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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters during a Get Out the Vote event at Lake Taylor Senior High School in Norfolk, Va., on Feb. 29, 2016.
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Sen. Ted Cruz did it. He just won his home state of Texas, one of the biggest delegate prizes up for grabs this Super Tuesday. And Hillary Clinton continued her Southern dominance, also winning Texas according to NBC News.
Clinton is having a big night, so naturally she’d be ebullient while addressing supporters. In a speech that focused on getting the middle class a raise and fixing divisions in the United States, Clinton took some time to strike out at the GOP frontrunner, Donald Trump, without naming him.
Clinton said, “America never stopped being great,” echoing Trump’s slogan Make America Great Again. “We have to make America whole, fill in what’s been hollowed out. We have to make strong the broken places. Restitch the bonds of trust and respect across our country.”
Donald Trump has emerged victorious over Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in Virginia, according to CBS News. Trump is winning big across the South, already emerging as victorious in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
But not everything is ideal with Trump below the Mason-Dixon. The race is still tight in Arkansas and we’re waiting for polls to close in Texas, two states where Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is making moves.
Hillary Clinton continues to rack up wins in the South. She’s taken Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama, and now NBC News has reported that she’s taken Arkansas, a state where she was once First Lady when husband, Bill Clinton, was governor there.
Things are a bit tighter in the Natural State on the GOP side where Ted Cruz had invested some resources in hopes of snatching Arkansas from Donald Trump.
Races continue to be too close to call in Oklahoma, Vermont and Virginia on the GOP side. Massachusetts and Oklahoma are tight between Clinton and Sanders.
More big news for the GOP and Democratic frontrunners Tuesday night. NBC News is projecting that Donald Trump has won the states of Alabama, Tennessee and Massachusetts, while Hillary Clinton has taken Alabama and Tennessee.
Oklahoma is still too early to call on both the GOP and Democratic races, while Massachusetts is also too early to call for the Democrats.
NBC News is also saying Vermont is now too close to call between Trump and Gov. John Kasich.
A triumphant Bernie Sanders has taken the stage in Vermont as results across the nation trickle in.
“This campaign is not just about electing a president, it’s about transforming America,” said Sanders during his victory speech in Vermont, where he and his supporters celebrated his home state win. “In Vermont billionaires do not buy town meetings, and in America we are going to end a corrupt campaign finance system.”
Vermont is Sanders’ second win. He previously won neighboring state New Hampshire.
It’s Super Tuesday and at The Root we’re watching the returns come in.
On the Democratic side, NBC News is projecting that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has won the Southern states of Georgia and Virginia while her rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has taken his home state of Vermont.
On the Republican side, business mogul Donald Trump is the projected winner in Georgia, while it’s too early to call the race between Trump and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in Virginia, as well as the race between Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich in Vermont.
This Tuesday several states are hosting primaries and caucuses in the race for the presidency. Both Democrats and Republicans are competing for their respective tickets in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Virginia; while the GOP will hold caucuses in Alaska; and Democrats will caucus in Colorado. Also, American Samoa will hold a vote on the Democratic side as well.
Check this page for updates as results come in Tuesday night.
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