Voting begins in second Super Tuesday of US presidential primaries

Voting is taking place in five US states in the second so-called Super Tuesday of primaries for November’s presidential election. It’s another crucial round giving Democrat and Republican frontrunners a chance to increase their leads. Polls opened first in Florida and in Ohio, both states where Donald Trump could take a huge step towards securing the Republic nomination if he wins. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_GB/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’));Thought Super Tuesday was just once? No, today's Super Tuesday II is raising the stakes in the US presidential race …Posted by euronews on Tuesday, 15 March 2016 Florida is the biggest prize. The Republican candidate who wins there will take all 99 delegates. Trump’s two main rivals are based in those states – John Kasich is Governor of Ohio and Marco Rubio is a Senator in Florida. However, he has the potential to win them, and the three others – Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton can put some distance between herself and Bernie Sanders. Once again Trump’s candidacy has been arousing passions. The 69-year-old has vowed to deport 11 million illegal immigrants and build a wall along the Mexican border. On Monday his supporters and opponents clashed outside his campaign venue in North Carolina. Polls put Trump ahead in four states out of five. Clinton has a lead in two states according to the surveys, but they suggest her main rival has been gaining ground in the three others. Candidates standing Democratic Party – Hillary Clinton and Bernie SandersRepublican Party – Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and John Kasich States holding nomination contests March 15 Florida,Ohio,Missouri,Illinois,North Carolina.

Voting begins in second Super Tuesday of US presidential primaries

Voting is taking place in five US states in the second so-called Super Tuesday of primaries for November's presidential election

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