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| Trump and Clinton look for gains in Arizona, Utah and Idaho — election live | Trump and Clinton look for gains in Arizona, Utah and Idaho — election live |
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| Jeb Lund | |
| Can Trump be stopped? The Guardian US columnist Jeb Lund doesn’t think tonight will answer that question – that will be decided at the convention. | |
| Tonight looks to be one of those primary nights that could provide surprising answers to specific questions, while the general shape of the race remains otherwise unchanged. We have to take joy in the minutiae of the plot because we know that the story’s ending is mostly written. | |
| Trump should walk away with Arizona’s winner-take all delegates, making Ted Cruz dropping over half a million in that state look like a waste. It’s possible that Ted Cruz knows something that we don’t, but it’s also possible that Ted Cruz realizes Arizona is his last chance to stop The Trump Inevitability. Or he’s just crazy, which you can never dismiss with Ted Cruz. | |
| In Utah, Cruz has a comfortable lead, in part because Mormons loathe Trump. What’s in question is not his win but the margin. With over 50% of the vote, Cruz can walk away with all the apportioned delegates. | |
| Regardless, what we’re liable to emerge with is what we already know: Trump is almost certain to go into the Republican National Convention as the delegate leader, and the question is whether the Republican party can or will screw him out of the nomination | |
| 2.08am GMT | |
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| Jason Wilson, reporting from a caucus site in Idaho, says the Bernie Sanders side of the room seems more packed than the Hillary Clinton one, but it may be a long night: | |
| Lots having to stand in the Sanders section; still some empty seats in Clinton stalls. #IdahoCaucus pic.twitter.com/AoJVl5TAF6 | |
| Tonight, Idaho Democrats have been somewhat overwhelmed by the large numbers turning out to participate in their caucuses. In Ada County alone, which includes the capital, Boise, more than 10,000 people came downtown to choose a Democratic candidate. | |
| Statewide, 27,000 made reservations, and 10,000 did so just today. But caucus-goers can show up without one. Final turnout is almost certain to be higher still. This could be the biggest event in the history of Idaho Democratic politics. | |
| Just after 7pm local time, when the doors were due to be shut, the MC appealed for patience so that the thousands still outside could be processed and admitted to the caucuses. The line for entry snaked around an entire city block in Boise. | |
| Local officials’ capacity to plan is limited by the fact that this is an open caucus: anyone can participate, whatever their affiliation, as long as they did not also participate in Republican caucuses earlier this month. | |
| This is reflected in the fact that overwhelming majority of those whom I have spoken to are first-time caucus-goers. Many - especially the many younger voters - have been energised by the candidacy or Bernie Sanders. | |
| But many independents and older Democrats are loyal to Hillary Clinton or appalled by the prospect of a Trump presidency. | |
| Jim, who described himself as an independent, has never attended any caucuses before tonight. He was sitting in the small amount of allocated seating for undecideds, but he was leaning towards Senator Sanders. Most of these undecideds are independents; convinced Democrats have already made their choice. | |
| “Foreign policy is important,” he said, “but what are we going to do to bring jobs back from overseas, so that people can have decent lives?”The most important question is “how are we going to take care of Americans, not what are we going to do overseas.” | |
| He’s come out, in part, because of his alarm at the direction Republicans are taking. “Donald Trump being President? That does scare me. It scares me because of the hatred that he builds.” | |
| 2.01am GMT | 2.01am GMT |
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| Meanwhile in New York City, Guardian reporter Lauren Gambino reports on a dispute between Ted Cruz and New York mayor Bill de Blasio regarding surveillance of Muslims: | |
| Ted Cruz criticized New York mayor Bill de Blasio for abolishing a controversial surveillance program on Muslims during a press conference on Tuesday. | Ted Cruz criticized New York mayor Bill de Blasio for abolishing a controversial surveillance program on Muslims during a press conference on Tuesday. |
