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| South Carolina primary: Trump gives victory speech as Jeb drops out – live | |
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| 1.59am GMT | |
| 01:59 | |
| Donald Trump is confident about his odds in heavily Latino Nevada: | |
| “We’re going to Nevada - I lead with the Hispanics!” Trump says. “I’m leading with every poll with the Hispanics. They love me, I love them.” | |
| 1.57am GMT | |
| 01:57 | |
| “I also want to congratulate the other candidates - in particular, Ted and Marco did a pretty good job, I understand,” Trump says. “There’s nothing easy about running for president, I can tell you. It’s tough, it’s mean, it’s nasty, it’s vicious... it’s beautiful.” | |
| “When you win, it’s beautiful.” | |
| 1.56am GMT | |
| 01:56 | |
| Thank you, South Carolina! This is an amazing, amazing night. The momentum since the beginning of this campaign has been unbelievable, and that’s because my father’s message resonates so deeply with so many people. | |
| – Ivanka Trump, about her father. | |
| 1.54am GMT | |
| 01:54 | |
| Scott Bixby | |
| “Ivanka, you know, we have a hospital ready just in case,” he says of his heavily pregnant daughter, adding that a South Carolina birth for his grandchild would be fine with him. | |
| “It could even be before I finish my speech!” he adds. | |
| 1.53am GMT | |
| 01:53 | |
| Donald Trump, newly minted South Carolina victory, calls the state “special, special,” before thanking his volunteers. | |
| “The SEC is gonna be very, very exciting - we expect to do very, very well,” Trump says. | |
| 1.52am GMT | |
| 01:52 | |
| Donald Trump takes the stage after winning South Carolina primary | |
| Scott Bixby | |
| Billionaire Donald Trump, newly minted victor of the first-in-the-South primary in South Carolina, has taken the stage at his watch party (now victory rally) in Spartanburg to chants of “U-S-A! U-S-A!” | |
| 1.47am GMT | |
| 01:47 | |
| Tonight I’m gonna sleep with the best friend that I have, the love of my life. | |
| – Jeb Bush, about his wife Columba. | |
| 1.46am GMT | |
| 01:46 | |
| Bush thanks his mother, former first lady Barbara Bush; his older brother, former president George W Bush; and his father, former president George HW Bush, who he describes as “the greatest man I have ever met”. | |
| He’s got a son, but the dynasty, well... | |
| Jeb!Jeb?Jeb :( | |
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| at 1.51am GMT | |
| 1.45am GMT | |
| 01:45 | |
| “I am so grateful to senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina for his steadfast support,” Bush says. “And his amazing humor. He sole the line that I’m now saying, which is that he’s become a friend for life.” | |
| Updated | |
| at 1.45am GMT | |
| 1.44am GMT | |
| 01:44 | |
| I congratulate my competitors who are remaining on the island. | |
| – Jeb Bush, on dropping out of the race. | |
| 1.43am GMT | |
| 01:43 | |
| Jeb Bush drops out of 2016 campaign | |
| Former Florida governor Jeb Bush took to the stage in South Carolina after a disappointing finish in the Palmetto State’s first-in-the-South Republican primary that has left him trailing in a distant fourth place to Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. | |
| “The people in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina have spoken, and tonight I am suspending my campaign,” said Bush. | |
| 1.29am GMT | |
| 01:29 | |
| Not too many people are watching Ben Carson’s speech... | |
| CNN showing Carson's muted lecture as p-in-p during an ad break lol pic.twitter.com/NO1F4JQL2r | |
| 1.28am GMT | |
| 01:28 | |
| Scott Bixby | |
| Retired pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson is speaking at his election-night watch party in South Carolina, declaring that “I’m not going anywhere” and that he will not leave the campaign - despite the fact this his Republican opponents have stooped to “dirty” campaign tactics to keep him at the bottom of the race. | |
| “They will do anything - and I mean anything - to maintain their power and to maintain their position,” Carson said. | |
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| at 1.30am GMT | |
| 1.26am GMT | |
| 01:26 | |
| Matt Sullivan | |
| CNN reports that Marco Rubio has won Greenville, home of Bob Jones University, known as the “evangelical Harvard.” It was supposed to be a secure spot for Ted Cruz, who had emphasized his social conservative bona fides in the closing weeks of the South Carolina primary campaign. | |
| In Greenville earlier today, the Guardian’s Matt Sullivan spoke with Lydia Danley, 28, who works at Bob Jones University and voted for Rubio. | |
| Of the issues that matter to her, family was the main motivation behind her support for Rubio. “ Rubio’s strong message on the family definitely resonated with me,” Danley said. “As long as it’s anybody but Trump - I was already gonna vote, but Trump made it a must.” | |
| 1.19am GMT | 1.19am GMT |
| 01:19 | 01:19 |
| Kasich for America chief strategist John Weaver issued the following statement tonight after the polls closed in South Carolina, with the Ohio governor currently in fifth place with 8% of the vote in the Palmetto State, with 25.5% of precincts reporting: | Kasich for America chief strategist John Weaver issued the following statement tonight after the polls closed in South Carolina, with the Ohio governor currently in fifth place with 8% of the vote in the Palmetto State, with 25.5% of precincts reporting: |
