To say that candidate Donald Trump dominated last night’s election result is a bit of an understatement.  Team Trump supporters absolutely crushed the competition and outperformed even the largest pre-election night expectations.
Not only did Team Trump win, but the Northeast voters resoundingly won with results that far exceeded the polls going into the five state races:

Key Points:
♦ Donald Trump voters beat the collective totals of both Senator Ted Cruz and John Kasich combined in every state contest, and now lead the national vote total by over 3.2 million votes.
♦ In addition, this is the sixth straight contest where Donald Trump has won more than 50% of the vote (61% in New York) putting to rest the argument that he’s not winning the majority vote.
♦ Donald Trump not only decidedly won every state, he also won every county within each of the five states (CT, PA, DE, RI, MD).   Trump also won every single congressional district within each of those states.
Simply put, this was a complete and total victory for candidate Donald Trump and all his supporters. That’s how the people voted, so now we shift focus to the delegate math. (more…)

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9:00pm EDT – We anticipate the need for more than one thread with results tonight, hence the numbering as above. Tonight:

♦ Delaware TRUMP WINS !

♦ Connecticut TRUMP WINS !

 ♦ Pennsylvania TRUMP WINS ! 

♦ Maryland TRUMP WINS !

♦ Rhode Island TRUMP WINS !

Prior To Tonight Delegate Count – Trump: 848, Cruz: 559

Now We Watch The Margins

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Candidate Donald Trump is anticipated to deliver election night remarks in New York at Trump Tower at approximately 9:00pm (estimated time – election results permitting). RSB is broadcasting a live Stream:
Video Replay Added (prompt to 01:22:00):
https://youtu.be/tG1mt2t8zCE?t=1h22m
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We anticipate the need for more than one thread with results tonight, hence the numbering as above. Tonight:

♦ Delaware ♦ Connecticut ♦ Pennsylvania

♦ Maryland ♦ Rhode Island

Prior To Tonight Delegate Count – Trump: 848, Cruz: 559

• Pennsylvania: Polls Close 8:00pm  74 Delegates – (17 State winner take all, 54 by District) All delegates elected by Congressional District “shall run at large within the Districts and shall not be officially committed to any particular candidate on the ballot.”
• Maryland: Polls Close 8:00pm  38 Delegates – (14 State winner take all, 24 by District winner take all).
• Connecticut: Polls Close 8:00pm  28 Delegates – (13 State delegates winner take most; if above 50% candidate gets all, if below 50% proportional w/ minimum threshold 20%.  15 delegates by District winner take all)
• Rhode Island: Polls Close 8:00pm 19 Delegates – (13 State delegates proportional w/ minimum 10%. 6 district delegates proportional, minimum threshold 10%)
• Delaware: Polls Close 8:00pm 16 Delegates – (16 delegates winner take all) *There is only one CD in Delaware so district total = state total.

Total = 153 Delegates Available 

• CNN Election HQ – Results Available HERE
• Politico Election HQ – Results available HERE
• New York Times Election HQ – Results Available HERE
• The Green Papers – Election Results and Delegate Tracking HERE

I hate writing posts like these because they simply waste time, effort, resources and ensure the overall discussions are taken off topic.  However, unfortunately this is desperately needed because far too many people are falling into (transparently predictable) political traps.
With the increased importance of all communication platforms, there are now entire industries of paid agents who receive compensation for trolling the internet.
They are paid marketers and paid disrupters who write comments throughout various web-based media platforms because it is their job.  There is an entire business model behind it.
Hillary Clinton’s PAC’s were recently called out for spending millions on paid political agents/operatives to attack her opponents on various media platforms.  Today they are attacking any venue carrying a majority of Bernie Sanders supporters.  Their goal is to divide and demoralize their opponent’s supporters – and it’s working. (<– Today)
Similarly, the same activity is happening on the republican side.   Today was predicted to be a good day for candidate Donald Trump.  It is not accidental that every political entity, every political adversary, in every venue, all day, from morning to night, is pushing negative stories about Donald Trump.  This is transparently by design.  Again, the goal is complete demoralization of their opponent and to turn a day of joyful victory into a day of concern and anxiety.  (more…)

Today is election Day Today in: ♦ Pennsylvania ♦ Rhode Island ♦ Maryland ♦ Delaware and ♦ Connecticut.

If you are voting today in the Northeast perhaps you can share a ground report on what’s going on in/around your community, town or polling location.

Today is another critical day of voting for the rebel alliance. The most important thing to do is to have your voice counted. SO, GO VOTE:

Remember, every vote counts especially in primary races. Not only are we trying to win the top-line overall vote, but the percentage of vote matters for delegate distribution. Don’t take anything for granted. Complacency and apathy are dangerous.  Ask your neighbors, friends and co-workers.  Carpool and spread the word – EVERY VOTE COUNTS !

After voting, if you have a few minutes please share your perspective on events around your neighborhood. Ground reports are always the best gauge of voter sentiment.

What’s Going On Out There?

Reminder there are resources below including polling times, locations, and information about your specific voting places at the following reference links: (more…)

Tracking polls can be a little sketchy because they only track a continued snapshot of the same electorate over long periods of time.  Because a ‘tracking poll’ only measures a group of voters who are engaged early in the election process (in this example beginning December ’15) such polling methodology tends to miss the segment of the population that tunes-in later in the process, when it matters more.
As a consequence of methodology, tracking polls tend to miss the enthusiasm aspect which becomes more important as the race narrows and more people engage.  However, that said, the current NBC/Survey Monkey tracking poll shows a significant upward shift for Donald Trump and a downward trend for Ted Cruz and John Kasich:

Because of the methodology, the results are on the lower end of actual sentiment.  Meaning the national support for the upward shift is understated, and the drop in the downward trend is also understated.  In essence, Donald Trump is likely doing much better nationally than this representative snapshot, and Cruz/Kasich are likely doing much worse.
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Today is election Day Today in: ♦ Pennsylvania ♦ Rhode Island ♦ Maryland ♦ Delaware and ♦ Connecticut. If you are voting today in the Northeast perhaps you can share a ground report on what’s going on in/around your community, town or polling location.

Today is another critical day of voting for the rebel alliance. The most important thing to do is to have your voice counted. SO, GO VOTE:

And if you have a few minutes please share your perspective on events around your neighborhood.

Ground reports are always the best gauge of voter sentiment.

What’s Going On Out There?

Reminder there are resources including polling times, locations, and information about your specific voting places at the following reference links: (more…)

Election Day Today in: ♦ Pennsylvania ♦ Rhode Island ♦ Maryland ♦ Delaware and ♦ Connecticut.

You can find resources including polling times, locations, and information about your specific voting places at the following reference links:

• For Pennsylvania Election Information – CLICK HERE
• For Maryland Election Information – CLICK HERE
• For Rhode Island Election Information – CLICK HERE
• For Delaware Election Information – CLICK HERE
• For Connecticut Election Information – CLICK HERE

The most important aspect to remember is:

…GO VOTE

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