The results on 22 March could buck the trend of Trumps and Clinton’s wins so far in the presidential nomination race – heres a glimpse of how it could play outSince 1 February,62 primary elections believe been held to choose the presidential candidates for the next US election – and there are another 47 primaries to go. Here’s a rapid/fast primer on the next five – two Republican and three Democratic – being held on Tuesday.
In total, 98 Republican and 159 Democratic delegates are up for grabs on 22 March. That might not sound like many (1237 delegates are needed to win the Republican nomination and 2383 to win the Democratic one) but the timing of these primaries raises their significance. If Donald Trump picks up enough delegates, or public insight about the inevitability of his election could be bolstered (those perceptions could,in turn, affect voting). And these states offer Bernie Sanders the chance to gain some much-needed ground in the Democratic race – if he fails to do so, and it becomes much more unlikely that he can end Hillary Clinton from winning the nomination. So,what are their chances?
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Source: theguardian.com