[Jeff Head]

With 87% counted now:

[stars & stripes forever]

What site is that on?

[mmichaels1970]

Anybody have a breakdown of how each candidate performed compared to final pre-primary polls?

[stars & stripes forever]

Do you think TED can eek out 12% or will there be an amBUSH at the last moment?

[Cboldt]

CNN thinks Kasich is going to have a tough time in SC. Will be competing against or for GOPe money, doesn't know the culture (Jambalaya! says he), and the "no negative" approach is risky.

Rubio was a strong surrogate for Romney. Hmmmm. CNN suggests Rubio needs to go off script. Gee, ya' think? Talk about the candidates as performers, able to work big room, work big room, able to convince the audience of sincerity, charisma. Donna Brasile would put Rubio in Nevada, he is bilingual. Rubio's 3-2-1 strategy is toast.

Bill Press says his impression of Rubio was soured on Saturday debate - Rubio is NOT a contender.

[Mouton]

trump is inching closer to 36%. KaSICK has stayed around 16 all night so he gets a 4-5% gap to third. Cruz holding onto a 850 or so lead over Jebster. The rest are out of the money.

Add up percentages for Trump, Cruz and Carson and they have just about 50% now, or an equal number of what the “establishment” got.

[Jeff Head]

Now 93% in. Big turn out for NH. Only 2,600 vote difference between 3rd and 5th place out of almost 295,000 votes.

I'm glad Cruz took 3rd.

But Trump won BIG TIME here. By almost 20% in such a large field.