This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/mar/05/trump-clinton-sanders-michigan-maine-primary-caucuses
The article has changed 16 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 9 | Version 10 |
|---|---|
| Sanders wins Kansas while Cruz adds Maine in GOP race - campaign live | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 1.50am GMT | |
| 01:50 | |
| Ted Cruz wins in Maine | |
| This is the second victory today for the Texas senator, who is doing very well in the caucus states. | |
| Richard Bennett, the Maine GOP chairman, said “this is the first time that we’ve tried this new approach, and there have been wrinkles...” but praises “the extraordinary results in terms of raw people coming out.” | |
| Turnout was 18,650, Bennett said, before laboriously counting county by county. | |
| Cruz wins with 8550 votes, that’s 45.84 percent. Trump in second, with 6070 votes. Kasich with 2270, and Rubio with just 1492. | |
| 12 delegates for Cruz, 9 for Trump, 2 for Kasich. | |
| If you're reporting this as anything other than a huge night for Cruz and a terrible one for Trump, you're doing it wrong. | |
| The question now, though, is whether Cruz can maintain his momentum into the winner-take-all primary states over the next few weeks. | |
| 1.47am GMT | |
| 01:47 | |
| Bernie Sanders wins the Kansas Democratic caucuses | |
| A crucial win for Sanders, who needs to keep his momentum up in the face of a rapidly-narrowing set of paths to victory over Hillary Clinton. | |
| Kansas Democratic party gives caucus win to Sanders, but releases no vote tally. https://t.co/kEAuoESF16 pic.twitter.com/d5kgdfON2f | |
| Kansas, though, is a predominantly white state - there’s no sense that his turnout among whites translates to the kind of support he would need among African-Americans to make a real play for the nomination. | |
| 1.27am GMT | |
| 01:27 | |
| All quiet in terms of results from the Kansas Democratic caucuses. This is because the Democratic party announced earlier that they would announce the results all at once, between 6 and 7 central time. | |
| Decision Desk HQ is reporting, however, that they are being briefed that Bernie Sanders has won. | |
| From the KSDEMS: Kansas Democratic Caucus winner: Bernie Sanders. | |
| More information for you when we have it. | |
| 1.16am GMT | 1.16am GMT |
| 01:16 | 01:16 |
| Trump’s lead is increasing in Kentucky as we approach 20 percent of caucus sites reporting. | Trump’s lead is increasing in Kentucky as we approach 20 percent of caucus sites reporting. |
| Trump is currently on 42.3 percent, with Cruz trailing behind on 31.2 percent. | Trump is currently on 42.3 percent, with Cruz trailing behind on 31.2 percent. |
| Rubio is way behind, on just 13.3 percent, with Kasich a few points behind him. | Rubio is way behind, on just 13.3 percent, with Kasich a few points behind him. |
| This is really not a good day for “Little Marco”. | This is really not a good day for “Little Marco”. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.17am GMT | at 1.17am GMT |
| 1.02am GMT | 1.02am GMT |
| 01:02 | 01:02 |
| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| The kids – at least at CPAC – are not all right with Donald Trump, reports Ben Jacobs. | The kids – at least at CPAC – are not all right with Donald Trump, reports Ben Jacobs. |
| In the straw poll that traditionally finishes the three-day conservative event – which is famed as much as a hook-up spot for college kids as it as a measuring stick of the grassroots – Ted Cruz won with 40%. | In the straw poll that traditionally finishes the three-day conservative event – which is famed as much as a hook-up spot for college kids as it as a measuring stick of the grassroots – Ted Cruz won with 40%. |
| The Texas senator was followed by Marco Rubio at 30% and Trump with 15%. | The Texas senator was followed by Marco Rubio at 30% and Trump with 15%. |
| It did not help that Trump canceled on the event in order to hold a rally in a place that his campaign spelled “Witchita, Kanasas”. The Republican frontrunner objected to taking any questions during his scheduled appearance there. | It did not help that Trump canceled on the event in order to hold a rally in a place that his campaign spelled “Witchita, Kanasas”. The Republican frontrunner objected to taking any questions during his scheduled appearance there. |
| Cruz and Rubio received rapturous receptions from the crowd at CPAC, as the room filled to capacity for their speeches. Cruz in particular was received well, the conservative firebrand being repeatedly interrupted by applause. But he and Rubio were clearly favorites at an event where Donald Trump’s name was booed almost as frequently as Hillary Clinton’s. | Cruz and Rubio received rapturous receptions from the crowd at CPAC, as the room filled to capacity for their speeches. Cruz in particular was received well, the conservative firebrand being repeatedly interrupted by applause. But he and Rubio were clearly favorites at an event where Donald Trump’s name was booed almost as frequently as Hillary Clinton’s. |
