Trump won Republican primary victories in Florida, North Carolina and IL and was in a virtual tie with closest rival Ted Cruz in Missouri getting at least 159 more delegates and taking his total to 619 from 18 wins.
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Tuesday night, Clinton turned her sights on Trump.
His win in Florida was so dramatic that it forced Trump’s rival Marco Rubio, the state’s senator, to drop out of the race.
In the democratic race Hillary Clinton had a successful night securing victories in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina.
In Illinois, Missouri and Ohio, Clinton was supported by about two-thirds of black voters, similar to her level of support among black voters in MI last week, where her margin among the key group was not enough to propel her to victory.
Sanders, who was counting on his strong arguments against free trade, failed to make an impact on the industrial Midwest.
Kasich on Wednesday told NBC that neither Trump nor Texas Sen.
The next several weeks of the primary calendar could give Bernie a chance to post a few more wins of his own, but, unlike their GOP counterparts, Democrats don’t hold winner-take-all contests.
“While we are on the right side this year, we will not be on the winning side”, Rubio, a first-term senator who is not seeking Senate re-election, told supporters in Miami as he pulled out of the race.
During his election-night speech-after Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, and IL were called but results from Missouri were still being counted-Cruz welcomed Rubio supporters “with open arms” to join in supporting his campaign.
Republican presidential candidate Sen.
“We put one foot in front of the other”, said Kasich.
Kasich vowed to win the GOP nomination, even if it means doing so in a brokered convention.
Sanders’ opponent Hillary Clinton ended up having big victories in the Florida and Ohio. “We’re going to win, win, win, and we’re not stopping”.
Donald Trump is the only candidate with a path to clinching the Republican nomination for president before the party’s national convention in July, according to an analysis of the delegate math.
In the unofficial and almost final vote, Kasich took OH by 47 to 36 percent.
Today’s United States primary election results are in – the votes have been counted 99 percent of the way, and the Republican victor looks to be controversial candidate Donald Trump. “He needs to focus on the ones that Trump can’t win”.
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Coming on the heels of a stunning loss in Michigan, Clinton saw her lead in the polls dwindle during the week leading up to the oh primary.
