Super Tuesday 2024 live updates: What to watch as 15 states head to the polls
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Super Tuesday, the biggest date in the US presidential primary calendar, has arrived and promises to have a decisive impact on the respective Republican and Democratic races as voters in 15 states and one territory go to the polls.
As it stands, Donald Trump looks all but certain to be the Republican Party’s presidential candidate once again in 2024, having already chalked up big wins in the Iowa, US Virgin Islands and North Dakota caucuses and the New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina, Michigan, Idaho and Missouri primaries.
Only the well-funded but under-performing ex-UN ambassador Nikki Haley remains to challenge him.
She did pick up a much-needed win in Washington DC’s primary on Sunday but whether that will be enough to finally put some momentum behind her campaign remains to be seen.
The Democratic contest is even more one-sided, with President Joe Biden seemingly nailed-on to be his party’s candidate again as he seeks a second term in the White House.
Key races are also taking places for House and Senate seats in states like California, Texas, Alabama, Arkansas and North Carolina, with the latter state also choosing its nominees to succeed the state’s term-limited Democratic governor.
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As it stands, Donald Trump looks all but certain to be the Republican Party’s presidential candidate once again in 2024, having already chalked up big wins in the Iowa, US Virgin Islands and North Dakota caucuses and the New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina, Michigan, Idaho and Missouri primaries.
All but one of his challengers has long since fallen away, leaving only the well-funded but under-performing ex-UN ambassador Nikki Haley still swinging.
She picked up a much-needed win in Washington DC’s primary on Sunday, her first of the season, beating Trump by 62.3 per cent of the vote to his 33.3 per cent, scooping up 19 delegates in the process.
That results breathes some welcome new life into her campaign just in time for Super Tuesday after she suffered the humiliation of scoring fewer votes than the “none of these candidates” box on Nevada ballot papers and then lost in her own home state of South Carolina.
The Democratic contest is meanwhile even more one-sided, with President Joe Biden seemingly nailed-on to be his party’s candidate again as he seeks a second term in the White House, despite concerns about his advanced age and consistently poor polling.
Minnesota congressman Dean Phillips and the self-help guru Marianne Williamson (who suspended her campaign only to then revive it) remain the president’s last remaining rivals and both are surely too low-profile to make an impact, Biden having comfortably won the New Hampshire primary without even appearing on Granite State ballots thanks to a grassroots write-in campaign.
Here’s everything you need to know about Super Tuesday.
Joe Sommerlad5 March 2024 09:30
Good morning!
Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Super Tuesday, the biggest date in the US presidential primary calendar, on which 15 states and one territory go to the polls.
Voters in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia will all be casting their votes for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees, with American Samoa also joining the party.
Super Tuesday could prove make-or-break for GOP challenger Nikki Haley as Donald Trump looks to cement his place as the front-runner to be their party’s 2024 nominee.
Anything other than a huge upset today would see him set up an unpopular but increasingly inevitable rematch with Joe Biden, who is seeking a second term in the White House despite concerns about his age and consistently poor polling.
We’ll be bringing you all the very latest updates as the big day unfolds so stay tuned.
Joe Sommerlad5 March 2024 09:06
