It’s a Super Tuesday for Clinton and Trump
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton swept through the South on Super Tuesday.
WASHINGTON >> Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton swept through the South on Super Tuesday, claiming victory in their parties’ primaries in delegate-rich Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Virginia. The front-runners appeared ever more likely to end up in a general election showdown.
On the Republican side, Ted Cruz won his home state of Texas, the night’s single biggest prize, as well as neighboring Oklahoma. Democrat Bernie Sanders picked up his home state of Vermont, as well as Oklahoma, Colorado and Minnesota, but failed to broaden his appeal with minority voters who are crucial to the party in presidential elections.
Still, the night belonged to Trump and Clinton, who turned the busiest day of the 2016 primaries into a showcase of their strength with a wide swath of American voters.
Signaling her confidence, Clinton set her sights on Trump as she addressed supporters during a victory rally.
“It’s clear tonight that the stakes in this election have never been higher and the rhetoric we’re hearing on the other side has never been lower,” she said.
Trump, too, had his eye on a general election match-up with the former secretary of state, casting her as part of a political establishment that has failed Americans.
“She’s been there for so long,” Trump said at his swanky Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. “If she hasn’t straightened it out by now, she’s not going to straighten it out in the next four years.”
Trump’s dominance has rattled Republican leaders, who fear he’s unelectable against Clinton in November. Even as Trump professed to have good relationships with his party’s elite, he issued a warning to House Speaker Paul Ryan, who declared earlier in the day that “this party does not prey on people’s prejudices.” Trump said that if the two don’t get along, “he’s going to have to pay a big price.”
But all efforts to stop him have failed, including an aggressive campaign by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to discredit the billionaire businessman.
For Rubio, Super Tuesday turned into a bitter disappointment. While many Republican officeholders have rallied around him in recent days, his first victory remained elusive.
With an eye on Florida’s March 15 primary, Rubio vowed to keep up efforts to “unmask the true nature of the front-runner in this race.”
With results still coming in, Trump had won at least 192 Super Tuesday delegates, while Cruz picked up at least 132. Overall, Trump leads the Republican field with 274.
Sanders’ wins did little to help him make up ground in his delegate race with Clinton. She was assured of winning at least 457 of the 865 at stake on Super Tuesday. That’s compared to Sanders, who had at least 286 delegates.
Tuesday marked the busiest day of the 2016 primaries, with the biggest single-day delegate haul up for grabs. Democrats voted in 11 states and American Samoa, with 865 delegates at stake. Republicans voted in 11 states, with 595 delegates.
Clinton also picked up wins in Arkansas, and Texas, while Trump carried the GOP contests in Arkansas and Massachusetts.
Cruz desperately needed his win in Texas in order to stay in the race, and was likely to keep campaigning as the only Republican who has been able to defeat Trump in any primary contest.
Still, Trump’s wins in the South were a blow to Cruz, who once saw the region as his opportunity to stake a claim to the nomination. Instead, he’s watched Trump, a brash New York real estate mogul, display surprising strength with evangelical Christians and social conservatives.
Republicans spent months largely letting Trump go unchallenged, wrongly assuming that his populist appeal with voters would fizzle. Instead, he’s appeared to only grow stronger, winning states and drawing broad support for some of his most controversial proposals.
In six of the states on Tuesday, large majorities of Republican voters said they supported a proposal to temporarily ban all non-citizen Muslims from entering the United States, an idea championed by Trump. Nine in 10 of Trump’s voters were looking for an outsider, and half were angry with the government, according to exit polls conducted by Edison Research for The Associated Press and television networks.
In the Democratic race, Clinton has steadied herself after an unexpectedly strong early challenge from Sanders. The Vermont senator did carry his home state decisively, and told the crowd at a raucous victory party that he was “so proud to bring Vermont values all across this country.”
Sanders, who has energized supporters with his calls for a “political revolution,” has struggled to expand his base beyond young people and liberals. His weakness with black voters, a core part of the Democratic constituency, was underscored anew.
Clinton was supported by at least 80 percent of black voters in Alabama, Arkansas, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee and Texas. She was also bolstered by women and older voters.
More than 90 percent of Clinton’s voters wanted an insider, according to exit polls, and nearly half said experience was the top quality they were looking for in a candidate.
