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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Getty Images)
[h=2]Clinton, Trump rack up victories[/h]Hillary Clinton picked up wins in Georgia, Virginia, Alabama,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tennessee, Arkansas,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Texas and Massachusetts. She addressed supporters at a rally in Florida and pledged to "work for every vote" going forward.
"We know we've got work to do, but that work, that work is not to make America great again," she said in a direct hit on Donald Trump's campaign slogan. "America never stopped being great. We have to make America whole."
Trump, meanwhile, scored victories in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Massachusetts,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Virginia, Vermont<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and Arkansas. He addressed supporters at a rally in Florida.
"This has been an amazing evening," he said before the last few states were called in his favor.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"Already we've won five major states."
He said that he had watched Clinton's speech and asserted that she didn't deserve another four years in Washington.
"She's been there for so long. If she hasn’t straightened it out by now, why elect her again? he said.
Bernie Sanders won Democratic caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota and primaries<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in Oklahoma and Vermont.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>He told supporters at a rally in Vermont<span style="color: Red;">*</span>how much the home-state victory meant.
"It does say something and means so much to me that the people who know me best … have voted so strongly to put us in the White House," the senator said. "Thank you so much!”
Ted Cruz also notched a home-state victory in the Republican primary in Texas. A good showing there had been crucial for his campaign. He also picked up a win in Oklahoma.
“We are the only campaign that has beaten Donald Trump once, twice, three times!” he told supporters at his Texas rally.
Cruz maintained that his camp would emerge victorious "resoundingly" if it were a head-to-head<span style="color: Red;">*</span>contest.
"For that to happen we must come together," he said.
But Florida Sen. Marco Rubio did pick<span style="color: Red;">*</span>up one win over Trump — the Republican caucuses in Minnesota.
[h=2]Chris Christie facial expressions blow up Twitter[/h]The New Jersey governor stood behind Donald Trump during the New York businessman's press conference in Florida, and it seemed all social media could talk about were his facial expressions.
Is Christie being held hostage by the Trump campaign?
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) March 2, 2016
[h=2]Did you take my donut?[/h]
SUPER TUESDAY 2016Here's what you should take away from Super Tuesday | 01:47USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page offers lessons to take away from Super Tuesday's results for both parties as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump emerge with major wins. VPC
SUPER TUESDAY 2016Rubio: Staying in 'as long as it takes' | 01:49Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said he will stay in the race 'as long as it takes,' saying his campaign is gaining momentum following the last debate. (March 1) AP
SUPER TUESDAY 2016Ted Cruz claims he is the true conservative of the race | 02:18Senator Ted Cruz argued why he is a true conservative compared to Donald Trump as the results from Super Tuesday poured in. USA TODAY
SUPER TUESDAY 2016Colorado caucus-goers forced to wait outside in long lines | 00:23Crowds were forced to assemble outside of Fort Collins' Lincoln Middle School due to large turnout for the Colorado caucus.
SUPER TUESDAY 2016Trump wants to 'unify' GOP after Super Tuesday rout | 00:33Donald Trump told his supporters he wants to unify the Republican party after his decisive wins on Super Tuesday. VPC
SUPER TUESDAY 2016Trump celebrates Super Tuesday wins | 00:58Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was sweeping through the South on Super Tuesday, with the Republican front-runner claiming victory in the party's primaries in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia and Massachusetts. (March 1) AP
SUPER TUESDAY 2016Clinton claims big Super Tuesday victories | 01:05Hillary Clinton won at least five states in Super Tuesday elections, the biggest day of the primary campaign. She thanked a group of supporters in Miami, saying, "all across our country today, Democrats voted to break down barriers." (March 1) AP
SUPER TUESDAY 2016Sanders predicts 2016 win: 'Our message is resonating' | 01:33Bernie Sanders addressed his supporters in his home state of Vermont on Super Tuesday. Senator Sanders expressed optimism heading forward.
SUPER TUESDAY 2016Ted Cruz votes in Houston on Super Tuesday | 01:27Senator Ted Cruz arrived at the polling location in Houston to cast his Super Tuesday ballot. Cruz, his wife and young daughters were met by a crowd of supporters and some protesters
SUPER TUESDAY 2016Love Trumps Hate rally at Unity of Louisville | 01:26Attendants at the Love Trumps Hate rally at Unity of Louisville share their thoughts on what they view as Trump's message of hate and division. Alton Strupp/The Courier-Journal
SUPER TUESDAY 2016Here's why Super Tuesday could be a game changer | 00:35The 2016 presidential election certainly has its front-runners, but it's still early. See why Super Tuesday is super important for the candidates. VPC
SUPER TUESDAY 2016Could Donald Trump be prohibitive favorite for GOP nomination? | 02:08USA TODAY's Paul Singer and Cooper Allen talk about what to expect for Super Tuesday voting. If Donald Trump wins a dozen or more states on Super Tuesday, he could be the prohibitive favorite to be chosen as the Republican nominee for president. USA TODAY
SUPER TUESDAY 2016Donald trump holds rally in Ohio on Super Tuesday | 00:44Donald Trump speaks in front of several hundred supporters gathered in an airplane hangar in Ohio as Americans vote for Super Tuesday.
