Trump wins 14 Nevada delegates

LAS VEGAS (AP)With his commanding victory in Nevada, Donald Trump has won 14 delegates in the state.

Marco Rubio won seven and Ted Cruz got six. John Kasich and Ben Carson each got one, with one delegate left to be allocated.

Overall, Trump has 81 delegates, and Cruz and Rubio have 17 apiece. Kasich has six delegates and Carson has four. It takes 1,237 delegates to win the Republican nomination for president.

Rubio says Trump can be stopped

UNDATED (AP): Marco Rubio has edged out Ted Cruz for second place in the Nevada caucuses.

The Associated Press finds the difference was fewer than 2,000 votes.

In an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show, Rubio says that it will be easier to stop Donald Trump once the race is narrowed.

Trump was the big winner in Nevada’s Republican caucuses Tuesday. It was his third straight commanding victory in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Cruz looks ahead to Super Tuesday

LAS VEGAS (AP): Ted Cruz says he can’t wait to get home to Texas.

The Republican presidential candidate says in Nevada that next week’s Super Tuesday primaries, including the balloting in Texas, “will be the most important night of this campaign.”

Cruz spoke at a Tuesday night appearance at a Las Vegas-area YMCA after an underwhelming performance in Nevada’s caucuses. Cruz was heading to Texas shortly after the speech.

Supporter Glenn Beck introduced Cruz and said he’s “totally fine with him being in third place, because Super Tuesday is coming. Texas is coming.”

Cruz insisted that he’s the only Republican candidate who can beat Nevada caucus winner Donald Trump.

He says, “the undeniable reality that the first four states have shown is that the only campaign that has beaten Donald Trump and the only campaign that can beat Donald Trump is this campaign.”

Voters show little interest in Bloomberg bid

NEW YORK (AP): Most Americans, regardless of ideology, say they have no interest in voting former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg into the White House.

That’s according to a new Associated Press poll.

Six in 10 Democrats and Republicans alike rule out Bloomberg in a general election. The total saying they wouldn’t vote for him is the highest level for any candidate in the field.

The media billionaire is set to decide next month if he’ll launch a third-party bid.

While the poll points to a daunting road for him, it also suggests that a Bloomberg candidacy could not be merely shrugged off by the two parties.

With more than one-third at least open to backing him, Bloomberg may have the potential to become a spoiler in a close fall election.