On March 5, the United States entered Super Tuesday. Millions of voters participated in primaries and caucuses in 15 states and the territory of American Samoa to choose delegates who will play a role in deciding which candidate of each party will represent them in the race for the White House.
Hardly surprising
According to CNN, about 1 million voters participated in the election from 5:00 a.m. on March 5 (local time, 7:00 p.m. Vietnam time). Voting activities also took place in Alabama, Minnesota, California, North Carolina, Texas, Massachusetts...
For the Democrats, the race for the nomination is almost decided from the starting line when incumbent President Joe Biden has no opponent and is sure to be the candidate to run for president in November, with 201 delegates. Meanwhile, on the Republican side, the competition between the two candidates, former President Donald Trump and former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, is more or less a formality. That is because Mr. Trump is currently leading with an overwhelming advantage after winning 7/7 previous Republican primaries. The latest victory in North Dakota, which took place right before the Super Tuesday voting, continues to help former US President Donald Trump surpass Ms. Haley in the race for the Republican nomination, with a total of 276 delegates.
Haley has only won one state, Washington DC, and has 43 delegates. Most recent polls show Trump leading Haley in all 15 states. According to Newsweek, polls show Trump could win significantly in all 16 Republican primary races on Tuesday, with some polls showing him winning as much as three-quarters of the vote in some states.
This year's Super Tuesday race will see 874 Republican delegates up for grabs, or about 36 percent of the total. For Democrats, Super Tuesday's contests will see 1,420 of the 3,979 national delegates up for grabs, or 36 percent. To win the Republican nomination, a candidate must win 1,215 of the 2,429 delegates, while a Democratic candidate must win 1,968 of the 3,934 delegates.
Rematch?
With current developments, observers are inclined to believe that the US presidential election in November will be a rematch between two elderly politicians, Mr. Biden - 81 years old and former President Trump, 78 years old. Mr. Biden is also the oldest candidate ever to participate in a presidential election. So why do these two politicians, and not anyone else, have the upper hand in a very vibrant US political arena with many promising new faces? Public opinion polls from the US media show that, in fact, the American people increasingly tend to like older candidates and this has happened through dozens of presidential elections. This year, out of a total of 14 candidates declared for both parties, only Mr. Vivek Ramaswamy is under 40 years old (38 years old), while there are 4 candidates over 60 years old and 6 candidates over 70 years old.
Super Tuesday isn’t just about presidential primaries. Americans will also vote in a number of other races on the same day, including contests for seats in the Senate and House of Representatives, as well as state legislatures. Voters will choose two candidates to face off in November to fill the vacant Senate seat held for decades by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died in September 2023. In Texas, Democrats are vying to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz from the Senate. Races for lower-level offices like prosecutors, judges, city council members, and school board members will also be held.
The 15 states voting on Super Tuesday are: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and the U.S. territory of American Samoa. The results of the caucuses following the Iowa Democratic caucus (which will be held by mail) will also be announced on Super Tuesday. Because the Super Tuesday primaries take place in states and territories spanning six time zones, it can take hours, or even days, to determine the winning candidate for each party.
THANH HANG synthesis
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