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SUPER TUESDAY 2016Sen. Bernie Sanders Casts His Super Tuesday Vote | 01:21Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has voted in his hometown of Burlington, Vermont as Super Tuesday kicks off. (March 1) AP
SUPER TUESDAY 2016Sen. Ted Cruz Casts His Super Tuesday Vote | 02:25Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has voted in Houston as the Texan seeks to become president. (March 1) AP
SUPER TUESDAY 2016Voters Head to Polls In Georgia, Massachusetts | 01:05Polls have opened and voting has started in the Georgia and Massachusetts presidential primaries. (March 1) AP
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[h=2]Ben Carson was in ... Baltimore?[/h]The retired neurosurgeon called<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tuesday for a meeting of all five campaigns in Detroit before a scheduled debate on Thursday.
"A house divided cannot stand, and it is imperative the Republican Party exhibit unity by the candidates coming together with a pledge to talk about the many serious problems facing our country, instead of personally attacking each other," he said in a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>statement<span style="color: Red;">*</span>issued by his campaign.
While other candidates hopscotched states on the trail Tuesday, Carson — who came under fire for taking a break before to get "a fresh set of clothes" from his home in Florida — took a break Tuesday to attend a family event, per Independent Journal reporter Benny Johnson:
Carson staffers tell me he's not dropping out tonight. "0% chance." Carson in Baltimore today so he could attend his granddaughters birthday
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) March 2, 2016
[h=2]Earlier Tuesday, Trump sparred<span style="color: Red;">*</span>with Nikki Haley[/h]The New York businessman came out swinging at the South Carolina governor.
The people of South Carolina are embarrassed by Nikki Haley!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 1, 2016
Haley, who during an event with Marco Rubio on Monday said Trump should release his tax returns, had a very Southern retort.
[h=2]Trump calls our correspondent ‘horrible’[/h]At a rally in Ohio on Tuesday, Trump continued<span style="color: Red;">*</span>denying responsibility for black students being ejected from one of his rallies in Georgia on Monday.
He called USA TODAY correspondent and Des Moines Register reporter Jennifer Jacobs “horrible” for writing about it and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>her news organization “a failed paper in Iowa.”
“(T)hey wrote this vicious story, and it gets picked up by everybody. And this is a paper that's an enemy of ours, with a writer who is horrible, and they pick it up all over the place!” Trump exclaimed.
Still, the police chief in Georgia confirmed Tuesday that his aides had asked the students to leave the rally before Trump spoke.
[h=2]Ted Cruz wins (one) court case[/h]An Illinois judge on Tuesday dismissed a challenge to the Texas senator’s eligibility for the ballot, USA TODAY’s Aamer Madhani reports:
“An Illinois judge on Tuesday dismissed a legal challenge brought by a voter who contends that Sen. Ted Cruz is ineligible to run for president because he was born in Canada.Similar lawsuits have also been filed in Texas, New York, Alabama and Utah.
Judge Maureen Ward Kirby of the Cook County Circuit Court dismissed the complaint brought by Lawrence Joyce, because he failed to properly serve Cruz and members of the Illinois State Board of Elections as required by law.”
One down, four to go…
[h=2]Um, this happened...[/h]Cardboard cutouts of the faces of GOP candidates are set up on urinals in a pub in London on March 1, 2016, as part of an informal poll for customers to log which they dislike the most.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Justin Tallis, AFP/Getty Images)
[h=2]Hillary takes questions![/h]The move followed an NBC story Monday that counted the days since the Democratic front-runner did so, and compared her to other presidential candidates:
“Clinton's last media availability took place on December 4 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She took seven questions from a small group of journalists on a Friday night. In the three months since, Clinton has held hundreds of events across more than 20 states. She did not formally answer questions from her traveling press corps once during that time …Press conferences, while ostensibly for reporters’ benefit, also provide important opportunities for the public to see candidates saying what they think on the fly, rather than sticking to a campaign script.
"Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and John Kasich have all held press conferences in the last week.”
So what did Hillary say? Via ABC’s Liz Kreutz, Clinton said Trump is doing very well but someone else could still snatch the Republican nomination.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>She said the GOP race has turned into a turned into<span style="color: Red;">*</span>“kind of a one upmanship on insulting” that’s inappropriate for a presidential campaign.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>And she declined to talk about whether Bernie Sanders will be able to continue to compete with her for the Democratic nomination after Tuesday.
[h=2]Bernie votes for himself 'after a lot of thought'[/h]The senator arrived at his polling station in Vermont around 7:30 a.m. and joked with a worker there about the 12-degree weather (“Nice Vermont day,” the worker quipped).<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Sanders cast his ballot and then took selfies with voters.
"I will tell you after a lot of thought, I voted for me for president," he told one man, according to a pool report.
As he prepared to leave, reporters asked how he was feeling. "We're feeling great," he replied.
[h=2]Kasich taunts Trump[/h]The Ohio governor, who was virtually tied for last in the polling average<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the Republican field, attempted<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to taunt Trump with a poll in the one state where he leads:
[h=2]Rand Paul: Can I get a do-over?[/h]The Kentucky senator joked that he was ready to re-enter the presidential race after the Union Leader in New Hampshire said it regretted endorsing Chris Christie, who has now endorsed Donald Trump:
[h=2]Alabama official in Twitter tiff <span style="color: Red;">*</span>[/h]Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill dealt with something of a tweetstorm after the state’s website helping voters find their polling places went down.
Merrill alternately appeared to blame voters:
And a contractor:
Before inviting people to call him directly. Like now.
At least he’s accessible, right? The Montgomery Advertiser has more here.
[h=2]Oh, and emojis...[/h]Twitter created custom emojis<span style="color: Red;">*</span>that popped up when users employed the #SuperTuesday hashtag.
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