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Predictions: Trump wins area code in Nevada

It was the last area code in the US-Republicans before the may groundbreaking “Super Tuesday”. The Multimilliardär Trump sat down. His opponents Rubio and Cruz tried to make ground to make up.

Donald Trump – he is in Nevada favorite

The presidential candidates Donald Trump has the area code of the Republicans in the US state of Nevada, according to forecasts by several TV stations won the victory. The 69-Year-old was according to a forecast of the transmitter CNN is significantly ahead of its main rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.

Everywhere in the desert and casino state of Nevada were Parteianhänger to Wahlversammlungen, the so-called Caucuses, convened. It was the first area code of the Republicans in the race for the U.S. democratic presidential nomination without the Ex-Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush.

Many eyes turned to Marco Rubio, as the last hope of the party Establishment applies to Donald Trump to avoid. The Senator from Florida delivered with Ted Cruz, a darling of the ultra-conservative Tea Party, according to recent surveys a fierce battle for second place.

Marco Rubio hopes for much more popularity

Rubio hopes to Bush votes

In the surveys, however, clearly the businessman Donald Trump, who already has the primaries in New Hampshire and in South Carolina had won. With radical propositions, Pöbeleien and insults her Trump, as well as Cruz at the party unpopular, their tirades against the elites in Washington to meet at the base but a nerve. Rubio was hoping after the departure of Bush, the votes from the so far fragmented moderate-conservative camp to unite.

It was the last vote of the Republicans before the may flagship “Super-Tuesday” at the 1. March. Then, in 15 States at the same time, primaries held that a preliminary decision could bring.

For the Democrats the next area code on Saturday in South Carolina.

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