WASHINGTON Kolton Miller Jersey , Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- After Saturday's votes, it is increasingly likely that U.S. bombastic billionaire Donald Trump will clinch the Republican nomination to face likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the 2016 race to the White House, experts said.


On Saturday, Republicans held their latest primary in the state of South Carolina and Democrats held their latest caucuses in the state of Nevada, with Trump and Clinton coming out on top.


While the game is not over for Trump, analysts now say he has a serious shot at clinching the Republican Party (GOP) nomination against rivals Ted Cruz Oakland Raiders Hats , a senator from Texas, and Marco Rubio, a senator from Florida.


""Trump has a 50 percent shot at being Republican presidential nominee and he is a lot more electable than most people realize. He is the second most electable behind Rubio, as of today,"" Republican strategist Ford O'Connell told Xinhua.


Referring to Saturday's GOP primary vote in South Carolina, Brookings Institution's senior fellow Darrell West told Xinhua that Trump solidified his front-runner status with a strong showing in South Carolina.


""That state shows that New Hampshire was not a fluke. He is in the lead as the primaries head to the Southern states Oakland Raiders T-Shirts ,"" West added, referring to the previous GOP primary in the state of New Hampshire.


Trump lost to Cruz in the Iowa caucuses, but won the Republican primary in New Hampshire. Before the South Carolina primary, experts and pundits were unsure whether he could continue his winning streak.


Much of Trump's appeal comes amid the backdrop of an economy that is still struggling to move ahead after the 2008 economic crash, which sent the U.S. and global economy reeling. There remain millions of people who are unemployed, and people are uneasy about the economy Oakland Raiders Hoodie , wages and jobs.


Polls show Republican voters believe that Trump is the best choice to run the economy, and analysts said that is likely because of his status as a billionaire business tycoon, as opposed to Rubio and Cruz, neither of whom has ever run a business.


Moreover, Trump's supporters are fed up with what they view as lackluster leadership both in the White House and in the GOP-controlled Congress.


On foreign policy, many Trump supporters say they are tired of what they call