Saturday March 5th:
Kansas Caucus - closes 3PM EST for R, starts at 4:30PM EST for D
Kentucky Caucus (R only) - closes 5PM EST
Louisiana Primary - closes at 9PM EST
Nebraska Caucus (D only) - times determined locally, "mid morning to early evening"
Maine Caucus (R only) - times determined locally, "mid morning to early evening"
Sunday March 6th:
Puerto Rico Primary (R only) - closes 3PM EST
Maine Caucus (D only) - closes 8PM EST
*Note: Caucus states have varying start times, results may start coming in before all caucuses close.
GOP, Dem candidates gear up for weekend of primaries, caucuses
Published March 04, 2016
FoxNews.com
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Challengers to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are gearing up for another full weekend of primaries and caucuses across the country.
Saturday caucuses will be held in Kansas, Kentucky, Maine and Nebraska along with a primary in Louisiana. On Sunday, Maine holds a caucus for Democrats, while Republicans duke it out in a primary in Puerto Rico.
On Friday, Trump pulled out of the annual D.C. conservative confab CPAC. Trump had been scheduled to speak at the four-day gathering but said he would be campaigning instead in Kansas and Florida. Florida holds its primaries on March 15.
"Because of this, he will not be able to speak at CPAC as he has done for many consecutive years," the campaign said. "Mr. Trump would like to thank Matt Schlapp and all of the executives at CPAC and looks forward to returning to next year, hopefully as president of the United States."
Schlapp seemed to challenge Trump’s excuse on Friday, telling Fox News that Trump was “uncomfortable” with the format at CPAC.
The CPAC controversy follows a raucous Fox News Republican debate Thursday night in Detroit, where Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Ohio Gov. John Kasich teamed up against Trump in a concerted effort to cast him as a political salesman willing to say anything and take any position to win the nomination.
They hammered him on alleged inconsistences on his policy details and business dealings, including the now-defunct Trump University, which is being sued for scamming students out of thousands of dollars.
Over on the Democratic side, Sen. Bernie Sanders is shaping up to be the weekend’s big winner.
Sanders is favored to win the Kansas and Nebraska caucuses.
Clinton’s campaign manager braced supporters for the potential setback in a Wednesday memo that predicted the former secretary of state may lose the caucus states this weekend.
“Sen. Sanders has clear advantages and is investing heavily in two upcoming caucuses (Kansas and Nebraska),” Robby Mook wrote in a memo.
Kansas will hold caucuses for both parties Saturday. Also on Saturday, Kentucky and Maine will hold their Republican caucuses while Nebraska holds its Democratic caucus. Louisiana holds primaries for both parties.
On Sunday, Maine holds its Democratic caucus, while Puerto Rico has its Republican caucus.
Here's a good article on the GOP side couldn't find a good article on the Dem side.
Republican Primary: What's At Stake in Each State That's Voting on Saturday
Not too many delegates, but plenty of momentum.
After Thursday night’s slug fest of a GOP debate, voters in four states will make their selections for the Republican presidential nomination on Saturday. Here’s what’s going on in each state.
Kansas (40 Delegates)
The latest polls in Kansas had Donald Trump leading by 13 points, but that was before Super Tuesday, the pleas from Mitt Romney, and Thursday’s out-of-control debate. Kansas is one of the most deeply Red states in the country. It has gone Republican in every presidential election since 1940, with the exception of Lyndon Johnson’s walloping of Barry Goldwater in 1964. It is a very religious state, with 55% referring to themselves as “highly religious” according to a Pew poll. So far, Trump has done well with evangelicals; Cruz will have to reverse that if he wants to win the caucuses in this state.
Kentucky (43 Delegates)
Again, Trump was leading here in polls, but they were last taken before Super Tuesday. Kentucky is another caucus state, and Trump’s strong polling hasn’t been as predictive in caucuses as it has been on primaries. He’s been sweeping the South, though. A win in Kentucky would further solidify his support in the region. Kentucky also has a relatively high unemployment rate of 5.7%. Trump plays well with disaffected voters, so that bodes well for him.
Louisiana (46 Delegates)
The Bayou State is the one real primary (non-caucus) to hold elections this weekend. Trump was leading by nearly 20 points in polls taken just after Super Tuesday. Again, a relatively comparatively unemployment rate of 5.8% plus a healthy base of conservative white voters is good for Trump in this state.
Maine (23 Delegates)
Maine hasn’t been polled since November, so the contest’s outcome is up in the air. It’s a mostly white state, though, which is the electorate Trump has eaten up. He also won in other New England states, including New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts.
Though the bigger states are still to come, namely Florida and Ohio, both winner-take-all states with big delegate allocations, Saturday could offer a good sign of what is to come. If Trump wins despite this week’s raucous events, the GOP establishment’s fears that he is simply a teflon candidate could prove accurate.
