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What to watch on Super Tuesday 2
The two presidential front-runners are both eyeing Super Tuesday 2 as a chance to build on their momentum and pad their leads as they look to put the races away by the end of the month.
Hillary Clinton will try to set the tone for the entire Great Lakes region by holding off Bernie Sanders in Michigan, and she is expected to claim another Southern victory in Mississippi.
Read More >>Bernie’s big Michigan bet
For months, Bernie Sanders’ top aides have been telling staffers and allies to keep a close eye on Michigan and its student-packed, economically struggling, and organized-labor-heavy population.
A win in a big industrial state could upend the race, they say — and Michigan figured to be especially receptive to the Vermont senator’s economic message.
Read More >>Bernie Sanders sweeps to victory in Maine Democratic caucus
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders swept to victory over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Maine’s Democratic presidential caucuses on Sunday, riding a heavy turnout that left some participants waiting for hours to vote in the state.
Sanders, who told supporters he’d win if there was a strong turnout, beat Clinton by a margin of nearly 2 to 1 in voting in hundreds of communities across Maine.
Read More >>Battleground Tracker poll: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton lead in Michigan
Donald Trump holds the lead heading into the final days before the Michigan primary, looking to extend his overall delegate lead after a string of Super Tuesday wins. Trump is at 39 percent, Ted Cruz is in second place at 24 percent and Marco Rubio and John Kasich neck-and-neck for third at 16 percent and 15 percent respectively.
Read More >>Super Saturday: Rubio and allies spent more than double the field per vote
The numbers on Super Saturday are small — five states, with fewer than a million votes cast across all contests on the day — but they’re no less fun for that.
Take Marco Rubio. The Florida senator and his allies spent nearly twice as much in TV advertising per vote as all other candidates combined — Republicans and Democrats.
Read More >>5 takeaways from the Democratic debate
It was no Republican debate — nobody talked about the size of their hands or made up demeaning nicknames — but Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were ready for action Sunday night.
Personal frustration peeked through as Clinton unloaded new attacks on Sanders over his opposition to the auto bailout and Sanders portrayed Clinton as a candidate straight out of Wall Street central casting.
Read More >>Plotting Bernie Sanders’ Path Forward and Donald Trump’s Downfall
Conventional wisdom in Washington may hold that the 2016 presidential race will pit Donald Trump against Hillary Clinton in the general election, but two seasoned political veterans with an interest in the matter tell Bloomberg’s Masters in Politics Podcast, not so fast.
Tad Devine, senior adviser of the Bernie Sanders campaign, says even though Clinton had a good night on Super Tuesday, her winning streak may be over. “We see a path forward and I understand the math that’s involved and also the working of proportional representation in the Democratic Party. I think we can do it.”
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