Trump takes Nevada

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Trump wins Nevada (photo credit NPR)

Nathan Haddad, Editor-In-Chief

In last night’s Nevada Caucus, Donald Trump scored a huge victory, the third state he’s won in a row by a huge margin. Last night, Trump won approximately 46% of the vote, followed by Marco Rubio finishing second with approximately 24%, and Ted Cruz came in as a close third-place finisher, getting 21% of the vote. The other two candidates left in the race, Ben Carson and John Kasich, both finished with less than 5% of the vote.

At this point, with his third big win in a row, Trump looks more and more unstoppable. To win the Republican nomination, the candidate must win 1,237 delegates, and on March 1 (“Super Tuesday”), 595 delegates are at stake with 12 states voting or caucusing. This date is huge, as a large portion of delegates will be awarded next Tuesday; if Trump continues his winning streak into Super Tuesday, the nomination may be his.

I find it interesting how of all the candidates in the race, Donald Trump doesn’t attack Marco Rubio, who is the person finishing closest to him in the voting. I suspect Trump may potentially view Rubio as a Vice President, and may be sparing him his wrath because of this. Rubio has not been attacking Trump either, fueling my speculation that the two may be working together behind the scenes and may come together as ticket.

On the other hand, Ted Cruz, who’s finished third in the last two states, is getting hammered by both Trump and Rubio, and I believe he has no chance of winning the nomination (along with Kasich/Carson, who are finishing under 5%).

The Republican race continues to become more and more interesting by the day, and I can’t wait for next Tuesday, as we will gain some much needed clarity on where the race stands after the voting concludes on March 1.