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| Amid Trump momentum, Jeb Bush to meet with rest of Republican field – live | |
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| 7.24pm GMT | 7.24pm GMT |
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| A Rubio spokesman seeks to spike rumors that the Florida senator would ever consider leaving the race before Florida votes on Tuesday: | A Rubio spokesman seeks to spike rumors that the Florida senator would ever consider leaving the race before Florida votes on Tuesday: |
| I know for a fact this report is 100% false. Marco will be on debate stage tomorrow & 100% committed to winning FL https://t.co/OkovKzdyGG | I know for a fact this report is 100% false. Marco will be on debate stage tomorrow & 100% committed to winning FL https://t.co/OkovKzdyGG |
| 7.21pm GMT | 7.21pm GMT |
| 19:21 | 19:21 |
| Bush to meet with non-Trump bloc | Bush to meet with non-Trump bloc |
| Former Republican hopeful Jeb Bush will meet with Marco Rubio today and with Ted Cruz and John Kasich tomorrow ahead of Thursday night’s Republican debate in Miami, multiple organizations reported. | |
| Why? A Bush spokeswoman “wouldn’t say where or when the meetings will take place other than to confirm they will occur,” the Washington Post reported. | |
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| 6.52pm GMT | 6.52pm GMT |
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| Clinton is inspired by the women of Avalon Bakery in Detroit. | Clinton is inspired by the women of Avalon Bakery in Detroit. |
| But they’re not inspired back: | But they’re not inspired back: |
| Perils of social pic.twitter.com/YU4nLx3M4G | Perils of social pic.twitter.com/YU4nLx3M4G |
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| at 6.55pm GMT | at 6.55pm GMT |
| 6.37pm GMT | 6.37pm GMT |
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| Bloomberg’s Michael Bender explores Trump’s support base, starting with the scene last night at the Trump news conference at his Palm Beach golf course: | Bloomberg’s Michael Bender explores Trump’s support base, starting with the scene last night at the Trump news conference at his Palm Beach golf course: |
| As has become Trump’s habit in South Florida, he invited club members to the news conference, and seated them in the first few rows. For all the huge rallies and talk of angry outsiders, this small, expensively dressed group is Trump’s real base. There are CEOs, insurance brokers, health-care executives, former debutantes, trophy wives, and a woman in a short, sparkling silver dress (and thick bracelet to match) with an animal fur wrapped around her like a sash. | As has become Trump’s habit in South Florida, he invited club members to the news conference, and seated them in the first few rows. For all the huge rallies and talk of angry outsiders, this small, expensively dressed group is Trump’s real base. There are CEOs, insurance brokers, health-care executives, former debutantes, trophy wives, and a woman in a short, sparkling silver dress (and thick bracelet to match) with an animal fur wrapped around her like a sash. |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
| For all the huge rallies & talk of angry outsiders, this small, expensively dressed group is Trump’s real base. https://t.co/5kbNNTcrMP | For all the huge rallies & talk of angry outsiders, this small, expensively dressed group is Trump’s real base. https://t.co/5kbNNTcrMP |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.42pm GMT | at 6.42pm GMT |
| 6.23pm GMT | 6.23pm GMT |
| 18:23 | 18:23 |
| Romney reads mean tweets on Kimmel | Romney reads mean tweets on Kimmel |
| The former nominee acquits himself fairly well, do you think? On Jimmy Kimmel Live which has the running series Celebrities Read Mean Tweets. | The former nominee acquits himself fairly well, do you think? On Jimmy Kimmel Live which has the running series Celebrities Read Mean Tweets. |
| 6.17pm GMT | 6.17pm GMT |
| 18:17 | 18:17 |
| 6.01pm GMT | 6.01pm GMT |
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| From the comments / grab bag | From the comments / grab bag |