| Tonight it became a four-person race for the nomination. Only four candidates have top-three finishes in any of the early states and can justify staying in. At the same time, John Kasich has now won the so-called ‘Governors Bracket’ by continuing to run strong and beat expectations. While others were making their last stand in South Carolina, John Kasich strengthened his organization and support - despite being outspent by tens of millions of dollars. He also focused on the key states ahead for us, like Michigan, where he is currently second, Massachusetts and Vermont. Next week the governor campaigns in Virginia - where he is third, Georgia, and other states where he is rising. As the race narrows to four candidates and enters the next phase, it also turns toward states that favor the governor and make his path to the nomination increasingly clear. | Tonight it became a four-person race for the nomination. Only four candidates have top-three finishes in any of the early states and can justify staying in. At the same time, John Kasich has now won the so-called ‘Governors Bracket’ by continuing to run strong and beat expectations. While others were making their last stand in South Carolina, John Kasich strengthened his organization and support - despite being outspent by tens of millions of dollars. He also focused on the key states ahead for us, like Michigan, where he is currently second, Massachusetts and Vermont. Next week the governor campaigns in Virginia - where he is third, Georgia, and other states where he is rising. As the race narrows to four candidates and enters the next phase, it also turns toward states that favor the governor and make his path to the nomination increasingly clear. |
| 1.14am GMT | 1.14am GMT |
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| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton took to the stage in Las Vegas after her win against rival Bernie Sanders in the state’s Democratic caucuses earlier this evening. | Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton took to the stage in Las Vegas after her win against rival Bernie Sanders in the state’s Democratic caucuses earlier this evening. |
| Clinton’s victory was announced after just less than 65% of the precincts had reported results. Clinton told the gathered audience that her success is due to her supporters “who never wavered”, and said her campaign was about breaking down barriers. | Clinton’s victory was announced after just less than 65% of the precincts had reported results. Clinton told the gathered audience that her success is due to her supporters “who never wavered”, and said her campaign was about breaking down barriers. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.16am GMT | at 1.16am GMT |
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| Adam Gabbatt | Adam Gabbatt |
| Everyone seems to be having a pretty good time at Jeb Bush’s party. But that might have something to do with the fact there is no television in here. There’s no way to follow the results at all. | Everyone seems to be having a pretty good time at Jeb Bush’s party. But that might have something to do with the fact there is no television in here. There’s no way to follow the results at all. |
| I just spoke to one supporter who was brutally honest. Mark Sterling, 21, was wearing a Jeb! sticker and holding a sign. He likes Bush because of his strong stance on gun control, he said. | I just spoke to one supporter who was brutally honest. Mark Sterling, 21, was wearing a Jeb! sticker and holding a sign. He likes Bush because of his strong stance on gun control, he said. |
| “I’m a hunter. That’s something I enjoy.” | “I’m a hunter. That’s something I enjoy.” |
| Sterling studies at the University of South Carolina but is registered to vote in his home state of Maryland. He doesn’t fancy Bush’s chances of making it that far. | Sterling studies at the University of South Carolina but is registered to vote in his home state of Maryland. He doesn’t fancy Bush’s chances of making it that far. |
| “Realistically I’ll vote for Trump by the time we get to Maryland.” | “Realistically I’ll vote for Trump by the time we get to Maryland.” |
| Additional note: Sterling, here on the right, is wearing an outfit identical to 90% of Republican males under 30. He said he did not deliberately coordinate with his friend. | Additional note: Sterling, here on the right, is wearing an outfit identical to 90% of Republican males under 30. He said he did not deliberately coordinate with his friend. |
| 1.08am GMT | 1.08am GMT |
| 01:08 | 01:08 |
| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a speech to his supporters in Las Vegas just a few moments ago following his loss in the state to rival Hillary Clinton. | Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a speech to his supporters in Las Vegas just a few moments ago following his loss in the state to rival Hillary Clinton. |
| Sanders told the crowd that the key issue of his campaign has been momentum – “bringing more and more people into the political process” – but he also targeted the “corrupt campaign finance system which is undermining American democracy.” | Sanders told the crowd that the key issue of his campaign has been momentum – “bringing more and more people into the political process” – but he also targeted the “corrupt campaign finance system which is undermining American democracy.” |