President Biden and former President Donald Trump each notched a string of resounding victories on Super Tuesday that brought them even closer to a 2024 rematch of their fierce battle in 2020 for the White House.
Biden posted wins in Iowa, North Carolina, Virginia, Vermont, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Maine, Arkansas, Alabama, Texas, Colorado and Minnesota, according to the Associated Press, while former President Donald Trump scored victories over former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Maine, Alabama, Massachusetts, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado and Minnesota.
Trump, 77, who was charged with 91 felony counts since leaving the White House, has described his third presidential run in terms of both redemption and of reclaiming a victory he says, without evidence, was stolen from him. Biden, 82, has portrayed his candidacy as a fight to save American democracy, despite the view of many in his own party that he is too old to continue to lead effectively.
Biden is expected to make a clean sweep on Tuesday, despite some Democrats casting ballots for “uncommitted” to protest his handling of the war in Gaza. Haley, Trump’s lone remaining challenger, vowed to compete through Tuesday’s contests, but her future beyond that is uncertain. The former U.N. ambassador has also walked back her pledge to support Trump, should he be the Republican nominee.
In all, voters went to the polls in 16 states and one U.S. territory on Tuesday.
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Big changes expected for North Carolina’s congressional delegation
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore. Andrew Harnik/AP) The Associated Press reports:
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore won the Republican nomination for Congress in the state’s 14th District on Tuesday, starting what was expected to be a thorough shake-up of the U.S. House delegation.
The 14th is one of three congressional districts expected to flip from Democrats to Republicans in the November election after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly redrew voting maps fashioned by judges for the 2022 elections.
The new map seems likely to transform a delegation now comprising seven Democrats and seven Republicans to one with 10 Republicans and four Democrats.
Read more here.
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Trump wins Colorado after Supreme Court returns him to ballot
The U.S. Supreme Court. (Matt McClain/Washington Post via Getty Images) One day after the United States Supreme Court unanimously overturned a decision by the Colorado Supreme Court to remove Donald Trump from state ballots, the former president was declared the winner Tuesday in Colorado’s Republican primary.
The high court ruling effectively ended state challenges to Trump’s candidacy on the grounds that he violated Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which forbids from office those who have taken an oath to support the Constitution but are later found to have “engaged in insurrection.”
With 84% of the votes counted, Trump was ahead of Haley in Colorado by roughly 30 points.
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Biden, Trump win in Colorado
The Associated Press just called Colorado’s presidential primaries for President Biden and former President Donald Trump.
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Trump wins Arkansas
Former President Donald Trump just won the Arkansas GOP primary, according to the Associated Press.
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Concerns about crime play a major role in Los Angeles election
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón speaks at a press conference in July 2023. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Public concern about crime could potentially determine which candidate serves as the district attorney in Los Angeles County, according to the Associated Press.
Democrat George Gascón, who has survived two recall attempts since being elected in 2020, is up against 11 challengers in Tuesday’s primary. The two candidates with the most votes, regardless of political party, will face off in November’s general election.
Gascón’s critics highlighted a rise in property crime from 2022 to 2023 and footage of recent brazen robberies at luxury stores to suggest that Los Angeles is becoming increasingly unsafe. Still, violent crime has decreased nearly 1.5% in Los Angeles County and more than 3% in the city itself from 2022 to 2023.
Read more about the race from AP.
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Trump wins Massachusetts
Former President Donald Trump won the Massachusetts Republican primary contest, according to the Associated Press.
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Biden wins Arkansas
The Associated Press called Arkansas’s Democratic primary for President Biden.
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North Carolina exit polls hint at Trump’s strength across the South
Trump speaks at a rally in Greensboro, N.C., on Saturday. (Scott Muthersbaugh/Washington Post via Getty Images) Trump’s win in North Carolina is likely a sign of things to come as polls close tonight in other southern states.
In Virginia, one state north, Nikki Haley beat Trump among independents (57% to 41%) and college graduates (56% to 42%), according to preliminary exit polls.
She still lost statewide by what could be a 30-point margin (or more).
In North Carolina, however, Haley lost both of those groups, which tend to be her strongest, to Trump: 45% to 49% among independents and 45% to 51% among college graduates.
Given that North Carolina tends to be less conservative than its neighbors to the south — such Alabama, Arkansas and Texas, which are all voting tonight — those margins will likely shift even further in Trump’s favor. Trump has already won two other southern states tonight, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
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Biden wins Massachusetts
President Biden won the Massachusetts Democratic primary contest, according to the Associated Press.
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