Oddest media coupling: Karl Rove and Joe Trippi on Fox News, who Fox has dubbed the "Campaign Cowboys" as shorthand for "grizzly campaign veterans". Fox says it took the name from the movie Space Cowboys. Whatever... it's a bit unsettling to watch the two yuck it up together with big laughs, which they have been doing all night.
Trump takes 6 states, Cruz takes 2, Rubio has 1. (Vermont is still too close to call, but it's between Trump and Kasich.) Hillary takes 7 states, Bernie takes 4.
What is Bernie's game plan? He's not stupid, he knows he's not going to be the nominee. Most prevalent theory: He wants "his movement" to leave a permanent imprint on the Democratic party and be his legacy.
Republicans didn't campaign in Colorado because no straw vote was taken at caucuses. Why not? There's a dispute between local Republicans and the national party about whether the caucus votes would be binding, and as a result, the state republican party decided there would be no preference vote.
Update: 8:30 pm: Marco Rubio is doing a Fox News interview. He disparages Ted Cruz' total three state win saying Cruz was supposed to clean up in five or seven states. Rubio says he never said he'd win Super Tuesday, tonight is not a big surprise. Rubio said (like Cruz) he appeals to the most conservative and evangelical voters. Rubio said he got a lot of delegates tonight. In Virginia, he says, he got almost as many as Donald Trump.
Rubio says Trump will never be the nominee of the Republican party. He says Republicans have to rally to stop Donald Trump. He calls Trump a "world class con artist." He calls him "a fraud" and a "scam artist." He uses "con artist" at least five times.
Rubio says Trump would be a disaster as a nominee. He says the media created Donald Trump, and the same media will destroy him in the general election, in the unlikely event he becomes the nominee.
Rubio says he's the only one can stop Donald Trump, unify Republicans and beat Hillary. Megan Kelly tells Rubio that Trump is beating 20 points in his home state of Florida. Rubio disputes her numbers. He says he will win in Florida. He says he likes Gov. Kasich, and then refers to him as just "an asterisk."
Update 8:12 pm MT: Ben Carson says he's not dropping out. John Kasich is still doing well in Vermont. Ted Cruz has three states (total, this includes his Iowa win weeks ago.) Marco Rubio has none.
Update 7:10 pm MT: Hillary wins huge around the country. So far, Bernie has Vermont and Oklahoma. On the Republican side, Cruz has won Texas and Oklahoma. Trump has won the remaining states. Will Rubio win any state? John Kasich did well in Vermont.
New phrase from Rubio: He's a "child of the Regan revolution." A Fox News pundit talks about "Establishment Republicans" and "Movement Republicans."
A watchable conservative: Byron York on Fox News. He tried to explain what's going on with Trump and conservatives. He didn't provide much enlightenment, but he kept his voice modulated and didn't insult anyone. I couldn't even tell whether he's a Trump supporter. Unwatchable: Everyone on CNN. Even John King grates on me these days, he's gotten louder and is speaking even faster than usual, much faster than I can listen.
Hillary has already given her speech. She said America needs more "kindness and love." I'd rather see a more "happy" America. (I'm still into happy this week, thanks to the happiest, most giddy man on television, James Corden of CBS' Late Late Show.) Trump is such a curmudgeon. Is he ever happy? Does he ever laugh if he's not being sarcastic or snide?
Rubio is speaking now from Miami. Odd phrasing? Right after saying, "I love you Miami", he says, "I've traveled the country and I'm proud to be back." Why would he be proud to be back in Miami? Did he mispeak and mean to say glad or happy vs. proud?
5:10 pm MT: Hillary wins Virginia and Georgia. Bernie Sanders wins....Vermont. Hillary won a trove of delegates just from these two states.
Sanders is in Vermont tonight, Hillary is in Miami. Both will hold campaign events tonight.
Marco Rubio will hold a rally in Florida. Ted Cruz will be in Texas. Trump will hold a press conference at 9 p.m. ET tonight.
Trump has 40% of Georgia, with Cruz and Rubio around 24%. Trump and Kasich are leading in Vermont -- it's too close to call, same for Virginia Repbulicans.
CNN has so many chirons on the bottom of the screen I can turn the sound off and not miss anything except the grating voice of somebody named Gloria and Sanders' top shill Van Jones, who CNN unfortunately holds out as an expert. (I've been outraged all election season that CNN has this guy on an as an expert when all he does is shill for Sanders.) The woman with Gloria in the red dress has the most unflattering eyeglass frames I've ever seen. Whoops, there are three women all with red dresses on the CNN set. I'm talking about the one with the dark hair.)