Donald Trump He won in Virginia and North Carolina on the so-called “Super Tuesday”, the big election day on which he hopes to bury his last rival for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley, in order to concentrate on the duel with the Democrat Joe Biden.
There is no secret. Neither the Republican (77) nor the Democrat (81) have anyone to outshine them in the primaries that will name both parties' candidates for the November presidential election.
According to several US media outlets, the former conservative president has already been declared the winner in Virginia and North Carolina, both on the East Coast.
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The Choose They are celebrated in 15 states, from Maine in the far northeastern United States to California on the West Coast to Texas in the south and even American Samoa, a small territory in the Pacific.
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont and Virginia also vote.
In front of a polling station in Huntington Beach, California, most of them Republican voters This AFP spoke in support of Donald Trump.
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Many see no need to continue the primary election after this Tuesday as 52-year-old Nikki Haley appears to be headed for defeat, according to polls.
Haley is a “lost cause,” predicts Andrew Pugel, a 57-year-old engineer.
On the Democratic side, Biden is a candidate for re-election.
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Pop singer Taylor Swift, whose potential influence on young people cannot be ignored, called on her fans to vote on Super Tuesday. He leaned towards neither party.
What is expected?
In Trump's case, he needs to gather 1,215 delegates to win the Republican primary. So far it has 274 members and by the end of the edition it is expected to have at least more than 800 delegates.
On the other hand, Biden needs 1,968 delegates to win the Democratic primary. To date, the current president and candidate has 206 insured people.
Nine other states will hold their primaries on March 12 and 19.