DONALD TRUMP WINS NEVADA CAUCUSES
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump scored his third-consecutive victory of the election season by winning the Nevada Republican caucuses on Tuesday.
Trump was declared the winner by multiple outlets shortly after the state's caucuses wrapped up at 9 p.m. PST. NBC, ABC, CNN, Fox News, and others called the victory for Trump.
The early results showed the caucuses shaping up to be a rout for Trump, who was coming off big victories in the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries over the last two weeks.
Trump held a 19-point lead over second-place Marco Rubio, a Florida senator, with roughly 10% of precincts reporting, according to NBC News. Those numbers were as of 9:46 p.m. PST.
A pair of polls had given Trump a massive edge heading into the primary. He held a 26-point lead over Rubio, according to a recent CNN poll. Another poll, from Gravis, showed he had a 16-point advantage over Ted Cruz, a Texas senator.
The Nevada victory followed easy wins for Trump in South Carolina and New Hampshire and a second-place showing in Iowa. Each Republican who won in both New Hampshire and South Carolina has gone on to become the eventual GOP nominee.
Trump will have an added boost of momentum heading into Super Tuesday on March 1. That day features the "SEC Primary," as many of the 13 states voting are located in the South.
Trump is leading the polls in almost all of the Super Tuesday states. The day will also give Trump an opportunity to deliver a crushing blow to Cruz in the senator's home state of Texas.
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