Meanwhile, Republican presidential frontrunner, Donald Trump leads in almost every state slated to hold primaries or caucuses on Super Tuesday. She showed the same strength among African-Americans that she did in SC, supported by at least 80 percent of black voters in Alabama, Arkansas, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.
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Here’s what’s happening on March 1: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia all host primary elections for voters from both parties.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has a lead in the Lone Star State, according to recent polls, but needs 50 percent of the vote to earn all of the state’s 155 delegates – a tall order.
Republicans will vote in 11 states, with 595 delegates at stake.
The South bid for more influence in this campaign by adding states to its Super Tuesday roster, naming this subset the SEC primary in a nod to the Southeastern Conference of college sports. That’s why it’s crucial for all citizens who are able to vote to make it to the polls.
The outlier: Vermont, Sanders’ home state. More than half the state’s registered voters are unenrolled. Depending on one’s political leanings, though, it may feel the opposite of super: Republican frontrunner Donald Trump looks poised to win the day, which may be good news for such groups as the KKK, but is less welcome for women and Muslims, among others.
Democratic voters also will partipate in Colorado and Republicans, in Alaska.
It’s a win for Hillary Clinton in American Samoa.
The contests come at a turbulent moment for Republicans as they grapple with the prospect of Trump becoming the party’s nominee.
Cruz said Trump should clarify comments made to the New York Times following reports from news website BuzzFeed which said Trump had suggested to the Times’ editorial board in an off-the-record briefing on January 5 that he would most likely not stand by his immigration proposals if elected president. She won Iowa, Nevada and SC.
Bernie Sanders won 86 percent of the vote in Vermont.
Something else:Many have suspected there is a “ceiling” to Trump’s support, keeping him from getting more than around 35% even if a race narrows to only two candidates.
The candidates secure delegate votes proportional to how party members have voted.
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The Texas senator also attacked Trump’s past campaign donations at an event in Houston.