| What’s happening in the comments? We missed a lot of the action last night under the pressure of rapid results. So let’s dig in – | What’s happening in the comments? We missed a lot of the action last night under the pressure of rapid results. So let’s dig in – |
| The Fiorina endorsement | The Fiorina endorsement |
| Good for Fiorina. Time for Rubio and the rest of the low performers to drop out and get behind Cruz. | Good for Fiorina. Time for Rubio and the rest of the low performers to drop out and get behind Cruz. |
| >> Cruz:"Fiorina is a strong, principled leader " | >> Cruz:"Fiorina is a strong, principled leader " |
| Who is a proven liar - so she will fit right in at Camp Cruz. | Who is a proven liar - so she will fit right in at Camp Cruz. |
| Cruz calls for prosecuting Planned Parenthood on day one of a Cruz presidency, right after repealing every word of Obamacare, tearing up the Iran treaty and carpet bombing towns in Syria and Iraq. Shocking that the Planned Parenthood Liar would sign up with him. | Cruz calls for prosecuting Planned Parenthood on day one of a Cruz presidency, right after repealing every word of Obamacare, tearing up the Iran treaty and carpet bombing towns in Syria and Iraq. Shocking that the Planned Parenthood Liar would sign up with him. |
| Carly was the kiss of death of her own campaign - maybe she can be the kiss of death of his. Ted Cruz: America's dirty nuke. | Carly was the kiss of death of her own campaign - maybe she can be the kiss of death of his. Ted Cruz: America's dirty nuke. |
| A superdelegates sham? | A superdelegates sham? |
| The superdelegates thing is weird to me. Either you nominate your candidate on a convention, without popular vote, or you do the primary tour, and nominate on the popular vote. Bernie Sanders' surprise competition kind of gives off the idea that democratic primaries are "for show", unless the party itself is divided between candidates. It's like they're pretending to care about what the registered voters think. | The superdelegates thing is weird to me. Either you nominate your candidate on a convention, without popular vote, or you do the primary tour, and nominate on the popular vote. Bernie Sanders' surprise competition kind of gives off the idea that democratic primaries are "for show", unless the party itself is divided between candidates. It's like they're pretending to care about what the registered voters think. |
| The party writes the rules for awarding delegates, the order in which states vote, the number of bonus delegates a state may get, and the selection of superdelegates, who indeed are not beholden to the rank-and-file voters. And if that sounds to you like a rigged game – well, why would you think that? | The party writes the rules for awarding delegates, the order in which states vote, the number of bonus delegates a state may get, and the selection of superdelegates, who indeed are not beholden to the rank-and-file voters. And if that sounds to you like a rigged game – well, why would you think that? |
| Bernie versus Donald | Bernie versus Donald |
| It is only Bernie who is capable of taking the air out of Trump's balloon. If Hillary becomes the nominee, people, without any doubt, will hand over WH keys to Trump that's how much independents and moderate democrats hate Hillary. So, vote Bernie and save the WH. | It is only Bernie who is capable of taking the air out of Trump's balloon. If Hillary becomes the nominee, people, without any doubt, will hand over WH keys to Trump that's how much independents and moderate democrats hate Hillary. So, vote Bernie and save the WH. |
| R.I.P. ‘politics as usual’ | R.I.P. ‘politics as usual’ |
| Just want to say thank you for finally presenting the Democrat delegate counts in a way which makes clear the difference between pledged and super delegates. | Just want to say thank you for finally presenting the Democrat delegate counts in a way which makes clear the difference between pledged and super delegates. |
| Scores of commenters down here in the cheap seats have been howling about this for weeks, so, well done Guardian. | Scores of commenters down here in the cheap seats have been howling about this for weeks, so, well done Guardian. |
| Now. | Now. |
