Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tightened their grips on the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations while Ted Cruz claimed Super Tuesday’s biggest prize — Texas — and Marco Rubio landed his first win of the 2016 campaign.
Voters went to the polls in a dozen states and so far have handed seven wins each to Clinton and Trump. Clinton took Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, while Trump won Alabama, Arkansas Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia.
Bernie Sanders, Clinton’s insurgent Democratic rival, captured Colorado, Oklahoma, Minnesota and his home state of Vermont.
Cruz’s Texas and Oklahoma victories, meanwhile, were crucial wins that gave him a rationale to carry on in the race. He pointed to those triumphs, combined with his victory in the Iowa caucuses, as proof that only he can actually beat Trump.
“After tonight, we have seen that our campaign is the only campaign that has beaten, that can beat and that will beat Donald Trump,” Cruz told supporters.
But that argument was complicated when Rubio notched his first win of the election season in Minnesota. The Florida senator insisted in an interview with CNN that he will move forward and doesn’t believe Trump will win the nomination.
“This is the fight for the heart and soul of the Republican Party,” Rubio told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “I will go through all 50 states before we stop fighting to save the Republican Party from someone like that.”
Bernie Sanders
Clinton Victories
Clinton’s victories in the South are further evidence of her strength among African-American voters, which could make it extremely difficult for Sanders to win the nomination.
“What a Super Tuesday,” Clinton said at a rally.
Trump’s victories help him stretch his lead in the GOP White House battle and underscore his growing support across all sectors of the Republican coalition. Those wins come despite Trump …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
