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| Primary live: Trump and Clinton win big as Kasich takes Ohio and Rubio quits | Primary live: Trump and Clinton win big as Kasich takes Ohio and Rubio quits |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 6.12am GMT | 6.12am GMT |
| 06:12 | 06:12 |
| We’ve come to the end of another election night – and did we just come up with a general election contest? | We’ve come to the end of another election night – and did we just come up with a general election contest? |
| Multiple campaigns and serial pundits might deny it. And in fact there remain slim chances that Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton might not be our future presidential nominees. Trump appeared to have more significant obstacles than Clinton, with a difficult path to an outright delegate majority and influential members of his party actively working against him. | |
| But with results in Missouri in both party’s races still too close to call, Clinton has won four out of four other states on the Democratic side, and Trump has won three out of four, dropping Ohio to home-state governor John Kasich. | But with results in Missouri in both party’s races still too close to call, Clinton has won four out of four other states on the Democratic side, and Trump has won three out of four, dropping Ohio to home-state governor John Kasich. |
| Headline of night: Frontrunners are still frontrunners. | Headline of night: Frontrunners are still frontrunners. |
| Here’s a summary of where things stand: | Here’s a summary of where things stand: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.28am GMT | |
| 5.58am GMT | 5.58am GMT |
| 05:58 | 05:58 |
| Rubio did not take Cruz’s call tonight, Bloomberg reports: | Rubio did not take Cruz’s call tonight, Bloomberg reports: |
| CRUZ called Rubio tonight. Rubio didn’t answer. Cruz left a voicemail congratulating him on a hard-fought campaign. https://t.co/gktx26lAYw | CRUZ called Rubio tonight. Rubio didn’t answer. Cruz left a voicemail congratulating him on a hard-fought campaign. https://t.co/gktx26lAYw |
| 5.53am GMT | 5.53am GMT |
| 05:53 | 05:53 |
| Dave Wasserman of Cook Political Report thinks that Trump voters’ apparent aversion to delegates with foreign-sounding names has cost the candidate delegates. | Dave Wasserman of Cook Political Report thinks that Trump voters’ apparent aversion to delegates with foreign-sounding names has cost the candidate delegates. |
| On Illinois ballots, delegates are listed by name with an indication of which candidate they support, and voters elect the delegates directly. (In other states voters simply vote for candidates by name and the party takes care of assigning delegates.) | On Illinois ballots, delegates are listed by name with an indication of which candidate they support, and voters elect the delegates directly. (In other states voters simply vote for candidates by name and the party takes care of assigning delegates.) |
| Trump delegates Raja Sidiq and Nabi Fakroddin did not keep pace with other delegates pledged to Trump, such as Doug Hartmann and James Devors, Wasserman points out. | Trump delegates Raja Sidiq and Nabi Fakroddin did not keep pace with other delegates pledged to Trump, such as Doug Hartmann and James Devors, Wasserman points out. |
| And it may have left Trump with two fewer chips in his delegates stack: | And it may have left Trump with two fewer chips in his delegates stack: |
| This is big: Trump voters' aversion to candidates w/ foreign-sounding names cost him at least 2 delegates. Example: https://t.co/o7X6c6DrBR | This is big: Trump voters' aversion to candidates w/ foreign-sounding names cost him at least 2 delegates. Example: https://t.co/o7X6c6DrBR |
| Overall, the GOP delegate breakdown in IL appears to be: Trump 52, Cruz 9, Kasich 8. But had Sadiq/Fakroddin won, Trump would have 54. | Overall, the GOP delegate breakdown in IL appears to be: Trump 52, Cruz 9, Kasich 8. But had Sadiq/Fakroddin won, Trump would have 54. |
| 5.35am GMT | 5.35am GMT |
| 05:35 | 05:35 |
| Sanders: 'we remain confident' in victory | Sanders: 'we remain confident' in victory |
| In a belated comment on tonight’s results, which he omitted from an hourlong speech tonight in Phoenix, Bernie Sanders congratulates Clinton, thanks supporters and says, “we remain confident that our campaign is on a path to win the nomination.” | In a belated comment on tonight’s results, which he omitted from an hourlong speech tonight in Phoenix, Bernie Sanders congratulates Clinton, thanks supporters and says, “we remain confident that our campaign is on a path to win the nomination.” |