| “If you look here in the city of New York, New York had a proactive policing program that Mayor Michael Bloomberg championed to work cooperatively with the Muslim community to prevent radicalization,” Senator Ted Cruz told reporters during a press conference in New York on Tuesday. “Mayor Bill de Blasio when he came in, in a peak of political correctness, canceled the program.” | “If you look here in the city of New York, New York had a proactive policing program that Mayor Michael Bloomberg championed to work cooperatively with the Muslim community to prevent radicalization,” Senator Ted Cruz told reporters during a press conference in New York on Tuesday. “Mayor Bill de Blasio when he came in, in a peak of political correctness, canceled the program.” |
| In response, the mayor’s office called Cruz’s reflection of the program “blatantly false”. | In response, the mayor’s office called Cruz’s reflection of the program “blatantly false”. |
| Monica Klein, a spokeswoman for the mayor, said: “Now we know why everyone is calling Ted Cruz a liar.” | Monica Klein, a spokeswoman for the mayor, said: “Now we know why everyone is calling Ted Cruz a liar.” |
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| 1.51am GMT | 1.51am GMT |
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| Donald Trump just threatened to “spill the beans” on Ted Cruz’s wife on Twitter and then promptly deleted the tweet. | Donald Trump just threatened to “spill the beans” on Ted Cruz’s wife on Twitter and then promptly deleted the tweet. |
| Mr. Trump deleted this tweet: pic.twitter.com/gm76A8jcKm | Mr. Trump deleted this tweet: pic.twitter.com/gm76A8jcKm |
| Update: Trump apparently did not regret insulting Cruz’s wife and has just reposted the deleted tweet, this time being sure to add the “Lyin’ Ted Cruz” label to the post: | Update: Trump apparently did not regret insulting Cruz’s wife and has just reposted the deleted tweet, this time being sure to add the “Lyin’ Ted Cruz” label to the post: |
| Lyin' Ted Cruz just used a picture of Melania from a G.Q. shoot in his ad. Be careful, Lyin' Ted, or I will spill the beans on your wife! | Lyin' Ted Cruz just used a picture of Melania from a G.Q. shoot in his ad. Be careful, Lyin' Ted, or I will spill the beans on your wife! |
| Here’s the ad in question. It shows an image of Melania Trump posing nude on a blanket. | |
| Updated | Updated |
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| Paul Lewis reports from Arizona where the final voters are casting their ballots in the GOP and Democratic primaries: | Paul Lewis reports from Arizona where the final voters are casting their ballots in the GOP and Democratic primaries: |
| The polls here in Arizona will close shortly and, depending on how close the races are, the results could be called quite soon. Based on the limited polling conducted in the lead-up to today (and what most local experts say) these are primaries that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton should win. Arizona is the biggest prize tonight. It has more delegates up for grabs than either Utah or Idaho. Both Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders have campaigned hard in Arizona in recent days, despite their apparent long shots in the state. What would it mean if either candidate pulled off an upset? | The polls here in Arizona will close shortly and, depending on how close the races are, the results could be called quite soon. Based on the limited polling conducted in the lead-up to today (and what most local experts say) these are primaries that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton should win. Arizona is the biggest prize tonight. It has more delegates up for grabs than either Utah or Idaho. Both Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders have campaigned hard in Arizona in recent days, despite their apparent long shots in the state. What would it mean if either candidate pulled off an upset? |
| On the Democratic side, not much. Arizona apportions delegates proportionately, and Sanders would have to win this and other states by wide margins to convince most strategists that he can begin to turn the race around. However a Sanders win in Arizona would raise questions over the breadth-and-depth of Clinton’s support, particularly among Latino voters. | On the Democratic side, not much. Arizona apportions delegates proportionately, and Sanders would have to win this and other states by wide margins to convince most strategists that he can begin to turn the race around. However a Sanders win in Arizona would raise questions over the breadth-and-depth of Clinton’s support, particularly among Latino voters. |