| Kyle Foley, a first-time attendee from Orlando, Florida, was wearing a Rubio sticker. He told the Guardian he “really liked [the Florida senator] as a person. Nothing I blatantly disagree with.” | Kyle Foley, a first-time attendee from Orlando, Florida, was wearing a Rubio sticker. He told the Guardian he “really liked [the Florida senator] as a person. Nothing I blatantly disagree with.” |
| In contrast, he said: “I have every issue with Trump. He’s a liar on basically everything.” | In contrast, he said: “I have every issue with Trump. He’s a liar on basically everything.” |
| You can read the whole piece here. | You can read the whole piece here. |
| 12.56am GMT | 12.56am GMT |
| 00:56 | 00:56 |
| In Maine, Ted Cruz’s people are reportedly already briefing for a big win. | In Maine, Ted Cruz’s people are reportedly already briefing for a big win. |
| Still no official results, but @tedcruz people saying he won all but one of 16 counties here. #mepolitics | Still no official results, but @tedcruz people saying he won all but one of 16 counties here. #mepolitics |
| They’re playing the expectation-management game in Kentucky, however: | They’re playing the expectation-management game in Kentucky, however: |
| Cruz campaign in Kentucky tells me they expect JeffCo to go Trump, but they have always been low balling expectations here. | Cruz campaign in Kentucky tells me they expect JeffCo to go Trump, but they have always been low balling expectations here. |
| Meanwhile, Marco Rubio - who is being pretty much spanked out there - is staying very quiet. | Meanwhile, Marco Rubio - who is being pretty much spanked out there - is staying very quiet. |
| 12.49am GMT | 12.49am GMT |
| 00:49 | 00:49 |
| Republican presidential hopeful John Kasich released his partial tax returns for the past several years on Saturday, joining Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz among the GOP candidates to make public such personal financial records, reports the Associated Press. | Republican presidential hopeful John Kasich released his partial tax returns for the past several years on Saturday, joining Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz among the GOP candidates to make public such personal financial records, reports the Associated Press. |
| The Ohio governor’s tax returns from 2008 to 2014 were posted to his campaign’s website. They show Kasich has paid roughly 31 percent of his income in federal taxes. | The Ohio governor’s tax returns from 2008 to 2014 were posted to his campaign’s website. They show Kasich has paid roughly 31 percent of his income in federal taxes. |
| In those seven years, Kasich and his wife, Karen, reported more than $5.3 million in total income. That includes money Kasich earned as governor, as a public speaker, a board member, an author, a Lehman Brothers employee, a Fox News commentator and from the couple’s investments, his campaign said. | In those seven years, Kasich and his wife, Karen, reported more than $5.3 million in total income. That includes money Kasich earned as governor, as a public speaker, a board member, an author, a Lehman Brothers employee, a Fox News commentator and from the couple’s investments, his campaign said. |
| Since winning the governor’s office in 2011, the Kasichs’ total income reported has ranged from $706,043 to $313,705. | Since winning the governor’s office in 2011, the Kasichs’ total income reported has ranged from $706,043 to $313,705. |
| Like Rubio and Cruz, Kasich only released the first two pages of his federal 1040 form. Not included in the disclosure are other parts of his returns, including the documents that detail his deductions. | Like Rubio and Cruz, Kasich only released the first two pages of his federal 1040 form. Not included in the disclosure are other parts of his returns, including the documents that detail his deductions. |
| Those records would shed additional light on Kasich’s charitable contributions, for example. | Those records would shed additional light on Kasich’s charitable contributions, for example. |
| GOP front-runner Donald Trump has not release his personal tax records, citing an ongoing IRS audit of his returns dating back a dozen years. | GOP front-runner Donald Trump has not release his personal tax records, citing an ongoing IRS audit of his returns dating back a dozen years. |
| 12.39am GMT | 12.39am GMT |
| 00:39 | 00:39 |
| And, these are the final numbers and delegate-count from Kansas for the Republicans: | And, these are the final numbers and delegate-count from Kansas for the Republicans: |
| Kansas FULLY reporting. Final #s:Cruz 48.2% → 24 delegatesTrump 23.% → 9 delegatesRubio 16.7% → 6 delegatesKasich 10.7% → 1 delegate | Kansas FULLY reporting. Final #s:Cruz 48.2% → 24 delegatesTrump 23.% → 9 delegatesRubio 16.7% → 6 delegatesKasich 10.7% → 1 delegate |
