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| Campaign live: Trump lords South Carolina win over rivals as Bush drops out of the race | Campaign live: Trump lords South Carolina win over rivals as Bush drops out of the race |
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| 1.14am GMT | |
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| GOP race heads to Nevada | |
| That’s all for the liveblog today. Here are some highlights from the campaign trail on Sunday: | |
| 1.03am GMT | |
| 01:03 | |
| Sam Levin | |
| Back in Reno, Nevada, Ben Carson supporters explained why they are still backing the retired surgeon and whether they think he will stay in the race – and win the GOP nomination. | |
| Jeff Baclet, 46, owner of a computer store | |
| “He’s a break from the system, and his foundation is based in the Bible, which has a lot of wisdom ... There’s also a real peaceful demeanor about him, and even though the media says he can’t be tough, in some of the toughest questions, he’s been able to give the toughest answers that are not politically correct ... I don’t think he’s going to drop out.” | |
| Eunice Detton, 77, retired | |
| “I like his values, and I’d like to see somebody who is honest and practices what he believes ... I’m not worried about him dropping out. It’s too early to tell.” | |
| Mary Davis, 61, truck driver | |
| “I think he’s the most honest candidate we have running and he loves Jesus. That’s always a plus in my book ... I was really impressed with him today. I’ve been sending pictures of him to my kids. They’re all Democrats, but I’m like ‘y’all are crazy. He’s awesome’ ... I hope he stays in the race. As long as we want him there, I don’t think he’ll drop out.” | |
| Danette Gentry, 58, educator | |
| “His policy on education is what appeals to me ... He has supported students in inner city schools ... and one of his goals is to make academics as appealing as sports ... He’ll stay in the race. He’s resolute.” | |
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| at 1.04am GMT | |
| 12.43am GMT | 12.43am GMT |
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| Ted Cruz in Pahrump, Nevada | Ted Cruz in Pahrump, Nevada |
| Maria L La Ganga | Maria L La Ganga |
| The Guardian’s Maria L La Ganga is in Pahrump, Nevada where Ted Cruz just campaigned: | The Guardian’s Maria L La Ganga is in Pahrump, Nevada where Ted Cruz just campaigned: |
| Who’d have thought that Ted Cruz, the irascible senator from Texas who wants to be the leader of the free world, could do a respectable turn as a biology teacher? | Who’d have thought that Ted Cruz, the irascible senator from Texas who wants to be the leader of the free world, could do a respectable turn as a biology teacher? |
| Okay, a very Republican biology teacher. | Okay, a very Republican biology teacher. |
| Standing in the bed of a shiny black Ford F-150 pickup truck in a motel parking lot in the Nevada desert, Cruz rallied a couple of hundred supporters Sunday with his fiery, us-against-them world view. | Standing in the bed of a shiny black Ford F-150 pickup truck in a motel parking lot in the Nevada desert, Cruz rallied a couple of hundred supporters Sunday with his fiery, us-against-them world view. |
| “If you see a candidate Washington embraces,” he said, “run and hide!” And “on my very first day in office, I intend to to tell the department of justice to open an investigation into Planned Parenthood and prosecute any and all violations.” | “If you see a candidate Washington embraces,” he said, “run and hide!” And “on my very first day in office, I intend to to tell the department of justice to open an investigation into Planned Parenthood and prosecute any and all violations.” |
| And: “We need to defend the right to privacy. Please leave your cell phones on. I want Barack Obama to hear every word we’re saying.” | And: “We need to defend the right to privacy. Please leave your cell phones on. I want Barack Obama to hear every word we’re saying.” |
| And then there were the invertebrates. | And then there were the invertebrates. |
| “I was in West Texas,” he told the cheering crowd, which was resplendent in cowboy hats and boots. “I asked ‘What’s the difference between insects and regulators? You can’t use pesticides on the regulators.’ And this old West Texas farmer leaned back and said, ‘Wanna bet?’” | “I was in West Texas,” he told the cheering crowd, which was resplendent in cowboy hats and boots. “I asked ‘What’s the difference between insects and regulators? You can’t use pesticides on the regulators.’ And this old West Texas farmer leaned back and said, ‘Wanna bet?’” |
