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March 02, 2016
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Donald J. Trump’s sweep through seven states on Super Tuesday threw a new curveball at the “Never Trump” movement that has been percolating in corners of the Republican Party, leaving the Manhattan businessman’s remaining rivals grasping for hope that they could defy history and halt his march to the presidential nomination.
After months of carefully plotting their primary state strategies, campaigns were left crunching numbers on Wednesday morning and dusting off history lessons about contested conventions and arcane ballot rules.
On the face of it, campaigning proceeded as usual on Wednesday, with Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio set to touch down in Kansas and Michigan for rallies; Kansas holds its caucuses on Saturday and Michigan has a primary on Tuesday. But the race was again upended after an evening when Mr. Trump gained still more momentum amid record Republican turnout, while Mr. Cruz stole some of Mr. Rubio’s recent thunder with wins in Texas, Oklahoma and Alaska.
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Although the delegate hauls were still being counted, Mr. Trump was leading the Republican pack with 316 on Wednesday morning, followed by Mr. Cruz with 226 and Mr. Rubio with 106. Trailing them were Gov. John R. Kasich with 25 and Ben Carson with eight. A candidate must get 1,237 delegates to capture the nominatio
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January 08, 2016
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