If Trump had garnered that big prize on what was otherwise a very good night for him, his delegate count and his momentum may have been too much for Sen. Florida Senator Marco Rubio made a decision to end his bid for the White House after Trump’s victory in his state. John Kasich predicted that his win in OH would propel him to victory in an open convention, while Ted Cruz said he is looking for a one-on-one showdown with the NY businessman.
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Who will take crucial 2016 primary wins in OH and Florida?
Florida and OH are the big prizes sought by front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, as they aim to prevent rivals from narrowing the delegate gap.
Rubio dropped out of the race Tuesday after his poor showing in the Florida Republican primary.
“We are going to go all the way to Cleveland and secure the Republican nomination”, he said.
Democrats: Mr Sanders (46.2%) is running close to Mrs Clinton (52.9%).
But now with Rubio out of the race, John Kasich is, at least according to the polls, the best bet for Republicans in the general election.
“I want you to know that the campaign goes on, and I also want you to know that it’s been my intention to make you proud”. Trump and Cruz are separated by tenths of a percentage point in Missouri, a state with 52 Republican delegates.
Clinton spent little time celebrating her primary victories as she already has her sites set on November and a possible showdown with Trump. “With more than half the delegates yet to be chosen and a calendar that favors us in the weeks and months to come, we remain confident that our campaign is on a path to win the nomination”, Sanders said. ‘We’re gonna have a national campaign, and I’m gonna be the nominee’. “I don’t mean that in a disrespectful way”, he said.
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On the Democratic side, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton won in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, putting more distance between herself and rival Bernie Sanders, a Vermont senator.