| Cruz even mixed a little etymology in with his entomology here in Pahrump, two days before the critical Republican caucus. With a population of around 37,000, this dusty town on state route 160 is what passes for urban in rural Nye County, about an hour west of Las Vegas. | Cruz even mixed a little etymology in with his entomology here in Pahrump, two days before the critical Republican caucus. With a population of around 37,000, this dusty town on state route 160 is what passes for urban in rural Nye County, about an hour west of Las Vegas. |
| “You can learn a lot about a word if you look at its history,” Professor Cruz told his alfresco class. “Poly means many. And tics means blood-sucking parasites.” | “You can learn a lot about a word if you look at its history,” Professor Cruz told his alfresco class. “Poly means many. And tics means blood-sucking parasites.” |
| He added, “That’s a fairly accurate description of Washington, DC.” | He added, “That’s a fairly accurate description of Washington, DC.” |
| We’re just two days from the caucuses & Nevadans are rising up to say we want America back! https://t.co/DhbE3cuI3P pic.twitter.com/vB3rbzED3m | We’re just two days from the caucuses & Nevadans are rising up to say we want America back! https://t.co/DhbE3cuI3P pic.twitter.com/vB3rbzED3m |
| 12.02am GMT | 12.02am GMT |
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| Ben Carson just told a gay voter that he is not “uncomfortable” with gay people. | Ben Carson just told a gay voter that he is not “uncomfortable” with gay people. |
| A voter told the candidate that he is religious person and also a “gay American”. The voter asked: “Why are you uncomfortable with me?” | A voter told the candidate that he is religious person and also a “gay American”. The voter asked: “Why are you uncomfortable with me?” |
| Carson responded: “I’m not uncomfortable.” | Carson responded: “I’m not uncomfortable.” |
| The voter said he had read about Carson’s record on LGBT rights on the Human Rights Campaign’s website and that it seemed his views were anti-gay. | The voter said he had read about Carson’s record on LGBT rights on the Human Rights Campaign’s website and that it seemed his views were anti-gay. |
| Carson said: “What I have said is our constitution protects everybody regardless of their sexual orientation. It gives everyone equal rights, but it doesn’t give anyone extra rights.” | Carson said: “What I have said is our constitution protects everybody regardless of their sexual orientation. It gives everyone equal rights, but it doesn’t give anyone extra rights.” |
| The crowd in Reno applauded loudly. | The crowd in Reno applauded loudly. |
| Carson added: “I don’t have any problem at all with people are are gay and live together.” | Carson added: “I don’t have any problem at all with people are are gay and live together.” |
| 11.56pm GMT | 11.56pm GMT |
| 23:56 | 23:56 |
| Ben Carson told his Nevada supporters that he has no intention of dropping out anytime soon: | Ben Carson told his Nevada supporters that he has no intention of dropping out anytime soon: |
| Right now, it is way too early in the game to give up. If you were supposed to select a nominee after just three contests, then why did w go through all of this? ... If you call the game after the first inning, you’re going to be wrong most of the time. | Right now, it is way too early in the game to give up. If you were supposed to select a nominee after just three contests, then why did w go through all of this? ... If you call the game after the first inning, you’re going to be wrong most of the time. |
| Now that there’s only five candidates on the Republican side, I’m hopeful that now we can actually talk about the real solutions ... and not just make it into a personality contest, and if that’s the case, I think we’ll start making some real progress. | Now that there’s only five candidates on the Republican side, I’m hopeful that now we can actually talk about the real solutions ... and not just make it into a personality contest, and if that’s the case, I think we’ll start making some real progress. |
| During a question and answer session, one of his supporters in the back of the room offered his gratitude: “I want to thank you for staying the course on behalf of the United States.” | During a question and answer session, one of his supporters in the back of the room offered his gratitude: “I want to thank you for staying the course on behalf of the United States.” |
