Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump notched big wins across the South on Super Tuesday as they extended their leads for their party’s nomination.
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“When I am president of the United States, we will not just save the American dream, we will it to reach more people than ever”, said Republican candidate Marco Rubio. Trump won Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia, while Clinton won Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Trump also spoke about Republican candidate Marco Rubio, a senator from Florida.
Trump’s ideas have resonated with Tuesday’s Republican electorate, according to exit polls conducted by Edison Research for The Associated Press and television networks. “And when we do, we will do what needs to be done, and our children will be the freest and most prosperous Americans that have ever lived”. Colorado, Minnesota and Alaska Republicans were holding contests with results expected later.
Earlier Tuesday, Trump called on Rubio to drop out of the race in a telephone interview with the Fox News Channel. Republican officials have rallied behind Rubio over the last week, but he’s failed to win a single state so far.
Of the seven Southern states that voted Tuesday, Clinton got more than 8 in 10 black votes everywhere but Oklahoma, where three-quarters of blacks backed her. Blacks made up made up more than a quarter of the votes overall.
At his own speech in Florida, Trump reacted to Clinton’s speech.
Republicans spent months largely letting Trump go unchallenged.
But while his campaign has confounded many Republican leaders, the NY real estate developer cites his high poll numbers as proof he is not dividing the party but expanding its ranks. Bernie Sanders is on track to get a sliver of the 222 delegates at stake but didn’t compete like the Vermont senator had done in Iowa and New Hampshire. “I can tell you the one person Hillary Clinton doesn’t want to run against is me”.
Before the race in Minnesota was called, Mr. Rubio told supporters Tuesday night that his campaign is gaining steam and that this week he has begun to “unmask the true nature of the front-runner” – calling Mr. Trump a “con artist”. But Sanders faces tough questions about whether he can rally minorities who are core Democratic voters.
Winning the nomination won’t be easy; With 865 delegates on the line for Democrats on Super Tuesday, Sanders must continue to garner supporters to secure state wins.
Clinton was supported by at least 80 percent of black voters in the Deep South and Texas.
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Speaking to a loud crowd in Vermont, Mr Sanders said it was “good to be home”. However, some said that GOP front-runner Donald Trump could have a tough time in the state due to his lack of campaign infrastructure and his tendency to poll poorly in the Midwest.
