Polls close in S.C., Clinton wins Nevada

[stephaniec]

Polls close in S.C., Clinton wins Nevada

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/20/politics/republicans-south-carolina-primary-highlights/index.html

CNN/By Stephen Collinson and Maeve Reston, CNNUpdated 7:09 PM ET, Sat February 20, 2016 | Video Source: CNN

"(CNN)—Voting has ended in the South Carolina Republican primary, and exit polls suggest Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are in contention for the top three spots.

Trump went into the vote as the front-runner after a frenzied final week of campaigning that saw the billionaire real-estate mogul wage a rhetorical war with Pope Francis and several candidates bluntly accuse their rivals of peddling outright lies."

[stephaniec]

Donald Trump wins South Carolina; Hillary Clinton takes Nevada

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/20/politics/republicans-south-carolina-primary-highlights/index.html

CNN/By Stephen Collinson and Maeve Reston, CNN Updated 7:44 PM ET, Sat February 20, 2016 | Video Source: CNN

"(CNN)—Donald Trump will win the South Carolina Republican primary, CNN projects, a tremendous show of strength in the heart of the Deep South that validates his status as the GOP's national front-runner.

Trump's win, following his victory in New Hampshire earlier this month and a second-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, gives the former reality television star a critical burst of momentum heading into Nevada's Republican caucuses Tuesday and the slate of 13 states voting on Super Tuesday, March 1."