Clinton Projected Winner in Mississippi Primary

Mar 09, 2016, 23:00

Donald Trump's easy victories in Michigan, Mississippi and Hawaii left his rivals with shrinking opportunities to slow his momentum in the Republican primaries and little indication that a flurry of intense efforts to undermine his credibility are pushing voters away from the brash billionaire. But Kasich finished third, a hair or two behind Texas Senator Ted Cruz.

Tuesday night's results illustrate why Clinton has built that lead in pledged delegates and continues to expand it: Not only has she won more states than Sanders, many of her victories have been landslides that have given her lopsided margins among the delegates. MI is the biggest prize of the night for Republicans, with 59 delegates at stake, followed by MS with 40, Idaho with 32 and Hawaii with 19. Sanders would fare even better and win with 55 percent of the vote to the billionaire's 37 percent - a blistering defeat for Trump of 18 points.

Cruz edged out Kasich in MI, where the OH governor had spent much of the past week campaigning. Marco Rubio, with whom he's had a venomous feud, and a Florida victory would accomplish that. OH has 66 victor take all delegates, where Trump is barely ahead of Kasich. Sanders appealed to Michigan's black voters in similar ways to his approach in the South, which was very unsuccessful.

"The forces trying to drive us apart are strong", she said. Democrats need 2,383 delegates to win the nomination. The former secretary of state's hammered her rival over a vote against a bailout for the US auto industry in 2009, while the Vermont senator lambasted her over her past support for free trade deals which he said sowed ruin in the Midwest.

"Once they sign a party card, they will get a ballot cast their vote".

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On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton easily cruised to a victory in MS, according to exit polls.

There is a significant gender gap between the candidates in the Buckeye State, with Sanders leading by 9 points among men, and Clinton leading by 25 points among women.

Just how the state's voters would respond to the presidential race's outsiders-Sanders and Trump-was the center of great interest and speculation, especially as mainstream leaders from both parties have sought to push their respective candidacies aside.

The other has Trump going to Cleveland with less than a majority of delegates so the party big shots can host a brokered convention at which it's anybody's game.

Rubio and Cruz made quick campaign stops over the weekend and both have received notable endorsements, as has Kasich.

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Speaking to a crowd in Lansing, Kasich said a strong showing in MI would show the country "that it's a new day in this presidential campaign". The Texas senator is sticking close in the delegate count, and with seven states in his win column he's argued he's the only candidate standing between Trump and the GOP nomination.

Meanwhile, if Sanders makes a strong showing in those same states next week, he can look forward to a swath of more liberal states voting after that.

Some 21 states have so far had their say in the Democrat primaries and caucuses, with Clinton winning 12 and Sanders claiming nine.

In the Republican race, Trump will end Tuesday still the front-runner, building on his current count of 384 delegates.

Republicans were also holding contests Tuesday in Hawaii and Idaho. Clinton has won more than 80 percent of the African-American vote in almost every other state in the primary process.

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The economy ranked high on the list of concerns for voters in MI and Mississippi.