U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump scored commanding victories in nearly every state that held presidential nominating contests on the so-called “Super Tuesday” and strengthened the likelihood of a rematch between the two in the November general election, CBS News reports.
Both men scored victories in delegate-rich states such as California, Texas, Virginia and North Carolina, the highest awards of the 16 states and one U.S. territory that reported results on Super Tuesday. Exit polls showed Trump ahead of former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley among large segments of the Republican electorate.
Republican voters said immigration and the economy were the most important issues to them.
States taking part in Super Tuesday award more than a third of the available delegates in the entire general election nominating process, giving them tremendous influence in shaping the race for the White House seat. The heavy concentration of primary contests dates back to 1988, and since then no Republican has won the presidential nomination without winning a majority of states on Super Tuesday.
For Trump, Tuesday’s victory comes shortly after the US Supreme Court declared him eligible to run for president, overturning Colorado’s decision to bar him from running in the primary.
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“There has never been anything so conclusive,” Donald Trump said of his victory over Nikki Haley, his biggest competitor in the Republican Party, USA Today reports.
Joe Biden, for his part, didn’t face much internal competition – he won more than 90% of the vote in most states up for grabs on Tuesday.
The incumbent’s campaign team was keen to point out that while Trump won almost everywhere, higher than expected returns for Nikki Haley are promising for Biden’s re-election bid.
“She’s winning in the places where presidential elections are decided, and in that group of people, those people are tired of Donald Trump taking the Republican Party as they once knew it,” said Mitch Landrieu, co-chair of Biden’s campaign, quoted by CNN.
Trump, in turn, has used the victory as an opportunity to criticize Joe Biden’s handling of the economy, foreign policy and, in particular, the US-Mexico border, PBS reports.
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