WASHINGTON (AP) — The President joe biden and his predecessor, donald trumptraveled to more than a dozen states. super tuesdayIt will only cement a rematch in November and increase pressure on the former president's last major rival. nikki haleywithdrawing from Republican elections.
Victories across the country, including delegate-rich states like California and Texas, left little doubt about the trajectory of the race. Haley won Vermont, denying Trump an overall victory, but Haley won in states such as Virginia, Massachusetts and Maine, where many moderate voters who supported Haley in past primaries supported her. She supported other states that seemed favorable to Ms. Haley, including the state in which she was elected.
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The only race Biden lost on Tuesday was the Democratic caucus in American Samoa, a small U.S. territory in the South Pacific.Biden is He lost to previously unknown candidate Jason Palmer.51 votes to 40 votes.
Not enough states will vote for either Trump or Biden to officially become the party's presumptive nominee until later this month. But the biggest day of the primaries made their rematch all but certain. Mr. Biden, 81, and Mr. Trump, 77, face questions about their age and both remain in control of the party, even though neither is widely popular among the general electorate.
Haley was monitoring the election results privately and had no plans to campaign in the future. His campaign said in a statement that the results reflect the number of Republicans “expressing deep concern about Donald Trump.”
“Unity is not achieved just by saying, 'We are united,'” said spokeswoman Olivia Pérez-Cubas.
Meanwhile, President Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion was packed for his victory party. Also in attendance were staff and supporters, including rapper Forgiat Blou and former North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn. The crowd roared as Fox News announced on screens around the ballroom that the former president had won North Carolina's Republican primary.
“There's a reason they call this day Super Tuesday,” President Trump told the raucous crowd. He continued to attack Biden over the U.S.-Mexico border and U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Mr. Biden did not give a speech but issued a statement warning that Tuesday's results left Americans with a clear choice and touting his accomplishments in defeating Mr. Trump.
“All of this progress will be at risk if Donald Trump returns to the White House,” Biden said. “He is driven by frustration and grief and is focused on his own revenge and retribution, not the American people.”
While much of the focus was on the presidential election, there were also important down-ballot battles. The gubernatorial race is in full swing in North Carolina, with Republican Lt. Governor Mark Robinson facing off against Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein in a highly contested state heading into November.
In California, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey, a former Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player, are in the general election race for the Senate seat long held by Dianne Feinstein. advanced.
Polls show that despite Biden and Trump's lead in both parties, a wide range of voters do not want this year's general election to be the same as the 2020 campaign. A new AP-NORC Public Affairs Research Center poll finds: The majority of Americans don't think about Biden or Trump. Have the mental strength necessary for the job.
“In my opinion, they both failed to unite this country,” said Brian Hadley, 66, of Raleigh, North Carolina.
The final days leading up to Tuesday demonstrated the unique nature of this year's campaign. Rather than making a fuss about which states will hold primaries, Biden and Trump Rival events held last week along the U.S.-Mexico bordereach trying to gain an upper hand in the increasingly complex immigration debate.
after the supreme court Decision 9-0 President Donald Trump decided on Monday to restore primary voting rights after Trump was tried to be expelled for helping to spark the presidential election. Capitol riotTrump pointed out. Number of crimes: 91 against him to accuse Biden of weaponizing the court.
“Fight for yourself,” President Trump said. “Don't use prosecutors and judges to go after your opponent.”
Biden will deliver the State of the Union address on Thursday and then campaign in key battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia.
The president faces low approval rating and Opinion polls suggest Many Americans, and even a majority of Democrats, don't want to see the 81-year-old running for office again.his Easy victory in Michigan primary Last week was marred somewhat by an “irresponsible” campaign organized by activists who do not support the president's response to the Israeli war in Gaza.
Allies of the “No Commitment” movement pushed for similar protest votes in other areas, such as Minnesota, which has a large Muslim population, including the Somali-American community. In Minnesota, at least 45,000 voters chose “uncommitted,” with nearly all votes counted at 19%. This is higher than the 13% of Michigan voters who chose “uncommitted.”
“Joe Biden hasn't done enough to get my vote, he hasn't done enough to stop the war, he hasn't done enough to stop the genocide,” said Sarah Alphaham of Bloomington, a suburb of Minneapolis. ” he said.
Biden is also the oldest president in history, and Republicans are key to his gaffes. His aides argue that skeptical voters will emerge once it becomes clear that either Trump or Biden will win re-election in November.
In this combination photo, from left, President Joe Biden speaks in Salt Lake City on August 10, 2023, former President Donald Trump speaks in Las Vegas on July 8, 2023, and Republican presidential candidate Nicki speaks.・Former United Nations Ambassador Haley in Columbia, South Carolina, February 18, 2024 (AP Photo)
Trump is now the same age as Biden was during his 2020 campaign, but recent gaffes have exacerbated questions about his suitability. was running against Barack ObamaHe left the White House in 2017.
“I want to see the next generation step up and take on leadership roles,” said Susan Steele, 71, a Democrat who voted for Biden in Portland, Maine, on Tuesday.
Trump has already defeated more than a dozen Republican primary challengers and currently faces only Haley, a former ambassador to the United Nations.she was maintaining strong funding and cut into her First victory in primary elections held over the weekend in Washington, D.C., a Democratic-run city with few registered Republicans. Trump mocked Haley as “queen of the swamp.”
“We can do better than two 80-year-old presidential candidates,” Haley said Monday at a rally outside Houston.
Trump's victory, no matter how overwhelming, may have been particularly influential in college towns such as Hanover, New Hampshire, where Dartmouth College is located, and Ann Arbor, New Hampshire, where the University of Michigan is located, as well as areas with high concentrations of independents. It shows the vulnerability of a certain group of voters. . That includes Minnesota, where President Trump did not have a dominant performance on Super Tuesday in 2016.
Seth de Penning, a self-identified conservative-leaning independent, said Tuesday morning in Eden Prairie, Minn., that he voted for Haley because the Republican Party “needs a course correction.” De Penning, 40, said his choice was a vote of conscience and that he never voted for Trump out of concerns about his temperament or character.
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Barrow reported from Atlanta. Associated Press writer Steve LeBlanc in Boston; David Sharp of Portland, Maine; Gary D. Robertson of Raleigh, North Carolina; Sarah Rankin of Richmond, Virginia; Trisha Ahmed of Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Seung Min Kim in Washington contributed to this report.
