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A good night for Trump and a better night for Clinton

It was a good night for Donald Trump and an even better night for Hillary Clinton. On one of the most important days of the primary season, the two front-runners continued what has become an inexorable march to their party’s presidential nominations and a general election matchup that was unimagined when this campaign began.

Rubio Exits Campaign

Following a disappointing second-place finish in his home state of Florida last night, Sen. Marco Rubio suspended his campaign last night. Politico reports:

Rubio suspends presidential campaign

Marco Rubio suspended his presidential campaign Tuesday night in Miami after losing his home state to Donald Trump.

After falling far behind Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the delegate race, Rubio needed a win in Florida just to survive. But he couldn’t overcome the strong support for the party’s unconventional and controversial frontrunner, who ... Read More >>

Insiders: Trump will sweep all but Ohio

Donald Trump’s momentum is unlikely to be derailed in the big-state Republican presidential primaries on Tuesday – except in Ohio, where home-state Gov. John Kasich is favored to win.

And in Florida, insiders in both parties see Tuesday as the likely denouement of Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign.

Previewing What Today’s Results Might Mean

Five states hold primary elections today, and on the Republican side the Northern Mariana Islands territory has already held caucuses as well (the islands are on the other side of the international date line, and so today’s caucuses have already come and gone – businessman Donald Trump won, receiving all nine delegates). This morning the media is filled with expectation-setting and explanations of what the various outcomes might mean. Here is some of what The New York Times will be ... Read More >>

Cruz campaign doubles down in Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and North Carolina

Ted Cruz’s campaign is infusing half a million dollars into television and digital ad buys slated to run in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina ahead of the contests in those states on Tuesday as the Texas senator seeks to become the GOP’s lone alternative to Donald Trump.

A total of $400,000 will go into running additional preexisting television ads in those states — both positive and negative spots — and another $100,000 will be invested in digital buys there.

In the battle to stop Donald Trump, Tuesday marks the turning point.

If Trump romps through the five states and one territory where voters will head to the polls, it will be nearly impossible for Republican opponents to deny him the nomination. A setback would darken Trump’s prospects of grabbing the outright delegate majority he needs to secure the nomination, kicking off a monthslong slog for delegates that could last until the GOP convention in Cleveland, where party bosses could knock the businessman off the top of the ticket.