| Sanders camp has statement out on tonight's results. The race goes on... pic.twitter.com/FuLfxw2DRy | Sanders camp has statement out on tonight's results. The race goes on... pic.twitter.com/FuLfxw2DRy |
| 5.13am GMT | 5.13am GMT |
| 05:13 | 05:13 |
| Now Trump claims Missouri. Not so fast, Trump. We still have Missouri in the Too Close to Call column. At stake for the Missouri statewide victor are 12 bonus delegates. | Now Trump claims Missouri. Not so fast, Trump. We still have Missouri in the Too Close to Call column. At stake for the Missouri statewide victor are 12 bonus delegates. |
| Thank you Missouri! #SuperTuesday #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #Trump2016 pic.twitter.com/Z4hYgxssgT | Thank you Missouri! #SuperTuesday #MakeAmericaGreatAgain #Trump2016 pic.twitter.com/Z4hYgxssgT |
| 5.10am GMT | 5.10am GMT |
| 05:10 | 05:10 |
| Clinton’s speechwriter tweets a jubilant scene of Clinton staffers really having fun with classic rock and roll and dancing on this their night of exhilarating victory | Clinton’s speechwriter tweets a jubilant scene of Clinton staffers really having fun with classic rock and roll and dancing on this their night of exhilarating victory |
| Don't stop believing pic.twitter.com/tv1My4wrhM | Don't stop believing pic.twitter.com/tv1My4wrhM |
| Update from the spokeswoman. Feeling the Journey. Real exhilaration tonight in camp Clinton. | Update from the spokeswoman. Feeling the Journey. Real exhilaration tonight in camp Clinton. |
| I may have just walked the streets of West Palm Beach listening to Don't Stop Believing. #ImWithHer | I may have just walked the streets of West Palm Beach listening to Don't Stop Believing. #ImWithHer |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.19am GMT | at 5.19am GMT |
| 5.03am GMT | 5.03am GMT |
| 05:03 | 05:03 |
| Clinton claims victory in Missouri | Clinton claims victory in Missouri |
| The Missouri cake isn’t quite baked, as far as we’re concerned. But NBC News has called it for Clinton – and Clinton takes it: | The Missouri cake isn’t quite baked, as far as we’re concerned. But NBC News has called it for Clinton – and Clinton takes it: |
| Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri: We did it. And together, we're going to win this nomination. pic.twitter.com/6uPW4X3RUJ | Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri: We did it. And together, we're going to win this nomination. pic.twitter.com/6uPW4X3RUJ |
| 4.56am GMT | 4.56am GMT |
| 04:56 | 04:56 |
| Clinton holds a lead of two-tenths of a percentage point in Missouri with 99.9% reporting. | Clinton holds a lead of two-tenths of a percentage point in Missouri with 99.9% reporting. |
| That’s close! | That’s close! |
| 4.41am GMT | 4.41am GMT |
| 04:41 | 04:41 |
| And here’s an instant replay of Clinton winning Illinois: | And here’s an instant replay of Clinton winning Illinois: |
| 4.35am GMT | 4.35am GMT |
| 04:35 | 04:35 |
| The Republican National Committee says tonight was “more bad news” for Clinton. | The Republican National Committee says tonight was “more bad news” for Clinton. |
| Four wins and maybe five, a 300-delegate lead, relief in Illinois and Ohio and a restored sense of equilibrium: the kind of bad news a campaign might wish for. | Four wins and maybe five, a 300-delegate lead, relief in Illinois and Ohio and a restored sense of equilibrium: the kind of bad news a campaign might wish for. |
| RNC Statement On Tuesday's Election Results pic.twitter.com/0pcpbJZ5n5 | RNC Statement On Tuesday's Election Results pic.twitter.com/0pcpbJZ5n5 |
| The RNC just put out a statement on the Tuesday election results. It is delusional. | The RNC just put out a statement on the Tuesday election results. It is delusional. |
| 4.29am GMT | 4.29am GMT |
| 04:29 | 04:29 |
| Clinton wins Illinois | Clinton wins Illinois |
| Clinton takes her fourth state, her birthplace, in a tight race. The Clinton campaign had prepared for a loss in the state on the strength of a strong Bernie Sanders attack on Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, a Clinton ally. The Democrats award 182 delegates in the state on a proportional basis by congressional district. | Clinton takes her fourth state, her birthplace, in a tight race. The Clinton campaign had prepared for a loss in the state on the strength of a strong Bernie Sanders attack on Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, a Clinton ally. The Democrats award 182 delegates in the state on a proportional basis by congressional district. |
| Note: This post has been corrected in its description of Illinois’ rules for awarding Democratic delegates. | Note: This post has been corrected in its description of Illinois’ rules for awarding Democratic delegates. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.40am GMT | at 4.40am GMT |
