Hillary and Trump dominate Super Tuesday

Former secretary of state and tycoon triumph in seven of 11 states and open great advantage in the indication of their respective parties. With an eye on the presidential election in November, victory speeches come with attacks.



Republican Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton democracy took a big step to be the candidates of their respective parties in the presidential elections of 2016. Both dominated the Super Tuesday - the most important day of the US primaries. Both Clinton and Trump triumphed in seven of the 11 states in which each party had the vote on Tuesday (1/03).

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State took the best in Alabama, Arkanas - State where her husband Bill Clinton was governor (1993-2001) -, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. His only competitor, Bernie Sanders came out the winner in Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Vermont, state by which a senator.



Among Republicans, the tycoon secured the most votes in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. Senator Ted Cruz won in Texas, his political stronghold, Oklahoma and Alaska, while Senator Marco Rubio of Florida triumphed in Minnesota.

These results increase the likelihood of a confrontation between Hillary and Trump in the November election, giving the American electorate that would be probably the most striking contrast between two presidential candidates.

On one side the politically cautious and thorough former secretary of state and former senator and could become the first woman US president, the other a businessman who has generated outrage with his derogatory speech about Muslims, Mexicans and women, but also won many disgruntled Americans with Washington and concerned about terrorism, immigration and the economy.

Clinton opened a comfortable advantage over Sanders. Added to his victory also in the territory of American Samoa, she won, according to the Associated Press, at least 457 delegates from the 865 that were up for grabs on Super Tuesday. Sanders sum 286. For the nomination of the Democratic Party, are required by meno 2,382 of the 4,763 delegates.

"That Super Tuesday", celebrated Hillary. "It's clear tonight that never had so much at stake in this election and that the rhetoric we are hearing from the other side has never been so low," said former Secretary of State, as aiming at a supposed confrontation with Trump.





Trump also lined his victory speech in Supercup aimed at former first lady, relating it to a political system that would have failed with the Americans. "She's been there so long," he said. "If she does not straightened [things] so far, it will not make the next four years."

1. This Super Tuesday, Trump won at least 192 delegates from the 595 that were at stake. In total, the billionaire leads with 274 delegates. Cruz has 149 and Rubio 82

   - Governor of Ohio, John Kasich, and the retired surgeon Ben Carson, 25 and 8 respectively, are virtually out of the presidential race. On the Republican side, it is necessary to receive the support of 1,237 delegates to become the presidential candidate.

   Primary and caucus aim to win the delegates from each legend who will vote in July, the party conventions.