| That means Ted Cruz got three times as many delegates from Kansas than he did in Iowa. | That means Ted Cruz got three times as many delegates from Kansas than he did in Iowa. |
| Crucially, it gives Ted Cruz the second state he can use to fulfil the RNC’s Rule 40, which states that only candidates who win a majority of the delegations from eight different states can have their name placed into nomination, according to the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs. | Crucially, it gives Ted Cruz the second state he can use to fulfil the RNC’s Rule 40, which states that only candidates who win a majority of the delegations from eight different states can have their name placed into nomination, according to the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs. |
| Trump has five such states. | Trump has five such states. |
| 12.34am GMT | 12.34am GMT |
| 00:34 | 00:34 |
| A few results are beginning to trickle in from Kentucky. | A few results are beginning to trickle in from Kentucky. |
| Trump, who doesn't drink, loses Bourbon County, Kentucky pic.twitter.com/CjnptDi5Yi | Trump, who doesn't drink, loses Bourbon County, Kentucky pic.twitter.com/CjnptDi5Yi |
| With admittedly just 5.2 percent of votes in, Trump leads Cruz in Kentucky by just under seven percentage points. | With admittedly just 5.2 percent of votes in, Trump leads Cruz in Kentucky by just under seven percentage points. |
| 12.28am GMT | 12.28am GMT |
| 00:28 | 00:28 |
| Results from the Kansas Third congressional district, which includes Kansas City, are now in, pulling Ted Cruz below 50 percent - and pushing John Kasich above the 10 percent threshold required for him to get a share of delegates, by half a percentage point. | Results from the Kansas Third congressional district, which includes Kansas City, are now in, pulling Ted Cruz below 50 percent - and pushing John Kasich above the 10 percent threshold required for him to get a share of delegates, by half a percentage point. |
| The Democratic caucuses in Kansas are later tonight, and the state party is aiming for a faster turnaround in results: | The Democratic caucuses in Kansas are later tonight, and the state party is aiming for a faster turnaround in results: |
| Just got off the phone with the @KansasDems, they're aiming for an all-at-once results release between 6pm and 7pm tonight. | Just got off the phone with the @KansasDems, they're aiming for an all-at-once results release between 6pm and 7pm tonight. |
| 12.22am GMT | 12.22am GMT |
| 00:22 | 00:22 |
| Bernie Sanders is addressing a rally in Warren, Michigan. | Bernie Sanders is addressing a rally in Warren, Michigan. |
| “In this election, it is estimated that the Koch brothers and a few other billionaires will spend approximately 900m to buy this election for candidates who are going to represent the wealthy and the powerful,” he says. “When you have one family and a few other billionaires spending more n the election than the entire democratic or republican party, that is not democracy - that is oligarchy and we are going to stop that.” | “In this election, it is estimated that the Koch brothers and a few other billionaires will spend approximately 900m to buy this election for candidates who are going to represent the wealthy and the powerful,” he says. “When you have one family and a few other billionaires spending more n the election than the entire democratic or republican party, that is not democracy - that is oligarchy and we are going to stop that.” |
| He hits out at Hillary Clinton again for her paid speeches to Wall Street. “If you’re going to be paid 250,000 for a speech, it must be a fantstic speech,” he says. “A brilliant speech, which you would want to share with the American people, right? Extraordinary speech. Shakespearean speech! So we all look forward to hearing it.” | He hits out at Hillary Clinton again for her paid speeches to Wall Street. “If you’re going to be paid 250,000 for a speech, it must be a fantstic speech,” he says. “A brilliant speech, which you would want to share with the American people, right? Extraordinary speech. Shakespearean speech! So we all look forward to hearing it.” |
| 12.17am GMT | 12.17am GMT |
| 00:17 | 00:17 |
| David Ferguson | David Ferguson |
| Cruz, during a speech in Idaho, touted his victory in Kansas saying: “The scream you hear – the howl that comes from Washington DC – is utter terror at what We the People are doing together.” | Cruz, during a speech in Idaho, touted his victory in Kansas saying: “The scream you hear – the howl that comes from Washington DC – is utter terror at what We the People are doing together.” |
| Actually, Ted, that scream you here is everyone who watched you eat that booger on live TV during the most recent debate on Thursday night. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. | Actually, Ted, that scream you here is everyone who watched you eat that booger on live TV during the most recent debate on Thursday night. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.21am GMT | at 12.21am GMT |