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Biden's 'Uncommitted'
Problem Is Growing

the rundown

Mar 6, 2024 2:32 PM CST

Biden's 'Uncommitted' Problem Is Growing

Minnesota in particular registered a sizable protest vote over his support of Israel on Super Tuesday

(Newser) - If President Biden thought Michigan's sizable "uncommitted" protest vote in the state's primary last month was a fluke, he learned otherwise on Super Tuesday. In Minnesota, for example, about 19% of voters checked the "uncommitted" option, largely in protest of Biden's support of Israel in...

Nikki Haley Will
Suspend Her Campaign

Mar 6, 2024 5:56 AM CST

Nikki Haley Will Suspend Her Campaign

After resounding Super Tuesday defeat, Trump's last GOP rival is bowing out of the race

(Newser) - Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, leaving former President Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination. Three people with direct knowledge who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed Haley's decision ahead...

Trump and Biden Romp, but
Haley Scores Vermont Upset

super tuesday

Mar 6, 2024 1:23 AM CST

Trump and Biden Romp, but Haley Scores Vermont Upset

The president also lost a contest: in American Samoa

(Newser) - The biggest day so far of the 2024 election is largely in the books, even if the suspense was lackluster. Former President Trump and President Biden racked up multiple Super Tuesday victories, while Nikki Haley has managed a single upset victory in Vermont. Biden was the victim of an upset...

Trump at Mar-a-Lago:
'This Was an Amazing Night'

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Mar 6, 2024 12:41 AM CST

Trump at Mar-a-Lago: 'This Was an Amazing Night'

Trump ripped Biden, Biden ripped Trump, Haley said little

(Newser) - After dominating Republican contests on Super Tuesday, Donald Trump attended a packed victory party at his Mar-a-Lago estate, the AP reports. Among those attending were staff and supporters, including the rapper Forgiato Blow and former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn. The crowd erupted as Fox News, playing on screens around...

Big Showdown Now Set
in NC Governor's Race

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Mar 5, 2024 9:21 PM CST

Big Showdown Now Set in NC Governor's Race

Trump-backed Mark Robinson will face Democrat Josh Stein

(Newser) - The Democratic attorney general and the Republican lieutenant governor won North Carolina's primaries for governor on Tuesday, the AP projects, setting the stage for what will be an expensive and high-stakes November contest in a state that the two parties see as a pivotal battleground. Josh Stein and Mark...

'Uncommitted' Vote
May Be a Factor in 7 States

super tuesday

Mar 5, 2024 5:23 PM CST

'Uncommitted' Vote May Be a Factor in 7 States

Protest campaign expects strong results in Massachusetts, Minnesota

(Newser) - In at least seven states voting on Super Tuesday, President Biden's main rival in Democratic primaries could be the same option that won two delegates in Michigan with more than 100,000 votes : "Uncommitted." Organizers with the Listen to Michigan group that pushed for the protest vote...

2 Astronauts Perform
Civic Duty in Space

SUPER TUESDAY

Mar 5, 2024 4:38 PM CST

2 Astronauts Perform Civic Duty in Space

They voted from International Space Station

(Newser) - Aboard the International Space Station, two NASA astronauts performed their civic duty. On Super Tuesday, astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara confirmed they had cast their celestial ballots in posts on X , reports the AP . "Being in space didn't stop (O'Hara) and I from voting. Go vote today!" Moghbeli wrote....

Baseball Star
May Defeat 2
Prominent
Progressives

super tuesday

Mar 5, 2024 11:32 AM CST

Baseball Star May Defeat 2 Prominent Progressives

GOP's Steve Garvey has decent chance of moving on to general election in California's Senate primary

(Newser) - The biggest nonpresidential contest on the Super Tuesday ballot is the race to fill the Senate seat of the late Dianne Feinstein in California. The big twist in the deep-blue state is that Republican Steve Garvey has shaken up the race and is in decent position to advance to the...

What to Watch
on This Super Tuesday

the rundown

Mar 5, 2024 1:30 AM CST

What to Watch on This Super Tuesday

Huge portion of delegates up for grabs as 15 states, one territory vote

(Newser) - Another Super Tuesday is upon us. Fifteen states and one US territory vote on this, the biggest voting day of the 2024 presidential primary season, and while the overall picture of what's to come is fairly predictable—President Biden and former President Trump will most likely continue what appears...

Last of the Super Tuesday
States Has Been Called

Mar 4, 2020 2:12 PM CST

Last of the Super Tuesday States Has Been Called

Biden wins Maine, meaning he took 10 of the 14 states that voted

(Newser) - Maine was the last remaining Super Tuesday state whose outcome was not yet known, and at 1:57pm Eastern on Wednesday, the AP called it for Joe Biden. That means the former VP won 10 of the 14 states that voted Tuesday and Bernie Sanders won four, the Hill reports....