Kansas Caucus - closes 3PM EST for R, starts at 4:30PM EST for D
Kentucky Caucus (R only) - closes 5PM EST
Louisiana Primary - closes at 9PM EST
Nebraska Caucus (D only) - times determined locally, "mid morning to early evening"
Maine Caucus (R only) - times determined locally, "mid morning to early evening"
Sunday March 6th:
Puerto Rico Primary (R only) - closes 3PM EST
Maine Caucus (D only) - closes 8PM EST
*Note: Caucus states have varying start times, results may start coming in before all caucuses close.
GOP, Dem candidates gear up for weekend of primaries, caucuses
Published March 04, 2016
FoxNews.com
Facebook4 Twitter0 livefyre67 Email Print
Challengers to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are gearing up for another full weekend of primaries and caucuses across the country.
Saturday caucuses will be held in Kansas, Kentucky, Maine and Nebraska along with a primary in Louisiana. On Sunday, Maine holds a caucus for Democrats, while Republicans duke it out in a primary in Puerto Rico.
On Friday, Trump pulled out of the annual D.C. conservative confab CPAC. Trump had been scheduled to speak at the four-day gathering but said he would be campaigning instead in Kansas and Florida. Florida holds its primaries on March 15.
"Because of this, he will not be able to speak at CPAC as he has done for many consecutive years," the campaign said. "Mr. Trump would like to thank Matt Schlapp and all of the executives at CPAC and looks forward to returning to next year, hopefully as president of the United States."
Schlapp seemed to challenge Trump’s excuse on Friday, telling Fox News that Trump was “uncomfortable” with the format at CPAC.
The CPAC controversy follows a raucous Fox News Republican debate Thursday night in Detroit, where Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Ohio Gov. John Kasich teamed up against Trump in a concerted effort to cast him as a political salesman willing to say anything and take any position to win the nomination.
They hammered him on alleged inconsistences on his policy details and business dealings, including the now-defunct Trump University, which is being sued for scamming students out of thousands of dollars.
Over on the Democratic side, Sen. Bernie Sanders is shaping up to be the weekend’s big winner.
Sanders is favored to win the Kansas and Nebraska caucuses.
Clinton’s campaign manager braced supporters for the potential setback in a Wednesday memo that predicted the former secretary of state may lose the caucus states this weekend.
“Sen. Sanders has clear advantages and is investing heavily in two upcoming caucuses (Kansas and Nebraska),” Robby Mook wrote in a memo.
Kansas will hold caucuses for both parties Saturday. Also on Saturday, Kentucky and Maine will hold their Republican caucuses while Nebraska holds its Democratic caucus. Louisiana holds primaries for both parties.
On Sunday, Maine holds its Democratic caucus, while Puerto Rico has its Republican caucus.
Here's a good article on the GOP side couldn't find a good article on the Dem side.
Republican Primary: What's At Stake in Each State That's Voting on Saturday
- by
- Ben Geier
Not too many delegates, but plenty of momentum.
After Thursday night’s slug fest of a GOP debate, voters in four states will make their selections for the Republican presidential nomination on Saturday. Here’s what’s going on in each state.
Kansas (40 Delegates)
The latest polls in Kansas had Donald Trump leading by 13 points, but that was before Super Tuesday, the pleas from Mitt Romney, and Thursday’s out-of-control debate. Kansas is one of the most deeply Red states in the country. It has gone Republican in every presidential election since 1940, with the exception of Lyndon Johnson’s walloping of Barry Goldwater in 1964. It is a very religious state, with 55% referring to themselves as “highly religious” according to a Pew poll. So far, Trump has done well with evangelicals; Cruz will have to reverse that if he wants to win the caucuses in this state.
Kentucky (43 Delegates)
Again, Trump was leading here in polls, but they were last taken before Super Tuesday. Kentucky is another caucus state, and Trump’s strong polling hasn’t been as predictive in caucuses as it has been on primaries. He’s been sweeping the South, though. A win in Kentucky would further solidify his support in the region. Kentucky also has a relatively high unemployment rate of 5.7%. Trump plays well with disaffected voters, so that bodes well for him.
Louisiana (46 Delegates)
The Bayou State is the one real primary (non-caucus) to hold elections this weekend. Trump was leading by nearly 20 points in polls taken just after Super Tuesday. Again, a relatively comparatively unemployment rate of 5.8% plus a healthy base of conservative white voters is good for Trump in this state.
Maine (23 Delegates)
Maine hasn’t been polled since November, so the contest’s outcome is up in the air. It’s a mostly white state, though, which is the electorate Trump has eaten up. He also won in other New England states, including New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts.
Though the bigger states are still to come, namely Florida and Ohio, both winner-take-all states with big delegate allocations, Saturday could offer a good sign of what is to come. If Trump wins despite this week’s raucous events, the GOP establishment’s fears that he is simply a teflon candidate could prove accurate.
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