| The real story happening here, and I'll say this again and again—regardless of how the Democrat primary plays out ultimately—is that (to quote the early Guardian description of Sanders) an "unkempt socialist" independent Jewish candidate is running an extremely competitive presidential campaign financed 100% by the loose change in millions of Americans' pockets. | The real story happening here, and I'll say this again and again—regardless of how the Democrat primary plays out ultimately—is that (to quote the early Guardian description of Sanders) an "unkempt socialist" independent Jewish candidate is running an extremely competitive presidential campaign financed 100% by the loose change in millions of Americans' pockets. |
| This is unprecedented, and when considered in tandem with the Trump phenomenon on the other side of the political aisle, means that US politics has been turned on its head. | This is unprecedented, and when considered in tandem with the Trump phenomenon on the other side of the political aisle, means that US politics has been turned on its head. |
| We have no clue what the implications for "politics as usual" are in the US going forward, but certainly they will be profound. | We have no clue what the implications for "politics as usual" are in the US going forward, but certainly they will be profound. |
| THAT'S the real story, Guardian.It's the most consequential political story in any of our lifetimes, and to lose sight of that by sacrificing it on the altar of partiality for Hillary Clinton's candidacy is nothing less than journalistic malpractice. | THAT'S the real story, Guardian.It's the most consequential political story in any of our lifetimes, and to lose sight of that by sacrificing it on the altar of partiality for Hillary Clinton's candidacy is nothing less than journalistic malpractice. |
| 5.44pm GMT | 5.44pm GMT |
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| The energetic Republican gaming-out of ways to block Donald Trump has included a scenario in which the party gets Marco Rubio and John Kasich to stay in after losing their home states in order to continue splitting the vote with Trump to deny him the 1,237 delegates. | The energetic Republican gaming-out of ways to block Donald Trump has included a scenario in which the party gets Marco Rubio and John Kasich to stay in after losing their home states in order to continue splitting the vote with Trump to deny him the 1,237 delegates. |
| (It that sounds a bit Rube Goldberg, consider that a variant plan has Kasich calling on his supporters to vote for Rubio in Ohio and Rubio returning the favor in Florida in an effort to build a cooperative coalition to beat Trump. Or consider the current reports of advisers urging Rubio to drop out before he even has a chance to get beaten – or win – in his home state.) | (It that sounds a bit Rube Goldberg, consider that a variant plan has Kasich calling on his supporters to vote for Rubio in Ohio and Rubio returning the favor in Florida in an effort to build a cooperative coalition to beat Trump. Or consider the current reports of advisers urging Rubio to drop out before he even has a chance to get beaten – or win – in his home state.) |
| That’s a long-winded way of introducing the general impression that if Rubio doesn’t win Florida next Tuesday, he’s toast: | That’s a long-winded way of introducing the general impression that if Rubio doesn’t win Florida next Tuesday, he’s toast: |
| Is Rubio finished if he doesn't win Florida? Sen. Jeff Flake (Rubio endorser): "Yes. I think everybody knows that." | Is Rubio finished if he doesn't win Florida? Sen. Jeff Flake (Rubio endorser): "Yes. I think everybody knows that." |
| 5.37pm GMT | 5.37pm GMT |
| 17:37 | 17:37 |
| Video – Carly Fiorina endorses Ted Cruz: ‘He doesn’t care about DC cocktail parties’ | Video – Carly Fiorina endorses Ted Cruz: ‘He doesn’t care about DC cocktail parties’ |
| 4.55pm GMT | 4.55pm GMT |
| 16:55 | 16:55 |
| Here’s another moment of political vertigo brought to you by the 2016 race for the White House: | Here’s another moment of political vertigo brought to you by the 2016 race for the White House: |
| My fellow conservatives, stand with me to support the next President of these United States, Ted Cruz. https://t.co/iGyKHSWKWd | My fellow conservatives, stand with me to support the next President of these United States, Ted Cruz. https://t.co/iGyKHSWKWd |
