Clinton and Trump were pressing for sweeping victories that could distance them from their party rivals and move them closer to a November presidential election showdown.
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Clinton’s win was declared the instant the polls closed.
The stakes are high for Bernie Sanders on Minnesota’s caucus day. Nahstoll, who was holding a sign for Meaghan Emery, who is seeking another term on the City Council, backs Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination.
Though Trump didn’t win this group in all of those states, he was always strong with them. But he’s failed to win a state so far, raising questions about his strategy for topping Trump.
Tennessee- Donald Trump projected to win.
Rubio, a Florida senator who has become the favorite of much of the Republican establishment, has yet to win a primary, despite competing hard in Virginia.
Ted Cruz was announced as the victor of his home state, Texas, as well as Oklahoma.
For Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, the night was turning into a disappointment.
Democratic voters who are anxious about the economy and say they want a political insider as president propelled former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to victory in the primary.
Clinton began Tuesday with 546 delegates, including super delegates, while Sanders had 87. Each entered Super Tuesday having won three of four early voting contests, and more strong showings could start putting the nominations out of reach for other contenders.
Politico reports the concept originated in 1988 to consolidate voters and organize campaigns.
A large crowd is expected to stand up with him at his Super Tuesday rally in Essex as his candidacy faces its toughest test, as 11 states render a verdict on his message. Preliminary results include interviews with 534 to 997 Democratic primary voters and 328 to 1,313 Republicans primary voters in each state contest.
People who are not enrolled in any political party make up more than 53 percent of the registered voters in MA and could vote in either the Democratic or Republican primaries. And both parties allocate delegates proportionally, meaning even losing candidates can pick up some delegates if they get enough support.
SUPER Tuesday in the USA presidential primaries turned out not so super yesterday after Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton extended their leads. There were 595 Republican delegates at stake in 11 states.
The delegates will be distributed in some way. That’s a big difference from 2008, when the African-American vote helped Obama beat Clinton among urban Democrats by 72 percent to 27 percent. The demographics in states like Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Texas and Virginia are more similar to SC, where Sanders took a almost 50-point bruising last weekend, than to New Hampshire, where he ran up a 20-point victory against Hillary Clinton last month. Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Tennessee will close their polls at 8 pm Eastern.
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Voters from Vermont to Colorado, Alaska to American Samoa and a host of states in between were heading to polling places and caucus sites on the busiest day of the 2016 primaries.
