Super Tuesday: Clinton, Trump Look to Pull Away From Rivals

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton are eyeing an opportunity to pull away from their rivals on Super Tuesday.
Super Tuesday: Clinton, Trump Look to Pull Away From Rivals
Clockwise from bottom left: Sen. Ted Cruz, Feb. 29, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) Donald Trump in Valdosta, Ga., Feb. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Sen. Marco Rubio, March 1, 2016, in Andover, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Sen. Bernie Sanders in Fort Collins, Colo., Feb. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Hillary Clinton in Norfolk, Va., Feb. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) A voter leaves a polling site for Georgia's primary election at a firehouse Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Atlanta. AP Photo/David Goldman
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WASHINGTON—Out front and looking ahead, Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton hope to begin charting a final path toward the general election on Super Tuesday, a delegate-rich day of primary contests likely to reveal candidates’ strengths—and weaknesses—with a broad swath of American voters.

Elections were being held in a dozen states, from Vermont to Colorado, Alaska to American Samoa, and a host of locations in between.

Trump and Clinton entered Super Tuesday having each won three of four early voting contests. Strong showings for both on Tuesday could start putting the nominations out of reach for other contenders.

Even before the results started flowing in, Trump was calling for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, one of his chief rivals, to give up if he didn’t win anywhere on Tuesday.

“He has to get out,” he told Fox News. “He hasn’t won anything.”

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a rally at Radford University in Radford, Va., on Feb. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a rally at Radford University in Radford, Va., on Feb. 29, 2016. AP Photo/Steve Helber