by Jim Heath | Mar 12, 2016 | Delegates, Headlines
DELEGATES: A small number of delegates were up for grabs on Saturday, and on the Republican side Senator Ted Cruz won the most delegates awarded in Wyoming, while Senator Marco Rubio narrowly beat Gov. John Kasich in Washington, D.C. (the ultimate...
by Jim Heath | Mar 6, 2016 | Delegates
Delegates nominate a candidate at the party convention While the state by state results of these tiny caucus states are interesting, it doesn’t give you the reality of what is really happening in the presidential race. The fact is big states have big delegate...
by Jim Heath | Mar 2, 2016 | Delegates, Democrats, Republicans
Trump, Clinton Win Big On Super Tuesday SUPER TUESDAY MY 3 TAKES 1) Remember Super Tuesday was supposed to be the day Ted Cruz showed off his southern strength. A few months ago there was talk the southern regional evangelical candidate could wrap up the nomination on...
by Jim Heath | Feb 10, 2016 | Delegates, Democrats, Republicans
NEW HAMPSHIRE SENDS A CROWDED GOP FIELD SOUTH Let’s put this into historical perspective. Candidates spend over a year campaigning in this first-in-the-nation presidential primary state. They raise millions of dollars to spend it on advertising and a ground game...
by Jim Heath | Feb 2, 2016 | Delegates, Democrats, Republicans
MY TAKE ON IOWA On the Republican side, it was a great night for Ted Cruz. He held the critical Iowa evangelical votes, won convincingly (following Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum) and positions himself well heading into the southern primaries. Cruz had to win Iowa....