Tuesday, March 1, 2016

SUPER TUESDAY LIVE BLOG

ALL TIMES EASTERN

7 PM - Fox News projecting the following:
Georgia (GOP) Trump
Georgia (Dem) Clinton
Virginia (GOP) TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Virginia (Dem) Clinton
Vermont (GOP) TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Vermont (Dem) Sanders

8 PM - Fox News projecting Trump wins the Tennessee, Alabama and Massachusetts primaries.  Oklahoma too close to call.  Clinton wins the Dem primary in Tennessee.

8:10 - A run-down of some live returns:
Virginia (GOP) 61% reporting - Trump 37%, Rubio 30%, Cruz 17%
Georgia (GOP)  8% reporting - Trump 47%,  Rubio 22%, Cruz 21%
Alabama (GOP)  less than 1% reporting- Trump 37%, Rubio 20%, Cruz 20%
Oklahoma (GOP)  2% reporting- Trump 36%, Cruz 29%, Rubio 23%
Tennessee (GOP)  4% reporting- Trump 47%, Rubio 21%, Cruz 18%

8:33 - Fox News projecting a narrow win for Trump in Virginia.  Seven-point margin there looking likely to narrow.

9:00 - Fox News projecting Ted Cruz to take his home state of Texas.  Still close races in Arkansas and Oklahoma.  Trump and Rubio neck and neck in Arkansas and Cruz and Trump close in Oklahoma.

9:15 - Fox News projecting Ted Cruz to win Oklahoma.  Big win for the Cruz camp tonight.

10:30 - A rundown of select GOP returns at the present:
Virginia - 99% reporting - Trump 35%, Rubio 32%, Cruz 17%
Texas - 16% reporting - Cruz 41%, Trump 28%, Rubio 18%
Georgia - 76% reporting - Trump 40%, Cruz 24%, Rubio 23%
Tennessee - 75% reporting - Trump 41%, Cruz 24%, Rubio 20%
Oklahoma - 96% reporting - Cruz 34%, Trump 29%, Rubio 26%
Arkansas - 33% reporting - Trump 35%, Cruz 29%, Rubio 25%
Vermont - 72% reporting - Trump 32%, Kasich 31%, Rubio 20%
Minnesota - 10% reporting - Rubio 37%, Cruz 27%, Trump 20%

10:40 - Clinton does exceptionally well among Dems tonight, racking up massive margin wins in TX, GA, VA, TN, AL, AR and even a close victory in Sanders backyard in MA.  Sanders can only claim wins so far in his homestate of VT and in OK.

11:10 - Fox is calling Minnesota for Rubio.  This is his first primary/caucus victory this election season.  He is running up large numbers in the state and should come away with the vast majority of its delegates.

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