| Arizona is more important in the Republican race, which is now a test of whether Trump can amass the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination without having to win over party officials in a contested convention. In the unlikely event Cruz can take Arizona’s 58 delegates tonight - and also wins Utah’s race, where he is strongly favored, by more than 50 percent (which would mean he wins all 40 delegates from that state) – he’ll put a major dent in Trump’s effort to win the nomination outright. | Arizona is more important in the Republican race, which is now a test of whether Trump can amass the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination without having to win over party officials in a contested convention. In the unlikely event Cruz can take Arizona’s 58 delegates tonight - and also wins Utah’s race, where he is strongly favored, by more than 50 percent (which would mean he wins all 40 delegates from that state) – he’ll put a major dent in Trump’s effort to win the nomination outright. |
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| Huge crowds in Idaho mean it could be a long night for some trying to participate in the Democratic caucus, Jason Wilson reports: | Huge crowds in Idaho mean it could be a long night for some trying to participate in the Democratic caucus, Jason Wilson reports: |
| In fact, the queue has grown since I last came outside! Now winds around an entire downtown block! #IdahoCaucus pic.twitter.com/IyofVUqIvN | In fact, the queue has grown since I last came outside! Now winds around an entire downtown block! #IdahoCaucus pic.twitter.com/IyofVUqIvN |
| Staffers told me earlier they were expecting to break 2008 record. This is likely the biggest thing that’s ever happened in ID dem politics. | Staffers told me earlier they were expecting to break 2008 record. This is likely the biggest thing that’s ever happened in ID dem politics. |
| Looks dated to be a longer night than expected in Boise. Still thousands yet to get through the doors. #IdahoCaucus | Looks dated to be a longer night than expected in Boise. Still thousands yet to get through the doors. #IdahoCaucus |
| MC inside Boise Centre asking for patience as they try to accommodate the crowds outside. | MC inside Boise Centre asking for patience as they try to accommodate the crowds outside. |
| 1.37am GMT | 1.37am GMT |
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| Sam Levin reports from a busy GOP caucus site in Salt Lake City, where hundreds are trying to navigate a confusing process. | Sam Levin reports from a busy GOP caucus site in Salt Lake City, where hundreds are trying to navigate a confusing process. |
| There’s a fair amount of confusion and chaos at a high school in Salt Lake City where Republican caucus-goers are attempting to sign in and find their precincts in packed hallways, classrooms and auditoriums. | There’s a fair amount of confusion and chaos at a high school in Salt Lake City where Republican caucus-goers are attempting to sign in and find their precincts in packed hallways, classrooms and auditoriums. |
| chaotic GOP caucus in Salt Lake City, Utah where voters could also vote online this year, causing major confusion https://t.co/5jExLWdkrK | chaotic GOP caucus in Salt Lake City, Utah where voters could also vote online this year, causing major confusion https://t.co/5jExLWdkrK |
| Adding to the confusion is the fact that Republicans for the first time were allowed to vote online this year – a rarity in elections across the US. Voters who wanted to participate online had to register by 18 March, and some who didn’t realize there was a deadline were trying – unsuccessfully – to register today. | Adding to the confusion is the fact that Republicans for the first time were allowed to vote online this year – a rarity in elections across the US. Voters who wanted to participate online had to register by 18 March, and some who didn’t realize there was a deadline were trying – unsuccessfully – to register today. |
| Others who cast ballots online showed up in person to the caucus and were trying to determine if they needed to vote again. GOP leaders tried to explain that they did not and should not try to caucus again. | Others who cast ballots online showed up in person to the caucus and were trying to determine if they needed to vote again. GOP leaders tried to explain that they did not and should not try to caucus again. |
| Further complicating matters, some voters who registered online said they forgot their passwords and were having trouble logging on. | Further complicating matters, some voters who registered online said they forgot their passwords and were having trouble logging on. |
| 1.02am GMT | 1.02am GMT |
| 01:02 | 01:02 |
| Sam Levin reports from a crowded Democratic caucus in Salt Lake City, where voters are hoping their preferred candidate can stop Donald Trump. | Sam Levin reports from a crowded Democratic caucus in Salt Lake City, where voters are hoping their preferred candidate can stop Donald Trump. |