| 4.20pm GMT | 4.20pm GMT |
| 16:20 | 16:20 |
| Cruz is not leveraging his presidential run as a merchandising opportunity. Loser! | Cruz is not leveraging his presidential run as a merchandising opportunity. Loser! |
| CRUZ: "I don’t have any steaks to sell you, I don’t have any wine, I don’t have any cleaning products. This isn’t abt us, this is abt you." | CRUZ: "I don’t have any steaks to sell you, I don’t have any wine, I don’t have any cleaning products. This isn’t abt us, this is abt you." |
| Actually there’s all kinds of junk you can buy in the Ted Cruz store at tedcruz.org – a cooler, a foam finger, a fan jersey, a yoga mat and a pretty snazzy looking spatula. | Actually there’s all kinds of junk you can buy in the Ted Cruz store at tedcruz.org – a cooler, a foam finger, a fan jersey, a yoga mat and a pretty snazzy looking spatula. |
| Just cookin’ with my Ted Cruz spatula. Who wants eggs. | Just cookin’ with my Ted Cruz spatula. Who wants eggs. |
| We had some koozies made for a party once. I’m a koozie mogul! | We had some koozies made for a party once. I’m a koozie mogul! |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.39pm GMT | at 4.39pm GMT |
| 4.14pm GMT | 4.14pm GMT |
| 16:14 | 16:14 |
| Ted Cruz does not appear to have been what prevented Marco Rubio from winning Hawaii last night. Trump defeated Cruz in the caucuses 42-33 and Rubio ran a distant third. | Ted Cruz does not appear to have been what prevented Marco Rubio from winning Hawaii last night. Trump defeated Cruz in the caucuses 42-33 and Rubio ran a distant third. |
| But yesterday team Rubio accused Cruz of more “dirty tricks” in spreading rumors on the islands that Rubio was a dropout. Cruz emails to Hawaii supporters highlighted a CNN report about advisors seeing no path to the nomination for Rubio. | But yesterday team Rubio accused Cruz of more “dirty tricks” in spreading rumors on the islands that Rubio was a dropout. Cruz emails to Hawaii supporters highlighted a CNN report about advisors seeing no path to the nomination for Rubio. |
| “Senator Cruz is up to his dirty tricks again spreading false rumors and lies,” a Rubio spokesman was quoted as saying by the New York Times. | “Senator Cruz is up to his dirty tricks again spreading false rumors and lies,” a Rubio spokesman was quoted as saying by the New York Times. |
| The Cruz camp similarly spread reports that Ben Carson was a dropout in advance of the Iowa caucuses. | The Cruz camp similarly spread reports that Ben Carson was a dropout in advance of the Iowa caucuses. |
| Rubio on teaming up with Cruz for GOP ticket: "I don’t think that’s something you’ll see for some time, if ever." | Rubio on teaming up with Cruz for GOP ticket: "I don’t think that’s something you’ll see for some time, if ever." |
| 3.55pm GMT | 3.55pm GMT |
| 15:55 | 15:55 |
| Cruz: 'blessed' to have Fiorina's support | Cruz: 'blessed' to have Fiorina's support |
| Here’s the Cruz camp statement on Fiorina’s endorsement: | Here’s the Cruz camp statement on Fiorina’s endorsement: |
| Carly Fiorina is a strong, principled leader and woman of faith,” said Cruz. “Our campaign is stronger with her leadership and her voice. Her story embodies the promise that in America anyone can start as a secretary and become a Fortune 50 CEO. Carly speaks the truth with courage, doesn’t back down to the Washington powerbrokers, and terrifies Hillary and the Democrats. We are blessed to have her support, and together I am confident we will continue to unite conservatives so that every American has the opportunity to achieve the unimaginable.” | Carly Fiorina is a strong, principled leader and woman of faith,” said Cruz. “Our campaign is stronger with her leadership and her voice. Her story embodies the promise that in America anyone can start as a secretary and become a Fortune 50 CEO. Carly speaks the truth with courage, doesn’t back down to the Washington powerbrokers, and terrifies Hillary and the Democrats. We are blessed to have her support, and together I am confident we will continue to unite conservatives so that every American has the opportunity to achieve the unimaginable.” |
| 3.53pm GMT | 3.53pm GMT |
| 15:53 | 15:53 |
