Trump, Biden Poised to Clinch Nominations in March 12 Primaries

Published on March 12, 2024

In primary elections on March 12, incumbent Democrat President Joe Biden and his Republican challenger, former President Donald Trump, appear likely to score enough delegates to become their respective party’s presidential nominees. Pollster Rich Baris dubbed March 12 “mini Super Tuesday” because several states are holding presidential-preference contests. These primaries come a week after Super Tuesday, March 5, when both men scooped up hundreds of delegates across more than a dozen contests. Ahead of the March 12 primary results, President Biden is 102 delegates shy of the Democratic Party’s 1,968-delegate minimum, so he needs less than half of the 254 Democrat delegates that are up for grabs....

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