Today voters in twelve states – 11 Democratic and 11 Republican – will gather together to nominate their party’s candidate for President of the United States.
On the Democratic side, Super Tuesday could be Hillary Clinton’s opportunity to pull away from Bernie Sanders. There are 889 delegates up for grabs in eleven states – Alabama (53), Arkansas (32), Colorado (66), Georgia (102), Massachusetts (91), Minnesota (77), Oklahoma (38), Tennessee (67), Texas (252), Vermont (16), Virginia (95). With Clinton poised to win Texas, Arkansas, Virginia, and Tennessee, Sanders is pushing for wins in northern states. Massachusetts is an important state to watch, as polling shows that Clinton’s lead there is within the margin of error.
Breaking down the Democratic Super Tuesday Map (via Politico)
Support for Donald Trump has grown in many Super Tuesday states, leading pundits to conjecture that a Trump sweep today will cripple all other Republican candidates. Around 600 Republican delegates are up for grabs in Alabama (50), Alaska (28), Arkansas (40), Georgia (76), Massachusetts (42), Minnesota (38), Oklahoma (43), Tennessee (58), Texas (155), Vermont (16), Virginia (49), and Wyoming (29). As Trump hedges closer and closer to the nomination, the Republican establishment is showing signs of panic. Some fear Trump cannot win in November, others fear he would not govern conservatively. Texas is one state that Trump may lose today, and it is a must win for Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas native who holds the lead in the polls.
Breaking down the GOP’s Super Tuesday Map (via Politico)