Donald Trump scored a big victory last night in Nevada with close to 46% of the vote. Marco Rubio came in a distant second at about 24%:
Final results
Trump 34,531 (45.91%)
Rubio 17,940 (23.85%)
Cruz 16,079 ((21.38%)
Carson 3,619 (4.81%)
Kasich 2,709 (3.6%)#Nevadacaucus— James Cook (@BBCJamesCook) February 24, 2016
So much for the “Trump ceiling”:
Donald Trump just got 46% of the Nevada vote in a 5-way race. And his ceiling is in the 'low 30s' right?
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) February 24, 2016
But check out how team Marco is spinning it this morning:
Marco will appear from Michigan on @GMA @TODAYshow @CBSThisMorning @foxandfriends Wednesday AM to discuss strong finish in Nevada caucus!
— Alex Conant (@AlexConant) February 24, 2016
No, it wasn’t a “strong finish.” It was a blowout.
Time to wake up to that fact:
>strong finish
>lost by 22-pointsOnly Washington spin doctors could say something like that https://t.co/AOODly20yr
— Ethan Ralph (@TheRalphRetort) February 24, 2016
And we're hoping our mid-term grades will REALLY help our average! #GOP2016 #NVcaucus #rubio2016 https://t.co/e8uKP9cedZ
— Robert Garnsey (@rgastoria) February 24, 2016
Half votes of the winner = "strong finish" lmao https://t.co/gd82jX9L7e
— Songbird Rescue Cat (@makarov__) February 24, 2016
You cannot be serious. https://t.co/afRjpttjLu
— Nick Baumann (@NickBaumann) February 24, 2016
Oh, they’re serious.
I'm in a bad PoliSci 220 simulation. https://t.co/F4QRip4zuf
— Better Than Ezra Klein (@Yeggo) February 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/nickspencer/status/702374038446972928
Your dude is gonna give a great speech the night Trump clinches https://t.co/fWuYV7hZoN
— Hank Rutgers' Illegitimate Daughter (@CandyAppleAlly) February 24, 2016
Heh.
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