US presidential polls: Donald Trump, Joe Biden set to sweep Super Tuesday. Can Nikki Haley make a mark?
the choice seems to be simple. Both political parties already have clarity over who their nominees will be, as Joe Biden (Democrat leader) and Donald Trump (Republican leader) have cruised through the early voting states. Super Tuesday is the primary election day the most states hold their primaries and caucuses and decide on the bulk of delegates for candidates in their respective parties.
Over a third of all the available delegates for both the Republican and Democratic nominations are at stake on Super Tuesday, CBC news explained. It's called Super Tuesday because more delegates are at stake on March 5 than on any other single date during the primary campaign. ALSO READ | Explained: How US elects its President? A look at the electoral process As per reports, there are 865 Republican delegates that will be allocated, and the winner of the GOP (Republican Party) presidential nomination must collect 1,215 delegates.
On Tuesday, Democratic primaries will allocate a total of 1,420 delegates, and 1,968 delegates are needed to win the Democratic nomination. Voters will cast their ballots in the Republican presidential primary on Tuesday in these 15 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia. All these states except Alaska will hold their Democratic primary contests on Tuesday, the Guardian reported.
Meanwhile, the US territory of American Samoa will simultaneously hold its Democratic caucus. It is also the last day for Iowa Democrats to mail in their primary ballots, the report said. For the unversed, the main voting events — Primaries and Caucuses — help in the selection of delegates who will represent the
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