Shortly after taking the stage, Rubio described Donald Trump as a “world-class con artist and a sham” who is preying on people’s frustration, fear and anger. “Trying to divide America between us and them is wrong, and we’re not going to let it work”, Clinton said in another jibe at Trump. President Barack Obama is barred by the constitution from seeking re-election after two four-year terms.
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In the past week Trump failed to distance himself from the Klu Klux Klan, was mocked for having bad make-up and small hands by one of his main GOP rivals and drove a sitting Republican Senator to publicly contemplate quitting the party in protest at his candidacy.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz called on his rivals to drop out of the race, which he says would enable him to contend Mr Trump’s lead more effectively. Instead, he’s watched Trump, a brash NY real estate mogul, display surprising strength with the region’s evangelical Christians and social conservatives.
Cruz also called on other candidates to consider dropping out.
Cruz is warning that the “Trump train” could be “unstoppable” if he wins big victories Tuesday.
US Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, the favourite of the Republican establishment, has yet to register a win. But Kasich, the OH governor, has suggested he plans to stay in until at least his state’s primary on March 15.
Sanders, who had one his fourth state, thanked cheering supporters in his hometown of Burlington, Vermont, and assailed the Republican front-runner.
Strong in the South, Hillary Clinton used the Super Tuesday contests to build an advantage over Bernie Sanders that will be hard to overcome.
Trump, winning seven states out of 11 on Tuesday, walked away from Super Tuesday with a commanding lead of 285 delegates in total.
Including superdelegates, Clinton now has at least 1,005 delegates in the overall AP delegate count. Sanders has at least 319.
He won in seven states, including much of the South. Cruz won three, including his home state of Texas, and Oklahoma. “She wants to make America whole again”.
Black voters gave Clinton a huge advantage throughout the South.
While the nominations aren’t cinched, it was clear on Tuesday night that the general election campaign had begun.
Trump and Clinton both also delivered virulent attacks on each other after their wins, with Trump calling the former secretary of state a “Washington insider” who would not achieve the change desired by the electorate, and Clinton criticizing the “low rhetoric” coming from the other side in a likely reference to Trump’s outspokenness. He was leading in Alaska Caucus.
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Trump won at least 186 of the 595 delegates at stake on Tuesday, with Cruz collecting at least 101 and Rubio at least 56. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Ohio Gov. John Kasich and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson to end their campaigns so he could confront Trump on his own.
