsin primary win, making it harder for frontrunner Donald Trump to clinch the Republican nomination outright. Upstart senator Bernie Sanders also beat frontrunner Hillary Clinton in the Midwestern state, bolstering his claim to be a viable alternative standard-bearer to the former secretary of state and first lady. Sanders has now […]
Cruz beats Trump in Republican caucuses in Alaska: US networks
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)–Texas Senator Ted Cruz has won the Republican caucuses in Alaska by a slim margin over Donald Trump, US TV networks reported. It was Cruz’s third victory in the Super Tuesday primary and caucus votes in a dozen states against seven wins for Trump. Alaska in the far west was the last state to report its results. With more than 95 percent of precincts reporting, about 36 percent of the votes went […]
Biden rues ‘damaging’ tone against Mexico in U.S. presidential race
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday (February 25) said he felt “almost obliged” to say sorry for verbal attacks on Mexico in the U.S. presidential campaign, in which Republican front-runner Donald Trump has labelled Mexican migrants rapists and drug runners. Speaking alongside Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto during a visit to Mexico City, Biden never mentioned Trump, who nonetheless loomed large over the proceedings. “There’s been a lot of […]
Trump wins Nevada Republican caucuses: US networks
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump stormed to victory in Tuesday’s Republican caucuses in Nevada, giving the billionaire businessman his third straight victory in the race for the White House. Projections on TV networks gave Trump 46 percent of the vote, with senators Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas trailing some 20 points behind. “We will be celebrating for a long time tonight,” Trump told cheering supporters in a victory speech. The […]
Republicans in White House race set sights on Nevada
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Republican candidates in the White House race will face off in Nevada on Tuesday in a caucus that will mark the first significant test of where they stand with Hispanic voters. The contest will be the fourth for the Republican presidential candidates after Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. But it will be their first in the West of the country and is considered a crucial part of the […]
Volatility dominates talk ahead of South Carolina GOP primary
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, United States (Reuters) — With the Republican race for the party’s 2016 nomination descending deeper into squabbling, South Carolina voters are noticing the increasingly bitter battle now more than ever. The Palmetto State holds its Republican party primary contest on Saturday (February 20), just days after a televised Republican debate on Wednesday when the race erupted into a four-candidate crossfire over which party candidate has the proper experience and is the most […]
Trump decries media portrayal of his Iowa result
Donald Trump, the New York businessman seeking the Republican U.S. presidential nomination, said on Tuesday (February 2) he felt “a tinge” of disappointment after losing to Texas Senator Ted Cruz in the Iowa caucuses. Asked before a rally in Milford, New Hampshire on Tuesday (February 2) evening if he planned to change his campaign strategy, Trump told a news conference he felt confident in his methods, but he was adding more town hall-style events. When […]
Iowa offers tough lesson for presidential hopefuls
(Reuters) — The Iowa caucus offered tough lessons for some presidential hopefuls on Monday (February 1), jolting the campaigns of both political novice Donald Trump and seasoned candidate Hillary Clinton. Republican presidential candidate Trump, who led most polls of Iowa Republicans, at times by double digits, watched conservative Ted Cruz win. “We finished second. And I want to tell you something, I’m just honored, I’m really honored,” Trump told supporters at a rally in West […]
New Yorkers not surprised by Iowa caucus results
(Reuters) — New Yorkers in Times Square on Tuesday (February 2) had mixed hopes for who they’d like to see as president, but few were surprised by the outcome of the Iowa caucus. Republican Senator Ted Cruz beat billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa on Monday (February 1) while on the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won by a razor-thin margin against U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the closest in Iowa […]
Cruz beats Trump in Iowa presidential race
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz beat billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa’s Republican presidential nominating contest on Monday (February 1), dealing a big upset to the national front-runner in the race to be their party’s White House nominee in 2016. Cruz, a conservative lawmaker from Texas, won with 28 percent of the vote compared to 24 percent for businessman Trump, according to MSNBC. Marco Rubio, a U.S. senator from Florida, came in third place with 23 percent, […]
