Super Tuesday Kicks Off

Published on March 5, 2024

SUPER TUESDAY: WHAT TO WATCH Super Tuesday, the biggest primary day of the political year, is here.  Today, presidential primary voters across 15 states and one U.S. territory—including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia, and the territory of American Samoa—will sound off on their preferred presidential candidates.  Currently, former President Donald Trump is viewed as the presumptive nominee by most after a series of double-digit wins in contests held so far, with challenger Nikki Haley failing to gain ground. All eyes will be on whether Haley drops out after tonight, given that she has only vowed to stay on up until March 5. ...

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