Jill Biden, Symone Sanders
Protect Joe From Protester

Mar 4, 2020 11:00 AM CST

Jill Biden, Symone Sanders Protect Joe From Protester

Jill Biden and Symone Sanders are being praised on social media after the LA move

(Newser) - In one of the more awesome Super Tuesday moments, Jill Biden and Symone Sanders united to act as Joe Biden's bodyguards during a Los Angeles rally Tuesday night. An anti-dairy protester rushed the stage but was quickly blocked by Jill Biden and Sanders, who's a senior adviser to...

Trump on Super Tuesday:
Warren Should Have a Beer

Mar 4, 2020 8:11 AM CST

Trump on Super Tuesday: Warren Should Have a Beer

He names her one of the losers of the night

(Newser) - Voters spoke in 14 states on Super Tuesday—and President Trump weighed in as well, with tweets about how the Democratic contenders fared. He zeroed in on Elizabeth Warren more than once, but she wasn't the only "loser of the night" in his eyes. The tweets:

"The

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Takeaways From
Super Tuesday

SUPER TUESDAY

Mar 4, 2020 5:45 AM CST

Takeaways From Super Tuesday

Biden pulls off 'monumental' comeback

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders won the biggest prize on Super Tuesday —but the wider result was a stunning victory for Joe Biden, who scored wins in at least 9 of the 14 states that voted, including Texas, analysts say. "They don’t call it Super Tuesday for nothing," the...

Biden Scores
a Narrow Win
in Texas

SUPER TUESDAY

Mar 4, 2020 3:11 AM CST

Biden Scores a Narrow Win in Texas

Bush grandson failed to make runoff in bid for Congress

(Newser) - Joe Biden ended a triumphant Super Tuesday with a narrow victory over Bernie Sanders in Texas, where Democrats are seeking a rare return to power in 2020. The former vice president's victory over the Vermont senator capped a string of victories across the South for Biden, who won at...

Joe Biden Racks Up Wins;
Sanders Gets Biggest Prize

updated

Mar 4, 2020 2:23 AM CST

Joe Biden Racks Up Wins; Sanders Gets Biggest Prize

Senator wins California after former VP sweeps the South

(Newser) - The Super Tuesday polls are closed, and it's shaping up to be a good night for Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, not so much for Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bloomberg. Biden came out strong, particularly in the South, but Sanders took the night's biggest prize, California, as expected....

Group Sues to Extend Voting
in Tornado-Hit Tennessee

SUPER TUESDAY

Mar 4, 2020 12:11 AM CST

Group Sues to Extend Voting in Tornado-Hit Tennessee

Storm damage closed 21 polling stations

(Newser) - Advocates have filed a lawsuit in Tennessee seeking to extend Super Tuesday voting until Friday. Hours before polls opened, tornadoes killed at least 24 people in parts of the state including Nashville. The suit filed by the National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law states that storm damage affected...

Sessions, Tuberville
Head to Runoff
in Alabama Race

SUPER TUESDAY

Mar 3, 2020 11:04 PM CST

Sessions, Tuberville Head to Runoff in Alabama Race

Roy Moore was a distant 4th in GOP primary

(Newser) - Former US Attorney General Jeff Sessions will face ex-college football coach Tommy Tuberville in a Republican runoff March 31 as the former Alabama senator seeks to regain the longtime seat he held. Sessions and Tuberville won the most votes in the primary Tuesday to advance from a crowded primary field...

Elizabeth Warren Loses
Home State of Massachusetts

super tuesday

Mar 3, 2020 9:55 PM CST

Elizabeth Warren Loses Home State of Massachusetts

Senator was behind both Biden and Sanders

(Newser) - Elizabeth Warren has suffered a tough blow on Super Tuesday: She just lost her home state of Massachusetts. In fact, the senator likely won't even finish in second place. The AP called the race for Joe Biden about three hours after polls closed. Bernie Sanders was on track to...

Tulsi Gabbard's
Single Delegate
May Be a Big Deal

super tuesday

Mar 3, 2020 7:57 PM CST

Tulsi Gabbard's Single Delegate May Be a Big Deal

She got one in American Samoa, and it might earn her a debate invite

(Newser) - She's getting lost in the headlines, but Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is still running for the Democratic nomination. And on Tuesday, Gabbard won her very first delegate , from the territory of American Samoa, where she was born, reports the Washington Post . That lone delegate is no small thing: Unless...

Bloomberg Scores His First
2020 Victory. There's a 'But'

super tuesday

Mar 3, 2020 7:22 PM CST

Bloomberg Scores His First 2020 Victory. There's a 'But'

He won in American Samoa, with only 6 delegates at stake

(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg can now boast that he won a 2020 race, but his first victory may not be the one he most wanted. The former New York City mayor won not a state but the territory of American Samoa, which has only six delegates at stake, reports the AP . Bloomberg...