Presidential race shifts to Nevada
February 23, 2016
The 2016 Presidential race is now in full swing and is on its way to Nevada. Tonight, the Republicans fight it out in the Nevada caucuses, in which 30 delegates are at stake.
Donald Trump looks to continue his recent roll, as he is coming off back to back primary victories in New Hampshire and South Carolina. In both contests, Trump won by double-digits, and seems to be the inevitable Republican nominee as he’s expected to win big tonight in Nevada.
Other developments on the Republican side include Jeb Bush dropping out of the race, narrowing down the field on the Republican side to only five candidates: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, John Kasich, and Ben Carson. Both Kasich and Carson are considered long shots at this point, as both are far behind in the polls and the delegate count.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton is coming off a big win in the Nevada Caucus, which held its Democratic contest last Saturday. The race for the democrats continues onto South Carolina this weekend, and Hillary Clinton is expected to beat Bernie Sanders there as well.
At this point, Trump and Clinton seem as though they are the favorites and nominees for their parties. Personally, I think the race becoming inevitable at this point, with both Clinton and Trump having clear paths to the nomination. On the Republican side, I believe the only chance of not having Trump as the nominee is if the party coalesces around Marco Rubio, and all the other candidates drop out, making it a one-on-one race, which Rubio might be able to win. For that to happen, though, time is running out: by “Super Tuesday,” in which a large portion of delegates are at stake on March 1st, it may already be too late, and Trump could be inevitable.
Clinton has capitalized on her minority supporters and I now believe Sanders has little-to-no shot of the getting the nomination.
Ultimately, it will be a fun race to watch unfold, but at this point it may already be decided.