Clinton, Trump race ahead |
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump reinforced their leads in Democratic and Republican parties, respectively, with strong performances in primaries and caucuses in five States. Ms. Clinton now needs only one-third of the delegates in the remaining contests to win the Democratic nomination, while Mr. Trump will need half of the delegates in the states that are yet to vote. Closer to their likely victories, the front runners will come under increasing scrutiny, as their rivals within the respective parties have not called it a day yet. Senator Marco Rubio, who has been the favourite of the Republican establishment, lost his home state of Florida to Mr. Trump and suspended his campaign. By winning his home State, Ohio, Governor John Kasich has now emerged as the last hope of conventional Republican leaders who find Mr. Trump’s rise unsettling.The party leadership that has been the target of Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s insults and accusations reviles him, though he is the closest rival to Mr. Trump. There are only three candidates in the Republican field that opened with 17, nine of them Governors. Mr. Trump has won more than 600 delegates so far, against the requirement of 1,231. He can secure the nomination if he wins half of the remaining delegates.
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