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“Sanders continued to show strength with young voters, carrying the majority of those under the age of 30”
Progress comes to America one obituary at a time.
LOL. Though I would prefer Clinton win the primaries.
Seems like the Leviathan has gotten exactly what it has been working towards: Dumb Voters.
Dumb voters? Trump gets 49% of Massachusetts’ vote. Big night for Mr Trump. Dumb voters decided the two previous elections.
And dumb…..ok I’ll change my vocab, the irrational voter is the Leviathan’s dream, now realized. Clinton and trump, sheer insanity.
Sarge, don’t argue the point. Considering the results of the last presidential election, dumb voters are abundant.
Some people believe Trump is a Mussolini. Well, there are a lot of Mussolini’s running around defending Globalism, as it purposely cuts the knees from millions of US jobs—thus creating an economically decimated country and a decimated planet.
An economically decimated planet is easier to command, from above. Which is the Globalist wet dream.
There is a crazy loose-talking cowboy running for President who seems to understand at least a part of this plan. And says he’ll torpedo it, no matter what. He now has a straight shot at winning the nomination.
He’d be running against a candidate who, in her wildest dreams, would never think of backing off one inch from Globalism Inc. If she isn’t lying through her teeth every day, she isn’t happy. If, every morning, there isn’t another foreign country to destabilize and drive into failed-nation status, she isn’t happy. As President, at last ensconced in the Oval Office, with The Power, she would cackle with mad glee, and take out her long list of old enemies against whom she intends to wreak final revenge.
If Trump is a Mussolini, what is she?
If you believe Trump is an unhinged lunatic, then there are two lunatics running against each other for the Presidency of the United States
There are a broad spectrum of opinions on the candidates, but one thing I think we can agree on is we are glad to live in a country where we are all free to vote (well at least those of us eligible to vote). The freedom to cast our ballots is one of the best thing about being an American.
It’s just a crying shame that these are the choices this election.
Seriously, vote Johnson.
Politicians and the media are legion, believe nothing they say.
Clinton/Sanders 2016!
I’m moving back to Japan.
I’m actually glad Trump will get the GOP nomination, because he will lose the general to Clinton. So the GOP stirred an `umeke of kūkae, and now they have to lick the spoon — too bad for them.
Trump getting the Republican nomination was just as much of a joke six months ago as Trump beating Clinton may seem to you now.
Over three million U.S. citizens and Clinton and Trump are the leading choices. Disgusting! The Monarchy’s return is very appealing at this point in history.
“Over three million U.S. citizens…” I believe there are actually a few more than that.
I may have to hold my nose in November but I will vote.
The bottom line is the 99% is speaking out loud and clear. They’re totally disgusted with the corrupt business as usual D.C establishment. Who do you blame? Easy who has the majority in Congress?
The only hope for the GOP to unseat Trump is a brokered Republican convention. Doesn’t look that way though with the Donald winning big so far. Looks like it’ll be Trump vs Clinton, folks. Let’s see how the independents and disatisfied Republican voters vote in November. Some may just sit it out if it’s Trump. Lots of entertaining action coming up to fill the usually lazy summer days.
We must not forget the dissatisfied Democrat voters that don’t trust Hillary.
They ain’t voting for Trump, no how, no way.
As I commented in yesterday’s StarAd: Dumb move by Grabbut. Clinton wins Super Tuesdays and slaps Sanders and Grabbut down hard.
Irt kkk and Donald Trump:There goes Paul Ryan talking about something he knows nothing about cmon!brah!better check the facts first..Do you know how silly this makes you?..And puleez..don,t believe everything you read on the news…..but the big picture is ……,Donald,s big WIN! GO Donald Trump
The corrupt Democrat Party, President Obama, and the clueless Republicans in DC all created Trump. The people are fed up with the establishment, who serve themselves and their cronies at the expense of the people. Hilliary is the ultimate establishment politician, so she will get beaten badly in November, the people have made it clear what they want to happen.
You can always tell when a politician is lying, their lips are moving.
How much worse could it get?
Bush, then the Buffanblu ?
Am not a supporter of Political Correctness!
GO TRUMP !
Circuses and bread, the masses have spoken.