Tag: Ted Cruz

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Primary results

By: Jessica Griggs ~Campus News Editor~     After being separated by a fraction of a percent at the Iowa Caucus, Hillary Clinton pulled ahead of Bernie Sanders in the race for the Democratic nomination with 23 delegates to Sanders’ 21. Sanders came back to claim the New Hampshire primary by more than 20 percent of the vote.* 2,382 delegates are needed to secure the Democratic nomination Despite his flamboyancy in the media, Donald Trump was unable to win in Iowa, finishing in second behind Ted Cruz. Marco Rubio was a close third, and Cruz received eight delegates to Trump’s … Continue reading Primary results

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Cruz cheated, Trump claims

By: Regina Wright ~Staff Writer~ When the caucus came to a close on Monday night in Iowa, Donald Trump initially offered Sen. Ted Cruz congratulations on his win, after which Trump went silent on social media for more than 15 hours and avoided news interviews. Trump broke his silence on Tuesday by expressing his frustration with voters for not appreciating his self-fundraising campaign and with the media for overestimating his pull in Iowa. Then on Wednesday, Donald Trump went on a 95-minute Twitter rampage accusing Cruz of voter fraud. “Ted Cruz didn’t win Iowa, he stole it,” Trump tweeted on … Continue reading Cruz cheated, Trump claims