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Date: Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 2:33 PM
Subject: First Read: Rivals Have Just Two Weeks to Stop Trump
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Forward this email to a friend March 2, 2016 Tune in to Meet the Press with Chuck Todd, Sundays on NBC News Rivals Have Just Two Weeks to Stop Trump Wed, 02 Mar 2016 13:19:52 GMT From NBC's Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann Donald Trump had a good (though not great) night. Ted Cruz survived (and won a few more states than we thought he would). And Marco Rubio struggled (finishing third in delegates). That's your summary of last night's Republican Super Tuesday contests. As a result, Trump's rivals now have just two weeks to stop him -- in the winner-take-all races of Florida and Ohio on March 15. The good news for them: The combined delegate haul from Florida and Ohio (165) is bigger than Trump's overall delegate lead over his closest competition, Cruz (104 delegates). The bad news: None of them has much of an incentive to exit the Republican race, which means that the same five GOP candidates -- Trump, Cruz, Rubio, John Kasich, and Ben Carson -- will continue to split up the vote. And that gives Trump an easier path to victory in Florida and Ohio. If any other Republican had won 10 out of the first 15 contests like Trump has, and if any other Republican was mainly responsible for driving the turnout we've seen so far, we'd say that person was lock to be the GOP nominee. Trump isn't a lock. But he could be there in 13 days.  Click for more. Latest Stories Here's Why Super Tuesday Was Like '08 — Only Reversed Voter turnout numbers for the Republicans and Democrats are strikingly similar to 2008 — but reversed by party.  Click for more. Clinton Hauls in Delegates But Sanders Shows No Sign of Surrender Hillary Clinton took a decisive step toward locking down the Democratic nomination on Super Tuesday, winning most of the 11 states up for grabs.  Click for more. Super Tuesday Exit Poll Results: GOP Electorate Hungry for Change, Divided Over How to Deliver A deep dive into what the NBC News Exit Polls show about the GOP electorate on Super Tuesday.  Click for more. As It Happened: Relive Super Tuesday Action Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton closed in on their party's presidential nominations by racking up big wins.  Click for more. Todd: Big Night for Cruz, Trump NBC's Chuck Todd points out that while Donald Trump had a good night on Super Tuesday, Sen. Cruz may have done better than estimated.  Click for more. More News Kasich Still Confident After Super Tuesday Chuck Todd: Super Tuesday Not a Big Boost for Sanders Sanders Gets Hero's Welcome in Home State of Vermont Rubio Vows to Build on Super Tuesday as Race Continues You're receiving First Read from NBC News Politics. Share this with your family and friends and keep them up to date. Share now Follow Us   Privacy  NBC NEWS, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112