| In one sign that he is moving forward with his campaign – one day after he received 7.6% of the votes in South Carolina, placing him at the bottom of the group – Carson said: “Coming out tomorrow, on bencarson.com, will be a policy paper on how to manage the federal budget ... I may be strange, but I actually think the policies and solutions are every bit as important as stomping and shouting and hollering.” | In one sign that he is moving forward with his campaign – one day after he received 7.6% of the votes in South Carolina, placing him at the bottom of the group – Carson said: “Coming out tomorrow, on bencarson.com, will be a policy paper on how to manage the federal budget ... I may be strange, but I actually think the policies and solutions are every bit as important as stomping and shouting and hollering.” |
| 11.35pm GMT | 11.35pm GMT |
| 23:35 | 23:35 |
| At a casino in Reno, Ben Carson delivered a confusing speech in which he joked about all that he would accomplish as president: | At a casino in Reno, Ben Carson delivered a confusing speech in which he joked about all that he would accomplish as president: |
| I would have everybody hating on each other – Democrats, Republicans ... I’d have a war on women, race wars ... war on anything imaginable ... One thing I would do is create division ... I’d be giving people free telephones. You can go to college for free. I’d just have everybody just expecting all these gifts from the government. And then I would destroy the military... | I would have everybody hating on each other – Democrats, Republicans ... I’d have a war on women, race wars ... war on anything imaginable ... One thing I would do is create division ... I’d be giving people free telephones. You can go to college for free. I’d just have everybody just expecting all these gifts from the government. And then I would destroy the military... |
| That’s what I would do if I was in charge and I was trying to destroy America. Doesn’t that kind of clue you in in terms of the danger that we are in right now?” | That’s what I would do if I was in charge and I was trying to destroy America. Doesn’t that kind of clue you in in terms of the danger that we are in right now?” |
| 11.24pm GMT | 11.24pm GMT |
| 23:24 | 23:24 |
| Ben Carson stops in Reno | Ben Carson stops in Reno |
| Sam Levin | Sam Levin |
| Ben Carson is still running for president. Here’s proof: | Ben Carson is still running for president. Here’s proof: |
| He stopped in Reno, Nevada Sunday afternoon to speak to a crowd of roughly 200 people gathered in a relatively small conference room on the second floor of a casino resort. | He stopped in Reno, Nevada Sunday afternoon to speak to a crowd of roughly 200 people gathered in a relatively small conference room on the second floor of a casino resort. |
| The retired surgeon began his speech with remarks that briefly seemed to allude to the struggles of his campaign after securing few votes in the South Carolina primary on Saturday. | The retired surgeon began his speech with remarks that briefly seemed to allude to the struggles of his campaign after securing few votes in the South Carolina primary on Saturday. |
| Carson said he often asks himself: “Is it really worth everything you have [to run for president], to go through people attacking you?” | Carson said he often asks himself: “Is it really worth everything you have [to run for president], to go through people attacking you?” |
| “The answer is no,” he said, to laughs. After a pause, he clarified: “Not if you’re doing it for yourself. But if you’re doing it for others, the answer is a resounding yes.” | “The answer is no,” he said, to laughs. After a pause, he clarified: “Not if you’re doing it for yourself. But if you’re doing it for others, the answer is a resounding yes.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.26pm GMT | at 11.26pm GMT |
| 10.57pm GMT | 10.57pm GMT |
| 22:57 | 22:57 |
| Maria L La Ganga | Maria L La Ganga |
| Ted Cruz is set to arrive soon in Parhump, Nevada for one of his final rallies before the Tuesday caucus. The Guardian’s Maria L La Ganga caught Idaho state representative Raul Labrador rallying the troops before the candidate’s arrival. | Ted Cruz is set to arrive soon in Parhump, Nevada for one of his final rallies before the Tuesday caucus. The Guardian’s Maria L La Ganga caught Idaho state representative Raul Labrador rallying the troops before the candidate’s arrival. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.26pm GMT | at 11.26pm GMT |
