Democratic Election : Presidential Election

The first that is interesting to note about the election results for both races is how closely the counties voted for a particular party. For example, the only counties that flipped, I.E. voted for President Trump but not for Rubio was St.Lucie county, on the flip side, Rubio won Hillsborough County which Trump did not win (Associated Press). Other than these two counties, the winners of each county for both races were the same. The strongest support for the Democrats came from the lower Southeastern portion of the state near Miami, which also voted Democrat in the 2012 presidential election and Seante race. The percentage the Democrats got of the votes within these areas were remarkably close to that of the 2012 election as well, with, for example, Miami having 63% of its votes to Clinton were as in 2012 61% went to Obama.

Looking beyond the New York's primary, Cruz urged supporters to send a message to his chief rival Donald Trump by denying him the delegates he needs to secure the GOP nomination by voting for his campaign in the Maryland's primary next Tuesday.

It’s no secret that Senator Marco Rubio has put it all on the line in his own home state of Florida but with Trump poised to seal the deal to give the fatal blow to Rubio’s presidential campaign, the stakes have never been higher.

Moreover, they believed Trump’s novelty act as the “outsider” would soon wear out and make GOP voters collectively come to their senses and coalesce behind either Marco Rubio or Jeb Bush, the party’s blue-eyed boys. This cocksure feeling has now given way to one of dread as Trump keeps notching victories in the primary season. A new Rasmussen poll puts Trump 15 points clear of closest rival Ted Cruz. More worryingly, 24% of Trump’s base will “very likely” vote for him if he runs as an independent, effectively torching GOP hopes of preventing a Democratic three-peat in the White House.

Current President Trump won Florida by being both an active campaigner and by tapping into the underlying swing state voter mentality. With Flordia not having one state wide party, it means the state is anyone’s game. Focusing on in person appearance while targeting not just his own party but other parties voters and the independent vote made all the difference. While not a politician, Trump

According to the poll, if the competition was confined to a two-candidate race in which Trump would go head-to-head with Cruz and Rubio, Cruz would lead Trump with 56 percent to 40% and the Senator of Florida, Marco Rubio, would lead Trump by 57% to 41

A candidate cannot win and election just by going into a high populated area and not focusing on the rest of the country.

B) Following a good performance in Monday night’s debate, Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers have risen in a number of key states. First, in a poll taken in Florida after the debate by Mason-Dixon polling and research, Clinton held a 46 percent to 42 percent advantage over Donald Trump, which was significant given that a New York Times Upshot/Siena College poll had shown that the candidates were virtually even in the state prior to the debate. The article notes that Hillary’s lead is due largely to her strong support from women, Hispanics, and African Americans. Additionally, a recent WBUR poll shows Hillary holding a seven point lead over Donald in the state of New Hampshire, which is six points higher than a previous September poll done by NBC-Marist. In New Hampshire, the growing lead seems to be due to a large portion of voters believing that Hillary won the debate. Lastly, despite Donald Trump’s visits to the state, a recent survey conducted by The Detroit News shows that Clinton has a seven point lead over Trump in Michigan. Like New Hampshire, Hillary’s lead in Michigan is in part due to voters believing that she beat Trump in the debate. However, Trump also is hurt in Michigan by the majority of voters believing he is unqualified to serve as president and his meager support from African Americans.

The famous billionaire and real-estate developer Donald Trump announced his running on the Republican ticket for the 2016 presidential elections on June 16, 2015. Currently in the race, Trump is leading the Republican polls with sixty-seven delegates on board. Ted Cruz is falling in second with only eleven delegates. Seventy-four percent of voters believe that Trump will be nominated as the Republican candidate. About twenty-three percent of voters believe that he will be elected as the next 2016 president. Donald Trump’s success has followed him from the beginning.

When the words “swing state” are mentioned, Florida is perhaps one of the first states a person may think of. In this year’s election cycle, the story is no different. Florida has a single senate seat up for election, and Marco Rubio (R), and Patrick Murphy (D) are hoping to claim it on November 8th. Marco Rubio has held that seat since the last senate election in 2010, giving him an edge as the incumbent. Patrick Murphy is the challenger and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2012. A glance at any polling numbers shows Rubio ahead, and most have shown him ahead since the beginning of the race. The polls do not show a commanding lead, as one may expect from an incumbent. While polling margins are slimmer than many average incumbents, money has not stopped flowing to Rubio. His finances are typical of an incumbent particularly that of a closely contested race. It may be impossible to tell which has the greater effect of Rubio’s fundraising. In states that are typically swing states and have close political races, simple analyses such as incumbency advantage may not fully explain the results and polls in the race.

Jeb Bush is making his closing argument to New Hampshire voters, pushing his experience as a two-term Florida governor while dismissing rivals Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio as being unprepared to lead the country.

Unexpectedly, the front-runner in the Republican presidential race is the one guy that no one expected to be a serious candidate. Donald Trump has leaped ahead of the rest of the Republican field, making friends and enemies alike. Since his controversial announcement speech, polling has put him squarely in the two of popular GOP candidates along with presumed leader Jeb Bush. As startling as this is to many, it is even more alarming to those parts of the GOP who are trying to broaden their appeal and reach out to minorities. Already, many political operatives are doing damage control in the wake of Mr. Trump 's path and others are trying to tie his racist statements into the fabric of the Republican party itself.

The 1980 presidential election of the United States featured three primary candidates, Republican Ronald Reagan, Democrat Jimmy Carter and liberal Republican John Anderson. Ronald Reagan was the governor of California before he decided to run for the presidency. John Anderson was a representative in Illinois and Carter was the incumbent. The lengthy Iran hostage crisis sharpened public opinions by the beginning of the election season. In the 1970s, the United States were experiencing a straining episode of low economic growth, high price increases and interest rates and an irregular energy crisis. The sense of discomfort in both domestic and foreign affairs in the nation were heading downward, this added to the downward spiral that was already going on. Between Carter, Anderson and Reagan, the general election campaign of the 1980s seemed more concerned with shadowboxing around political issues rather than a serious discussion of the issues that concerned voters.

The day after the final Republican debate before Super Tuesday, presidential frontrunner Donald Trump unveiled the endorsement of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Meanwhile, Marco Rubio is ramping up his attacks on Trump, labeling the billionaire businessman a "con artist." Voters in 12 states head to the polls on Tuesday, and half the delegates needed for the GOP nomination are up for grabs. Is Trump unstoppable as he marches to his party's nomination? Plus, President Obama finds himself in a high-stakes battle with Senate Republican leaders who refuse to consider anyone to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat or address the president's plan to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison.

Perhaps most important, Trump appears to be losing the so-called “shadow primary” to secure the state delegates who would decide the outcome of a potential contested convention. Politico reports that while Cruz and John Kasich have been making inroads with critical party insiders, more than 100 delegates won by Trump are prepared to ditch him after the first ballot in Cleveland. If