Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump secured sweeping wins on Super Tuesday, during which twelve states held nomination contests for the United States presidential candidates. Businessman-turned-politician Trump won in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia, with at least 33 percent of the votes in each state. He managed to secure 49 percent of the votes in Massachusetts – the highest percentage in any state for any of the Republican candidates. Republican candidate Ted Cruz secured wins in Alaska, Oklahoma and Texas, and Marco Rubio only emerged victorious in Minnesota. John Kasich and Dr. Ben Carson trailed behind with significantly lower percentages and no wins. Meanwhile, Clinton made sweeping gains in Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, while Clinton’s Democratic rival Bernie Sanders came out ahead in Colorado, Vermont (his home state), Minnesota and Oklahoma. Clinton’s wins were largely propelled by minorities – according to the Washington Post, the former First Lady secured 80 percent of black votes in Georgia and Virginia. However, she continues to be far less popular among the younger demographic; earlier statistics showed 82 percent of female primary voters under the age of 30…
Donald Trump Closes in on Presidency Race With Super Tuesday Wins
March 2, 2016