| Democratic voters in Salt Lake City – waiting outside an elementary school on a rainy, slightly snowy evening – said they were united by their desire to keep Donald Trump out of the White House. | Democratic voters in Salt Lake City – waiting outside an elementary school on a rainy, slightly snowy evening – said they were united by their desire to keep Donald Trump out of the White House. |
| Olivia Juarez, 22, said voters seem to share a common appreciation for Trump and Sanders since they’re both outsiders who speak their mind and fight for what they believe in. “I really think Sanders is the best candidate to beat Trump. Trump and Sanders both bring out voters, and people are looking for somebody they can trust.” | Olivia Juarez, 22, said voters seem to share a common appreciation for Trump and Sanders since they’re both outsiders who speak their mind and fight for what they believe in. “I really think Sanders is the best candidate to beat Trump. Trump and Sanders both bring out voters, and people are looking for somebody they can trust.” |
| Olivia Juarez, 22, says Bernie Sanders is the only candidate who can beat Donald Trump. #UtahCaucus pic.twitter.com/heMvIuKkJW | Olivia Juarez, 22, says Bernie Sanders is the only candidate who can beat Donald Trump. #UtahCaucus pic.twitter.com/heMvIuKkJW |
| Friends have tried to convince her that Clinton is more viable and experienced, but Juarez said Sanders would do the best job fighting climate change. | Friends have tried to convince her that Clinton is more viable and experienced, but Juarez said Sanders would do the best job fighting climate change. |
| Nahom Tsegai, 27, said his parents are immigrants from Eritrea and that he is terrified of Trump’s extreme anti-immigration policies. Hillary Clinton’s support of the Dream Act is one of the main reasons why she has his vote. | Nahom Tsegai, 27, said his parents are immigrants from Eritrea and that he is terrified of Trump’s extreme anti-immigration policies. Hillary Clinton’s support of the Dream Act is one of the main reasons why she has his vote. |
| Nahom Tsegai, 27, plans to caucus for Hillary Clinton, says Bernie Sanders plans aren't realistic. #UtahCaucus pic.twitter.com/CfRovqRVQh | Nahom Tsegai, 27, plans to caucus for Hillary Clinton, says Bernie Sanders plans aren't realistic. #UtahCaucus pic.twitter.com/CfRovqRVQh |
| “I don’t feel comfortable voting for [Sanders],” said Tsegai, an engineer. “He’s for free education ... Certainly that’d be great if it could actually happen, but that’s a huge promise. How can you afford to do that?” | “I don’t feel comfortable voting for [Sanders],” said Tsegai, an engineer. “He’s for free education ... Certainly that’d be great if it could actually happen, but that’s a huge promise. How can you afford to do that?” |
| Clinton would do the best job protecting immigrants’ rights. “This country needs to be flexible to allow immigrants to come here,” he added. | Clinton would do the best job protecting immigrants’ rights. “This country needs to be flexible to allow immigrants to come here,” he added. |
| John Cross, a 54-year-old maintenance worker, said he was a fan of Bill Clinton, but is not fond of his wife: “Hillary is kind of a criminal. She’s definitely no Bill, that’s for sure.” | John Cross, a 54-year-old maintenance worker, said he was a fan of Bill Clinton, but is not fond of his wife: “Hillary is kind of a criminal. She’s definitely no Bill, that’s for sure.” |
| John Cross, 54 year old maintenance worker, says he doesn't trust Hillary and is inspired by Bernie #UtahCaucus pic.twitter.com/Ngjq9MVwz4 | John Cross, 54 year old maintenance worker, says he doesn't trust Hillary and is inspired by Bernie #UtahCaucus pic.twitter.com/Ngjq9MVwz4 |
| Cross added, “I’m a total Democratic socialist ... and Bernie is the best on climate change and health care.” | Cross added, “I’m a total Democratic socialist ... and Bernie is the best on climate change and health care.” |
| 12.40am GMT | 12.40am GMT |
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| The Guardian’s Jason Wilson files this dispatch from the Boise Centre in Idaho where the Democratic caucus will soon begin. | The Guardian’s Jason Wilson files this dispatch from the Boise Centre in Idaho where the Democratic caucus will soon begin. |
| Along the slow-moving line outside the Boise Centre, the vast majority of voters that the Guardian interviewed were first-time caucus-goers. A few have only become eligible in the last few years, but many have been energised by what’s at stake in this election. | Along the slow-moving line outside the Boise Centre, the vast majority of voters that the Guardian interviewed were first-time caucus-goers. A few have only become eligible in the last few years, but many have been energised by what’s at stake in this election. |
