She has won contests in Iowa, Nevada, South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina and OH as well as the American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands caucuses, according to a tally published by the Wall Street Journal.
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John Kasich celebrating his Ohio primary victory on Tuesday at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio.
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton extended her lead with wins in Florida, Ohio, Illinois and North Carolina during the latest batch of primaries.
Sanders, who was counting on his strong arguments against free trade, failed to make an impact on the industrial Midwest.
Tuesday’s votes in five states had been viewed as a pivotal moment in the Republican campaign.
Donald Trump had a prediction Wednesday for what would happen if he makes it to the Republican National Convention in July just a few votes shy of winning the party’s presidential nomination outright and ends up losing a contested convention. (We’re still waiting on a call in Missouri, but Trump leads.) Marco Rubio ended his campaign.
John Kasich was the only other Republican candidate to claim a win his home state of OH, with 47 percent.
Even House Speaker Paul Ryan did not rule out the idea of being drafted by the party at the Republican convention.
By capturing Florida, Mr Trump won all 99 of the state’s delegates, giving him a huge lift in his drive to the nomination.
“Here’s what really matters – we have to elect a Republican in the fall to grow jobs, rebuild our military, and put a person who respects the Constitution on the Supreme Court., Scott said”. In an obvious poke at Donald Trump, Kasich said he won’t take the “low road” and told a crowd, “The campaign goes on”. So far, only 26 superdelegates have said they’ll back Sanders.
In the Democratic race, Mrs Clinton won at least four states, dealing a severe blow to contender Bernie Sanders. “You know, I’m representing many, many millions of people”. We can do better.
Mr Trump has upended the political establishment by winning most of the state-by-state competitions for delegates who will choose the Republican nominee. Ted Cruz can “come into OH with the philosophies they have and win”.
As reported by the New York Times, Clinton clinched a win in Illinois Democratic primaries in Illinois and Florida.
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In Florida, pro-LGBT Mrs Clinton gave an upbeat victory speech in which she chastised Mr Trump – who now refuses to discuss same-sex marriage, after consistently changing his stance on the issue.
