Trump, GOP reach Judgment Day; Dems face long march

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[h=4]Trump, GOP reach Judgment Day; Dems face long march[/h]Judgment Day arrived Tuesday for two Republican presidential hopefuls<span style="color: Red;">*</span>while Democrats<span style="color: Red;">*</span>girded for what could be a grind<span style="color: Red;">*</span>deep into the primary season.

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GOP front-runner Donald Trump hit one of his three remaining rivals, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, on trade, immigration and ties to Wall Street. Trump also called Kasich "a baby," who isn't "tough enough." AP


Voters line up at a precinct in Matthews, N.C., Tuesday, March 15, 2016.(Photo: Chuck Burton, AP)


Judgment Day arrived Tuesday for two Republican presidential hopefuls<span style="color: Red;">*</span>while Democrats<span style="color: Red;">*</span>girded for what could be a grind<span style="color: Red;">*</span>deep into the primary season.
Both parties are holding primaries Tuesday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in Florida, Ohio, Illinois, North Carolina and Missouri. Billionaire GOP frontrunner Donald Trump got some good news early, winning the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Republican caucus in the Northern Mariana Islands, a remote U.S. territory of 15 islands in the Pacific Ocean.
In Florida, favorite son<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Sen. Marco Rubio desperately needs a win to prop up his<span style="color: Red;">*</span>flagging campaign. In Ohio, Gov. John Kasich must win or face hard questions about his candidacy. A Trump sweep<span style="color: Red;">*</span>would also severely<span style="color: Red;">*</span>damage the fortunes of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, putting<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a Trump nomination within easy reach.
Rubio was unbowed. He told Fox News<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a Trump victory would cripple the Republican Party and the conservative movement<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and ensure a Democratic victory in November. Rubio<span style="color: Red;">*</span>disputed polls giving Trump a big lead in Florida, telling Fox News that "I think a lot of people are going to be embarrassed" when the returns roll in.
"We are going to win Florida," he said.
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Kasich spoke with similar confidence Tuesday after voting in Westerville, Ohio.
"I feel great, we are going to win," Kasich said. He declined to discuss Trump, but did allude to "deeply disturbing" statements Trump has made.
"We probably missed opportunities to get attention early on, but ... our positive campaign is starting to shine through like a beacon across the country," he said.
Mitt Romney, the GOP's failed 2012 candidate,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>recently joined Kasich on the campaign trail, drawing Twitter ire from Trump as polls opened in Ohio.
"Don't reward Mitt Romney, who let us all down in the last presidential race, by voting for Kasich (who voted for NAFTA, open borders etc.)," Trump tweeted. Later Trump tweeted: "North Carolina lost 300,000 manufacturing jobs and Ohio lost 400,000 since 2000. Going to Mexico etc. NO MORE IF I WIN, WE WILL BRING BACK!"
Trump told NBC's Today show that Republican leaders should back him because he has brought new voters to the party.
"It's the biggest story in politics worldwide," Trump said. "We brought millions of people in, and they're voting in the primaries."
Hillary Clinton hoped Tuesday's primaries would cement her grip on the Democratic presidential nomination.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>They are more likely to make clear the race has a long way to go.
Clinton holds a wide lead in Florida and North Carolina, but recent polls show a tight race<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in Missouri and Sanders narrowing her advantage in Illinois and Ohio.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>After the Vermont senator pulled off a surprise victory last week in Michigan, closing a 20-point gap in polls, backers of both candidates<span style="color: Red;">*</span>expect<span style="color: Red;">*</span>more gains for Sanders on<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tuesday.
“Ohio’s going to be the same,” said Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, who is backing Clinton. “It’s going to be a tough race down to the wire.”
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The Sanders campaign believes a strong showing<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tuesday could lead to momentum<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in places like Arizona, which holds its primary March 22, further disproving the Clinton campaign’s contention that the Vermont senator is a regional candidate who appeals mainly<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to white liberals and working-class northeasterners.
Even if Sanders pulls off an<span style="color: Red;">*</span>upset in Ohio<span style="color: Red;">*</span>or Illinois<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— where Clinton was born and raised<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— her status as the race's frontrunner would remain unchanged, given her lead of more than 200 pledged delegates. Delegates are awarded proportionally,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and she’s poised to collect the most Tuesday.
“There are plenty of Democrats and Clinton supporters who wish this nomination would have been wrapped up by now,” said Nathan Gonzales, editor and publisher of the nonpartisan Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>“I still believe she will be the nominee. It’s just taking longer than expected, and it’s evidence of a growing divide in the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Democratic Party,” he added.
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