Thousands of Massachusetts Democrats have denounced their party affiliations since January 1 to jump across the aisle and join the ranks of Independent or Republicans.
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Twelve other states also voted Tuesday, as presidential hopefuls scrambled for shares of the biggest one-day pot of convention delegates in the 2016 primary season. For the Democratic candidate to get the nomination, they need 2,383 delegates; Republicans need 1,237.
Texas has been at the center of Super Tuesday speculations.
In the Republican primary, front-runner Donald Trump fared well among lower-income and less-educated voters, as well as people who looking for a leader who “tells it like it is”.
Well, Georgia has one of the largest delegate totals of the states voting today with 76 republican delegates to give out and 102 delegates on the democratic side.
Sanders, who won the contests in Oklahoma, Minnesota, Colorado and his home state of Vermont, reminded a raucous crowd of supporters in Essex Junction, Vt., that the race for the nomination was far from over – particularly for a candidate who was “at 3 percent in the polls 10 months ago”. Democrats also have an additional 150 “superdelegates” that are free to vote however they want this summer.
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“Super Tuesday is I believe the most important day of the entire primary”, Cruz said.
Clinton was a heavy favorite in Texas.
Going into Tuesday’s primary Clinton had a 21.5-point lead over Sanders in the state.
AT STAKE FOR THE CANDIDATES: An NBC/WSJ poll shows Donald Trump leading the pack in Tennessee and Georgia.
Mass. Secretary of State William Glavin attributed the switches to the “Trump phenomenon.” . Rubio needs to prove he can beat Trump in a contest and thus provide credence to his argument that he can still mathematically win the nomination.
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If Trump emerges from Super Tuesday as the big victor, the Republican Party will have to come to terms with what his candidacy means for the party. Ted Cruz has the best chance of beating Trump.
