This March 5th will be the super Tuesday In United States of Americathe most important day of the primary elections, in which a large number of states elect – through traditional votes or caucuses – the delegates That will represent the presidential elections next November 5th.
On this occasion 15 states and one territory They will vote at the polls. On the one hand, the Republicans elect almost 36% of all delegates, that is, 865 out of 2,429, while the Democrats have to choose 1,439 out of 3,934 candidates.
Super Tuesday: the states that vote on this day
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
About 15 states will vote in this primary election. Super Tuesday: How many delegates are distributed?
THE Republicans They will vote this Tuesday 865 of the 2,429 delegates who will be summoned to the Republican National Convention next July in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), or almost 36% of the total.
For their part, the Democrats choose on this date 1,439 of the 3,934 delegates (A 36.5%) who will announce their candidate at the Democratic National Convention in August in Chicago, Illinois.
Super Tuesday: who are the main candidates in these primaries
On the Republican side and despite the recent victory of Nikki Haley in the internal Republican elections of the District of Columbia (Washington), Donald Trump continues to be the candidate who has the most advantages over the Democrat and current Head of State Joe Biden in the presidential elections in November.
Despite the slim chances of beating her main rival, Haley reiterated that will not give up. Regarding this decision, pressure from donors opposed to Trump and the possibility of presenting himself as an alternative are hypothesized.
Nikki Haley has confirmed that she will not give up the fight against Donald Trump for the Republican Party. Photo: Getty Images.As for the Democrats, Biden does not matter no strong opponent in the primaries which can remove him from his position for re-election. Dean Phillips AND Marianne Williamsonthe two politicians competing against him have not yet accumulated a single figure, so the current president is not in danger.
The only thing standing between the current president and the Democratic nomination was this week’s protest vote in the state of Michigan, with around 100,000 votes in favor of the “no commitment” option. This is due to the criticism and pushback the White House receives in the Gaza war.
Super Tuesday: Can Joe Biden win the primaries this Tuesday?
The answer is no. Even if Biden wins all the delegates up for grabs (so far he has only missed two in the Michigan primaries), adding up his current 206 would leave him with 1,645, still 323 missing from the magic figure of 1,968 given by the Democratic candidacy.
Even if he wins all the delegates this Tuesday, there is still no sure victory for Joe Biden. Photo: Getty Images.The most likely thing is that, in the absence of significant opposition, the current president will obtain the necessary number of delegates to be considered the winner of next year’s primaries. March, 19when another half-dozen states elected their delegates.
Source: Clarin
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