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US election: Trump advances despite Ohio loss, Clinton extends lead US election: Trump advances despite Ohio loss, Clinton extends lead
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The front-runner in the Republican presidential nomination race, Donald Trump, won a decisive victory in the key state of Florida but lost to John Kasich in Ohio.The front-runner in the Republican presidential nomination race, Donald Trump, won a decisive victory in the key state of Florida but lost to John Kasich in Ohio.
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton extended her lead with wins in Florida, Ohio, Illinois and North Carolina.Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton extended her lead with wins in Florida, Ohio, Illinois and North Carolina.
Meanwhile Marco Rubio dropped out of the Republican race after losing in his home state of Florida to Mr Trump.Meanwhile Marco Rubio dropped out of the Republican race after losing in his home state of Florida to Mr Trump.
The billionaire has also won in Illinois and North Carolina.The billionaire has also won in Illinois and North Carolina.
His victories cause a headache for the Republican party because many senior members are concerned by his policies and tone.His victories cause a headache for the Republican party because many senior members are concerned by his policies and tone.
Mr Trump will need just over half of the hundreds of delegates remaining to win a majority in the Republican race and assure him of the nomination.Mr Trump will need just over half of the hundreds of delegates remaining to win a majority in the Republican race and assure him of the nomination.
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The winners for both parties in Missouri are yet to be called with Mrs Clinton locked in tight competition with challenger Bernie Sanders and Mr Trump fighting Ted Cruz.The winners for both parties in Missouri are yet to be called with Mrs Clinton locked in tight competition with challenger Bernie Sanders and Mr Trump fighting Ted Cruz.
Mr Trump described the night as "amazing", saying his wins had come despite the fact that "nobody has ever, ever in the history of politics has received the kind of negative advertising that I have".Mr Trump described the night as "amazing", saying his wins had come despite the fact that "nobody has ever, ever in the history of politics has received the kind of negative advertising that I have".
"My numbers went up," he told a rally in Florida. "I don't understand it. Nobody understands it.""My numbers went up," he told a rally in Florida. "I don't understand it. Nobody understands it."
However, he suffered a setback when John Kasich secured his first win in the state of Ohio, where he is governor.However, he suffered a setback when John Kasich secured his first win in the state of Ohio, where he is governor.
"I will not take the low road to the highest office in the land," Mr Kasich said in his victory speech."I will not take the low road to the highest office in the land," Mr Kasich said in his victory speech.
At the Trump victory speech - Jon Sopel, BBC North America editor, Palm Beach WHERE DO THE CHALLENGERS STAND?
And then there were three. After Senator Marco Rubio's crushing defeat in his home state of Florida at the hands of Donald Trump, he had little option but to end his campaign for the presidency. At the Mar-a-Lago, Mr Trump's sumptuous gilded palace-cum-private members' club in Palm Beach, this was cause for big celebration. REPUBLICANS
He didn't just win. He won big. And he won in three other states too. But perhaps unusually - even uniquely - for a man who has totally dictated the media narrative since he convulsed the Republican race by entering the fray last June, the focus might just be on the state that he lost, rather than the states he won. Donald Trump: With four comfortable wins, Donald Trump has moved closer to the Republican nomination, but he still needs 54% of the remaining delegates to secure it outright.
For John Kasich's victory means that the battle for the Republican nomination not only goes on, it could go all the way to the convention in July. Ted Cruz: Gained delegates and could yet win Missouri. But while he says he is the only plausible Republican candidate except Mr Trump, his odds are lengthening.
And in the Donald J Trump ballroom (what else was it going to be called?) Mr Trump gave a victory speech that sounded anything but victorious. It was low key, understated - and he had the air of a man who was weary of the punishing campaign schedule. John Kasich: A first win in Ohio but trails Mr Trump and Mr Cruz by a large margin. His only realistic hope is a brokered convention.
Two weeks ago after Super Tuesday he seemed much more confident of winning the Republican nomination than he did tonight. And tellingly, while he was magnanimous in victory by praising Marco Rubio for running a tough campaign and talking about his bright future, Governor John Kasich didn't get a single mention. As if defeat in Ohio hadn't happened. DEMOCRATS
Maybe it was an oversight - or maybe the Teflon man has found politics suddenly getting a lot more sticky. Hillary Clinton: The former secretary of state could sweep the board in the states up for grabs, and now needs 42% of the remaining delegates to secure the Democratic nomination.
Bernie Sanders: He has no plans to quit the race but needs massive victories to overturn Mrs Clinton's lead.
Winners and losers from Tuesday's primaries
Earlier Mr Rubio announced he was suspending his campaign on stage in Miami.Earlier Mr Rubio announced he was suspending his campaign on stage in Miami.
He said the US was in the middle of a "political storm", and voters were angry and frustrated.He said the US was in the middle of a "political storm", and voters were angry and frustrated.
In Florida, Mrs Clinton gave an upbeat victory speech in which she chastised Mr Trump and said "Americans were hungry for solutions".In Florida, Mrs Clinton gave an upbeat victory speech in which she chastised Mr Trump and said "Americans were hungry for solutions".
"Our commander-in-chief has to be able to defend our country, not embarrass it,'' she said."Our commander-in-chief has to be able to defend our country, not embarrass it,'' she said.
She listed student debt, affordable childcare and inequality as issues she pledged to address.She listed student debt, affordable childcare and inequality as issues she pledged to address.
Bernie Sanders congratulated Mrs Clinton but vowed to fight on.
"The reason that we have defied all expectations is that we are doing something very radical in American politics. We are telling the truth," he told supporters in Arizona.
Florida and Ohio are particularly important in the race for the Republican nomination because the winning candidate gets all of the delegates on offer - 99 in Florida and 66 in Ohio.Florida and Ohio are particularly important in the race for the Republican nomination because the winning candidate gets all of the delegates on offer - 99 in Florida and 66 in Ohio.
Those delegates go to the national convention in July where the presidential nominee will be chosen.Those delegates go to the national convention in July where the presidential nominee will be chosen.
But Mr Trump's latest victories come amid increasing condemnation of his campaign within the Republican Party, and after a string of violent incidents at his rallies.But Mr Trump's latest victories come amid increasing condemnation of his campaign within the Republican Party, and after a string of violent incidents at his rallies.
Some senior Republicans have said they would never support him, and on Tuesday it emerged that a group of leading conservatives are planning ways of stopping Mr Trump from winning the Republican nomination - including rallying around a third-party candidate.Some senior Republicans have said they would never support him, and on Tuesday it emerged that a group of leading conservatives are planning ways of stopping Mr Trump from winning the Republican nomination - including rallying around a third-party candidate.
"Please join other conservative leaders to strategize how to defeat Donald Trump for the Republican nomination," they wrote in a letter to attendees, according to Politico."Please join other conservative leaders to strategize how to defeat Donald Trump for the Republican nomination," they wrote in a letter to attendees, according to Politico.