| One group of Sanders supporters – Samantha, Jeff and Christa, all in their mid and late 20s – were all first-time attendees, despite being eligible in the past. | One group of Sanders supporters – Samantha, Jeff and Christa, all in their mid and late 20s – were all first-time attendees, despite being eligible in the past. |
| Samantha is a first-timer for Sanders; wishes all candidates would talk more about transgender rights. #IdahoCaucus pic.twitter.com/2fm6Xtdcnr | Samantha is a first-timer for Sanders; wishes all candidates would talk more about transgender rights. #IdahoCaucus pic.twitter.com/2fm6Xtdcnr |
| They said Sanders was the reason they were there – “150%”. Jeff said Sanders’ “integrity, his passions, his motivations make you want to get involved in the process”. | They said Sanders was the reason they were there – “150%”. Jeff said Sanders’ “integrity, his passions, his motivations make you want to get involved in the process”. |
| Christa said he was “the only candidate who seems to be honest and really cares”. | Christa said he was “the only candidate who seems to be honest and really cares”. |
| Wayne and Andy were first-timers for Hillary Clinton. The prospect of a Trump presidency weighed heavily in their considerations. Wayne said his main reason for opting for Hillary Clinton was “to avoid a nightmare. The opposition is just so frightening.” | Wayne and Andy were first-timers for Hillary Clinton. The prospect of a Trump presidency weighed heavily in their considerations. Wayne said his main reason for opting for Hillary Clinton was “to avoid a nightmare. The opposition is just so frightening.” |
| This was a common sentiment. Voters supporting both candidates said they would turn out for the eventual nominee in order to stop Donald Trump or Ted Cruz from becoming president. | This was a common sentiment. Voters supporting both candidates said they would turn out for the eventual nominee in order to stop Donald Trump or Ted Cruz from becoming president. |
| Turnout was exceeding expectations as of early evening. The Ada County Democrats have had to book out an entire extra venue to accommodate interest in the caucuses, expanding from the Boise Centre into the neighboring Centurylink Arena, normally used for ice hockey and basketball. | Turnout was exceeding expectations as of early evening. The Ada County Democrats have had to book out an entire extra venue to accommodate interest in the caucuses, expanding from the Boise Centre into the neighboring Centurylink Arena, normally used for ice hockey and basketball. |
| 12.33am GMT | 12.33am GMT |
| 00:33 | 00:33 |
| Caucuses set to begin in Utah, Idaho | Caucuses set to begin in Utah, Idaho |
| Welcome to our live coverage of the election night in Arizona, Utah and Idaho. The Guardian’s west coast bureau chief Paul Lewis is in Arizona, reporter Sam Levin is in Utah and reporter Jason Wilson is in Idaho. | Welcome to our live coverage of the election night in Arizona, Utah and Idaho. The Guardian’s west coast bureau chief Paul Lewis is in Arizona, reporter Sam Levin is in Utah and reporter Jason Wilson is in Idaho. |
| Arizona and Utah have critical GOP and Democratic elections while Idaho is only hosting a Democratic caucus tonight. | Arizona and Utah have critical GOP and Democratic elections while Idaho is only hosting a Democratic caucus tonight. |
| In the primary in Arizona, where polls are set to soon close, Ted Cruz is hoping to pull a major upset against Donald Trump. In Utah, where conservative Mormon voters are not fans of the real estate billionaire, Trump is expected to finish in second or even third place and Cruz is vying to secure more than 50% of the delegates, which would allow him to win the whole state and put a notable dent in the frontrunner’s lead. | In the primary in Arizona, where polls are set to soon close, Ted Cruz is hoping to pull a major upset against Donald Trump. In Utah, where conservative Mormon voters are not fans of the real estate billionaire, Trump is expected to finish in second or even third place and Cruz is vying to secure more than 50% of the delegates, which would allow him to win the whole state and put a notable dent in the frontrunner’s lead. |
| On the Democratic side, the race could be close in both Utah and Idaho. In Arizona, Hillary Clinton is leading in the polls against Bernie Sanders, which means a Sanders win would be a major upset for the former secretary of state and current frontrunner. | On the Democratic side, the race could be close in both Utah and Idaho. In Arizona, Hillary Clinton is leading in the polls against Bernie Sanders, which means a Sanders win would be a major upset for the former secretary of state and current frontrunner. |