Trump, Clinton Leading the Pack - Can Anyone Stop Them?

The Trump steam roller just keeps moving ahead. After his big win in South Carolina, Donald Trump is now the clear frontrunner in the Republican field of candidates. Hillary Clinton leads the Democratic field.
    
Can anyone stop them?

Trump's victory in South Carolina's primary gave him all 50 delegates and it was evangelical voters who made the difference.

The business mogul admitted he was surprised he won by more than 10 percent.

Trump will be at Regent University for the Presidential Candidate Forums on Wednesday, February 24. We'll be streaming that event LIVE at noon.

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Appearing on ABC's "This Week," he said his competition was tough -- especially from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who put out robocalls against him on Election Day in South Carolina.

"So, I said to myself, wow. This is tough business. These people are worse than Manhattan real estate developers. This is rough stuff, politics," Trump said.

And the campaigning may get rougher in the days and weeks ahead. Trump is expected to win Tuesday's Nevada caucus. But from there, it's Super Tuesday next week on March 1 when voters in 11 states go to the polls.

Each of the top three candidates is expected to win some of those states.

After Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, it's now clear that many Republican voters see Cruz as the conservative values candidate.

Despite a close third-place finish, Cruz said he defied expectations in South Carolina and he is the only strong conservative remaining in the race.

"Our game plan from day one was do well in the first four states and consolidate conservatives to go forward into Super Tuesday. I think we're positioned ideally to do exactly that," he insisted.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., edged out Cruz to place second in South Carolina. Many Republicans may now view him as the most electable candidate against the Democrats.

Rubio was asked Sunday if he can overtake GOP frontrunner Trump.

"He's the frontrunner when you have seven people running and they're dividing up 70 percent of the vote," he replied. "We need to remember here over 70 percent of Republicans nationally basically said we're not voting for Donald Trump and as long as that 70 percent is being divided up among five people, of course he's the front runner."

Rubio believes he'll do better once the Republican field narrows. Saturday night, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush dropped out of the presidential race after his disappointing showing in South Carolina. Rubio is likely to pick up some of his supporters.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Dr. Ben Carson also had poor performances in the Palmetto State. Nevertheless, they're staying in the race.

"Now that we've sort of gotten the field down, we might actually start talking about policies and solutions," Carson explained.

Meanwhile, on the Democratic side, Saturday was a victorious day for Hillary Clinton who exclaimed, "We just won Nevada!"

Democratic socialist candidate Bernie Sanders reminded supporters that while Clinton may have won Nevada, he received only three or four delegates less than she did in the state.

Actor Danny Glover joined Sanders campaigning in South Carolina, where Sanders said his campaign has momentum.

"If you look at national polls and you want a candidate who is gonna defeat Donald Trump, you're looking at that candidate!" Sanders exclaimed.

But Cruz and Rubio say hold on – there's still a long primary campaign ahead.

For now, Trump is the frontrunner, and he could either solidify his lead as this primary season goes national on Super Tuesday -- or things could change if Rubio starts winning some states, and Cruz celebrates more wins like Iowa.