| During the eight months of her candidacy, Fiorina showed a penchant for hitting Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton. “Unlike another woman in this race, I actually love spending time with my husband,” she said at a January debate. | During the eight months of her candidacy, Fiorina showed a penchant for hitting Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton. “Unlike another woman in this race, I actually love spending time with my husband,” she said at a January debate. |
| Remember Fiorina's strength b4 ending bid: hitting H. Clinton HARD. Likely same role as Cruz surrogate. Cld it help him make gen elex case? | Remember Fiorina's strength b4 ending bid: hitting H. Clinton HARD. Likely same role as Cruz surrogate. Cld it help him make gen elex case? |
| There’s a Trump-sized wall between Cruz and the general election, of course. Can Fiorina help ? | There’s a Trump-sized wall between Cruz and the general election, of course. Can Fiorina help ? |
| Honored to earn @carlyfiorina's endorsement: https://t.co/DQARLNSKMVJoin the #CruzCrew: https://t.co/d6gn8DV1xy pic.twitter.com/IBgCuNG227 | Honored to earn @carlyfiorina's endorsement: https://t.co/DQARLNSKMVJoin the #CruzCrew: https://t.co/d6gn8DV1xy pic.twitter.com/IBgCuNG227 |
| 3.44pm GMT | 3.44pm GMT |
| 15:44 | 15:44 |
| Fiorina, who didn’t win many votes but did win respect for sharp debate perfomances that propelled her out of the bottom tier of candidates and into the public eye, suspended her campaign almost a month ago to the day, on 10 February. | Fiorina, who didn’t win many votes but did win respect for sharp debate perfomances that propelled her out of the bottom tier of candidates and into the public eye, suspended her campaign almost a month ago to the day, on 10 February. |
| Here’s part of what she said upon leaving the race: | Here’s part of what she said upon leaving the race: |
| I’ve said throughout this campaign that I will not sit down and be quiet. I’m not going to start now. While I suspend my candidacy today, I will continue to travel this country and fight for those Americans who refuse to settle for the way things are and a status quo that no longer works for them. | I’ve said throughout this campaign that I will not sit down and be quiet. I’m not going to start now. While I suspend my candidacy today, I will continue to travel this country and fight for those Americans who refuse to settle for the way things are and a status quo that no longer works for them. |
| Does the Cruz endorsement fit that bill? Here’s a Fiorina’s spokesperson: | Does the Cruz endorsement fit that bill? Here’s a Fiorina’s spokesperson: |
| "The only guy who can beat Donald Trump is Ted Cruz...and that is the only way we are going to beat Hillary Clinton" @CarlyFiorina | "The only guy who can beat Donald Trump is Ted Cruz...and that is the only way we are going to beat Hillary Clinton" @CarlyFiorina |
| "When they say Ted won't go along to get along, I say: You go Ted." @CarlyFiorina | "When they say Ted won't go along to get along, I say: You go Ted." @CarlyFiorina |
| 3.38pm GMT | 3.38pm GMT |
| 15:38 | 15:38 |
| Fiorina endorses Cruz | Fiorina endorses Cruz |
| Look who appeared in Florida for senator Ted Cruz: | Look who appeared in Florida for senator Ted Cruz: |
| There is a surprise mystery guest at this Miami Cruz rally | There is a surprise mystery guest at this Miami Cruz rally |
| It’s former Hewlett Packard CEO and former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina. | It’s former Hewlett Packard CEO and former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina. |
| Carly Fiorina endorses Ted Cruz in Miami; "I checked the box for Ted Cruz" when voting in VA last week | Carly Fiorina endorses Ted Cruz in Miami; "I checked the box for Ted Cruz" when voting in VA last week |
| "Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are two sides of the same coin." -- Carly Fiorina | "Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are two sides of the same coin." -- Carly Fiorina |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.39pm GMT | at 3.39pm GMT |
| 3.28pm GMT | 3.28pm GMT |
| 15:28 | 15:28 |
| Does anyone even have the stomach to digest more polling after what happened last night? | Does anyone even have the stomach to digest more polling after what happened last night? |
