Tuesday Night: Democratic Townhall and Republican Caucus Live Blog

Hello from Storm and Tornado riddled New Orleans! Tonight are two big events which probably won’t rival our weather today but could be interesting.  Will Rubio try to convince us losing is winning?  Will Bernie continue the attacks laid out in yesterday’s Presser?  Will the Donald and Hillary edge closer to November?

First up at 8 pm eastern is a CNN Townhall between Sanders and Clinton.

After losing to Clinton in Saturday’s Nevada Democratic caucuses and another loss likely looming this weekend in South Carolina, Sanders needs a confident performance to project strength going into the multiple contests on Super Tuesday.

He will get the chance to draw sharper contrasts with his rival at the town hall meeting in South Carolina, from 8 p.m-10 p.m. ET, which will be moderated by Chris Cuomo and air on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español and be streamed live online on CNNgo.

In the coming weeks, Clinton is counting on a strong showing in Southern states likely to showcase her dominance among African-American voters, putting the onus on Sanders to try to broaden his support or face falling behind.

It’s not quite Super Tuesday but you’ll get a taste of things to come!

The menu for politics lovers starts with a Democratic town hall featuring Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on CNN at 8 p.m. ET.

Then come the results from the Nevada Republican caucuses, where Donald Trump, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will battle it out for first place in the last GOP election before 12 states vote next Tuesday.

The Nevada Caucus will likely be won by Trump but watch closely at what goes on with Rubio he’s put up a firewall there and Cruz who seems to be struggling.

The townhall will probably show Hillary being positive and Bernie going on offense.

Trump is definitely on his way to the nomination.

With Jeb Bush out, Donald Trump has widened his lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Republican Voters finds Trump with 36% support, giving him a 15-point lead over Senator Marco Rubio who earns 21% of the vote. Senator Ted Cruz is in third place with 17%.

For Trump, that’s a five-point gain in support from the beginning of this month just after the Iowa caucus and right before the New Hampshire primary when it was Trump 31%, Rubio 21% and Cruz 20% among likely GOP voters.  Rubio’s support has held steady, while support for Cruz has fallen slightly.

In mid-December, Trump led with 29% Republican support, with Cruz in second with 18% and Rubio at 15%.

So, join us!!!