Republican presidential candidates John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina and Rand Paul appear during Republican presidential debate at Milwaukee Theatre, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
This election has proven to be an exciting one. We have 5 republican candidates left, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, John Kasich, and Ben Carson. Jeb Bush dropped out on Febuary 18, 2016 after getting fourth place in the South Carolina Primary. So far, Donald Trump is winning. He’s won the New Hampshire primary by about 17%, and the South Carolina primary by 13%. No candidate hasn’t won these two states without going on to be the nominee. He’s also won 7 out of the 11 states in Super Tuesday. He won Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tenesee, Vermont, and Virginia. He lost Alaska, Oklahoma, and Texas to Ted Cruz, and Minnesota to Marco Rubio, which was his first win.
However, the primaries won doesn’t matter. The amount of delegates determines who wins the nominee and therefore who the nominee chooses to be the Vice President. So far, Donald Trump has 319 delegates, Ted Cruz has 226 delegates, Marco Rubio has 110 delegates, Govenor Kasich has 25 delegates, and Ben Carson has 8 delegates. To become the nominee, a candidate needs 1,237 delegates, and they get these delegates from getting more voters in primaries. Some states have more primaries, and Ted Cruz won a lot of delegates in Texas, a pivotal state.
By Yash Sriam
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