| It feels, when we’re talking about polls, like we’re talking about data that under certain conditions suggests basic features of the reality in which we live and breathe. But then Michigan happens and it is once again driven home that we might as well have been discussing a hookah-smoking blue caterpillar and a baby turning into a pig. Except at least that would’ve had some entertainment value. | It feels, when we’re talking about polls, like we’re talking about data that under certain conditions suggests basic features of the reality in which we live and breathe. But then Michigan happens and it is once again driven home that we might as well have been discussing a hookah-smoking blue caterpillar and a baby turning into a pig. Except at least that would’ve had some entertainment value. |
| Anyway, three pollsters are still at it this morning in Florida and Ohio, the big 15 March prizes, and they seem to bring glad tidings for Donald Trump, glum news for Marco Rubio and a glimmer of hope for John Kasich. | Anyway, three pollsters are still at it this morning in Florida and Ohio, the big 15 March prizes, and they seem to bring glad tidings for Donald Trump, glum news for Marco Rubio and a glimmer of hope for John Kasich. |
| Florida | Florida |
| _____________________________________________Trump______Rubio______Kasich | _____________________________________________Trump______Rubio______Kasich |
| Quinnipiac (likely GOP voters) _______45___________22 | Quinnipiac (likely GOP voters) _______45___________22 |
| CNN/ORC (some likely voters)________40___________24 | CNN/ORC (some likely voters)________40___________24 |
| U. of North Florida (likely voters)____36___________24 | U. of North Florida (likely voters)____36___________24 |
| Ohio | Ohio |
| Quinnipiac__________________________________38__________________________32 | Quinnipiac__________________________________38__________________________32 |
| CNN/ORC____________________________________41__________________________35 | CNN/ORC____________________________________41__________________________35 |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.31pm GMT | at 3.31pm GMT |
| 2.52pm GMT | 2.52pm GMT |
| 14:52 | 14:52 |
| Trump presents non-Trump products to demonstrate strength of brand | Trump presents non-Trump products to demonstrate strength of brand |
| If you missed Donald Trump’s hourlong victory news conference / sales meeting in Florida last night, you can watch the highlights – all minute of them – below. | If you missed Donald Trump’s hourlong victory news conference / sales meeting in Florida last night, you can watch the highlights – all minute of them – below. |
| There’s quite a little story actually that has emerged from the Trump appearance, which was held at one of his golf clubs outside Palm Beach. | There’s quite a little story actually that has emerged from the Trump appearance, which was held at one of his golf clubs outside Palm Beach. |
| The centerpiece of Trump’s staging was a pile of steaks and rows of wine bottles and magazines and pallets of bottled water and boxes of who knows what. | The centerpiece of Trump’s staging was a pile of steaks and rows of wine bottles and magazines and pallets of bottled water and boxes of who knows what. |
| Update: the steaks appear to have been halal! Donald Trump: accommodating of Muslims. | Update: the steaks appear to have been halal! Donald Trump: accommodating of Muslims. |
| Trump brought all that stuff out, he said, to show how his enemies were lying about various products he’s branded over the years. Because his enemies have said he fails all the time. The list of his failures usually includes Trump University, Trump steaks, Trump magazine, Trump vodka... and Trump airlines. But the room was too small for a plane. And Trump argued that those other concerns were still alive. | Trump brought all that stuff out, he said, to show how his enemies were lying about various products he’s branded over the years. Because his enemies have said he fails all the time. The list of his failures usually includes Trump University, Trump steaks, Trump magazine, Trump vodka... and Trump airlines. But the room was too small for a plane. And Trump argued that those other concerns were still alive. |