| 4.21am GMT | 4.21am GMT |
| 04:21 | 04:21 |
| Of the three races still out, by far the biggest lead belongs to Hillary Clinton in Illinois, where she’s up 2 points with 92.6% reporting. | Of the three races still out, by far the biggest lead belongs to Hillary Clinton in Illinois, where she’s up 2 points with 92.6% reporting. |
| The Missouri races are both less than 1% apart. | The Missouri races are both less than 1% apart. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.24am GMT | at 4.24am GMT |
| 4.04am GMT | 4.04am GMT |
| 04:04 | 04:04 |
| Some home-state love for governor Kasich. | Some home-state love for governor Kasich. |
| There’s a concentration in the northeast among states hosting Republican contests from now through the end of April: Arizona, Utah, Wisconsin, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. | There’s a concentration in the northeast among states hosting Republican contests from now through the end of April: Arizona, Utah, Wisconsin, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. |
| Kasich is headed to Pennsylvania tomorrow, where there’s sparse polling – but he appears to be far behind Trump. | Kasich is headed to Pennsylvania tomorrow, where there’s sparse polling – but he appears to be far behind Trump. |
| Front page of Wednesday's Cincinnati Enquirer: "KASICH, FINALLY" #PrimaryDay pic.twitter.com/xuWkB7wF82 | Front page of Wednesday's Cincinnati Enquirer: "KASICH, FINALLY" #PrimaryDay pic.twitter.com/xuWkB7wF82 |
| 3.50am GMT | 3.50am GMT |
| 03:50 | 03:50 |
| There’s winning only your home state (Kasich, so far) – and then there’s winning only your home town: | There’s winning only your home state (Kasich, so far) – and then there’s winning only your home town: |
| Rubio lost 66 of 67 Florida counties, carrying only Miami-Dade. | Rubio lost 66 of 67 Florida counties, carrying only Miami-Dade. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.50am GMT | at 3.50am GMT |
| 3.47am GMT | 3.47am GMT |
| 03:47 | 03:47 |
| Clinton claims 'very strong lead' | Clinton claims 'very strong lead' |
| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| After Clinton’s string of victories on Tuesday, her campaign said her lead would be “very hard to overtake” but stopped short of saying it was insurmountable. The campaign also refused to call on Sanders to exit the race, writes the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino: | After Clinton’s string of victories on Tuesday, her campaign said her lead would be “very hard to overtake” but stopped short of saying it was insurmountable. The campaign also refused to call on Sanders to exit the race, writes the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino: |
| “It is not up to us when the Democratic primary ends,” Jennifer Palmieri, Clinton’s communications director, told reporters after Clinton’s speech in Florida. “But we believe that it is a very strong lead, twice the size of any lead Senator Obama had as a candidate over then Senator Clinton.” | “It is not up to us when the Democratic primary ends,” Jennifer Palmieri, Clinton’s communications director, told reporters after Clinton’s speech in Florida. “But we believe that it is a very strong lead, twice the size of any lead Senator Obama had as a candidate over then Senator Clinton.” |
| Palmieri added: “When she ran against president Obama in 2008 she stayed in until the end. She said that she would never call on someone to drop out.” | Palmieri added: “When she ran against president Obama in 2008 she stayed in until the end. She said that she would never call on someone to drop out.” |
| But soon after Clinton’s speech ended, Correct the Record, a Super pac backing Clinton’s candidacy, said Tuesday’s victories “effectively ended the Democratic nomination for president” and taunted Sanders for staying in the race. | But soon after Clinton’s speech ended, Correct the Record, a Super pac backing Clinton’s candidacy, said Tuesday’s victories “effectively ended the Democratic nomination for president” and taunted Sanders for staying in the race. |
| “If Sanders soldiers on, it will be for the same reason he made a politically calculating decision to run as a Democrat to begin with: to get media coverage for his own personal ambition,” said Brad Woodhouse, the Pac’s president. | “If Sanders soldiers on, it will be for the same reason he made a politically calculating decision to run as a Democrat to begin with: to get media coverage for his own personal ambition,” said Brad Woodhouse, the Pac’s president. |