Ted Cruz Won ‘Election Day’ in Louisana, Erased 20 point Gap Almost Overnight

Donald Trump won the state of Louisiana but Ted Cruz appears to have gotten more votes on election day, on his way to erasing a 20-point deficit, to come within a few percentage points of The Donald when the dust settled.

Early voting showed Trump with at least a 23-point lead. By Saturday night, after the voting was done, that gap was down to around 3.7 points (with a few precincts still unreported).

The shift is being credited by some to Senator Cruz’ stellar Thursday night debate performance and the beating Trump has taken of late from several directions, but mostly from Marco Rubio.

Whatever the cause, with big wins in Maine and Kansas, this is a meaningful momentum shift away from Trump. Will it last? Who knows. But the inevitability of Trump after Super Tuesday is gone.

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Steve MacDonald

Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, award-winning blogger, and a member of the Board of Directors of The 603 Alliance. He is the owner of Grok Media LLC and the Managing Editor, Executive Editor, assistant editor, Editor, content curator, complaint department, Op-ed editor, gatekeeper (most likely to miss typos because he has no editor), and contributor at GraniteGrok.com. Steve is also a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, The Republican Volunteer Coalition, has worked for or with many state and local campaigns and grassroots groups, and is a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.
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