| 10.53pm GMT | 10.53pm GMT |
| 22:53 | 22:53 |
| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino has filed this dispatch from North Charleston, South Carolina where she met Tiny Hillary: | The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino has filed this dispatch from North Charleston, South Carolina where she met Tiny Hillary: |
| Tiny Hillary, whose real name is Sullivan, might be the former secretary of state’s most enthusiastic supporter under five. | Tiny Hillary, whose real name is Sullivan, might be the former secretary of state’s most enthusiastic supporter under five. |
| The four-year-old loves Hillary Clinton so much that she dressed as her for Halloween, wearing a tiny navy pantsuit with an American flag pin on the lapel and a string of pearls. She has seen Clinton speak on three occasions. When I ask if she’s met Hillary Clinton, Sullivan smiles sheepishly and nods. She holds up two fingers. “Twice,” she says with pride. Above her bed, she tells me, is a poster of the famous photo of Clinton wearing sunglasses on her blackberry. | The four-year-old loves Hillary Clinton so much that she dressed as her for Halloween, wearing a tiny navy pantsuit with an American flag pin on the lapel and a string of pearls. She has seen Clinton speak on three occasions. When I ask if she’s met Hillary Clinton, Sullivan smiles sheepishly and nods. She holds up two fingers. “Twice,” she says with pride. Above her bed, she tells me, is a poster of the famous photo of Clinton wearing sunglasses on her blackberry. |
| Sullivan’s mother, Jennifer Jones Wood, says Sullivan’s obsession with Clinton probably started with her teenage sister, whose a big supporter as well. But she believes her daughter is actually taking some of what the candidate is talking about. | Sullivan’s mother, Jennifer Jones Wood, says Sullivan’s obsession with Clinton probably started with her teenage sister, whose a big supporter as well. But she believes her daughter is actually taking some of what the candidate is talking about. |
| “She understands that Hillary is fighting for girls,” Jones Wood says. “She wants girls to make the same amount of money for the same jobs.” | “She understands that Hillary is fighting for girls,” Jones Wood says. “She wants girls to make the same amount of money for the same jobs.” |
| She says her daughter begs her to take her to Clinton events whenever the former First Lady is in town. “We go to these things and we think that she’s not paying attention but she’s hearing everything and then on the way home we talk about.” | She says her daughter begs her to take her to Clinton events whenever the former First Lady is in town. “We go to these things and we think that she’s not paying attention but she’s hearing everything and then on the way home we talk about.” |
| As proof, Jones Wood says she took Sullivan to a Donald Trump event. What did Sullivan think of The Donald? | As proof, Jones Wood says she took Sullivan to a Donald Trump event. What did Sullivan think of The Donald? |
| “He’s mean and he’s orange,” she recalls. | “He’s mean and he’s orange,” she recalls. |
| She’s also met Bill Clinton, Bernie Sanders and even Martin O’Malley. But there’s no question who Sullivan would vote for if she only had 14 more years to her name. | She’s also met Bill Clinton, Bernie Sanders and even Martin O’Malley. But there’s no question who Sullivan would vote for if she only had 14 more years to her name. |
| “Hillary!!” Sullivan exclaims as she pops an “H” stickers onto her shirt. | “Hillary!!” Sullivan exclaims as she pops an “H” stickers onto her shirt. |
| Who says Clinton has a problem with the youth vote? | Who says Clinton has a problem with the youth vote? |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.26pm GMT | at 11.26pm GMT |
| 10.23pm GMT | 10.23pm GMT |
| 22:23 | 22:23 |
| This is how Trump supporters in Georgia responded to the candidate’s mockery of the press, after he described the reporters as “terrible, terrible, terrible human beings”: | This is how Trump supporters in Georgia responded to the candidate’s mockery of the press, after he described the reporters as “terrible, terrible, terrible human beings”: |
| Trump trashes press. Crowd jeers. Guy by press 'pen' looks at us & screams "you're a bitch!" Other gentleman gives cameras the double bird. | Trump trashes press. Crowd jeers. Guy by press 'pen' looks at us & screams "you're a bitch!" Other gentleman gives cameras the double bird. |