| But here’s a remarkable demonstration of Trump’s... chutzpah. All those props he presented to illustrate the durability of his brand – he walked off his dais at one point to handle the steaks, which were shrink-wrapped, and he told reporters all to take a bottle of wine – it was all fake, reports Mashable’s Jonathan Ellis. | But here’s a remarkable demonstration of Trump’s... chutzpah. All those props he presented to illustrate the durability of his brand – he walked off his dais at one point to handle the steaks, which were shrink-wrapped, and he told reporters all to take a bottle of wine – it was all fake, reports Mashable’s Jonathan Ellis. |
| - Trump Steaks: fake- Trump Water: generic- Trump Vodka: gone- Trump Magazine: fake https://t.co/xcm004vGJQ pic.twitter.com/JT1CoharVa | - Trump Steaks: fake- Trump Water: generic- Trump Vodka: gone- Trump Magazine: fake https://t.co/xcm004vGJQ pic.twitter.com/JT1CoharVa |
| Here’s a snippet of Trump’s appearance: | Here’s a snippet of Trump’s appearance: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.34pm GMT | at 3.34pm GMT |
| 1.27pm GMT | 1.27pm GMT |
| 13:27 | 13:27 |
| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders had a grand-slam night last night with an unexpected (for those with any faith in polls) win in the Michigan primary over Hillary Clinton. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders had a grand-slam night last night with an unexpected (for those with any faith in polls) win in the Michigan primary over Hillary Clinton. |
| Sanders was supposed to be behind in Michigan by 20 points. But then it turns out he was slightly ahead. So what else that we thought we knew about this election isn’t true? | Sanders was supposed to be behind in Michigan by 20 points. But then it turns out he was slightly ahead. So what else that we thought we knew about this election isn’t true? |
| The Democratic candidates themselves may get a chance to discuss the result in Miami tonight, where they are scheduled to meet for a debate, their eighth. | The Democratic candidates themselves may get a chance to discuss the result in Miami tonight, where they are scheduled to meet for a debate, their eighth. |
| Related: Clinton is in danger of seizing up in Rust Belt after Michigan result | Related: Clinton is in danger of seizing up in Rust Belt after Michigan result |
| It was a big night too for Donald Trump, who topped 47% – his best finish yet – to win Mississippi and who won Michigan by more than 11 points. Then he took the stage in a country club ballroom in Florida next to a pile of steaks (not Trump steaks?!) and cases of vodka and invited Republican holdouts to join his movement. | It was a big night too for Donald Trump, who topped 47% – his best finish yet – to win Mississippi and who won Michigan by more than 11 points. Then he took the stage in a country club ballroom in Florida next to a pile of steaks (not Trump steaks?!) and cases of vodka and invited Republican holdouts to join his movement. |
| Check out all the results here: | Check out all the results here: |
| Clinton partisans, however, have spent the past 11 hours or so pointing to the following figures ... | Clinton partisans, however, have spent the past 11 hours or so pointing to the following figures ... |
| ... and in fact Clinton did gain delegates on Sanders last night, thanks in part to her huge 83-17 win in Mississippi. But that number 2,383 somehow did not appear to come much closer. | ... and in fact Clinton did gain delegates on Sanders last night, thanks in part to her huge 83-17 win in Mississippi. But that number 2,383 somehow did not appear to come much closer. |
| Here’s where the Republican race stands, delegates-wise: | Here’s where the Republican race stands, delegates-wise: |
| We have a wealth of politics news to catch up on today. What’s your take on what happened last night? What’s going to happen in Ohio in six days (remember the Democratic race is not, like the Republican contest, winner-take-all)? Thanks for reading – and for pitching in! | We have a wealth of politics news to catch up on today. What’s your take on what happened last night? What’s going to happen in Ohio in six days (remember the Democratic race is not, like the Republican contest, winner-take-all)? Thanks for reading – and for pitching in! |