Donald Trump, Republican front runner, has cleared all five states in second super Tuesday primary elections, while his Democratic counterpart, Hillary Clinton, won four of five states contested.
Trump, who needs less than 300 delegates vote to clinch the republican ticket for the November 2016 presidential election, immediately called himself the Republican “presumptive nominee”.
“It’s over. As far as I’m concerned, it’s over. You know I went to the best schools. I’m like a very smart person,” Trump told a crowd of supporters in New York.
“I’m going to represent our country with dignity and very well. But I don’t really want to change my personality. You know, it got me here.”
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Trump recorded victories in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, bringing him closer to the number of delegates he needs before the party’s national convention in July.
Clinton was one state short of a clean sheet, following Bernie Sanders’ win in Rhode Island.
According to BBC, the Vermont senator won in Rhode Island and vowed to fight to the end of the primaries process.
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Speaking at the Philadelphia Convention Centre after securing the four other states, Clinton said her campaign was setting “bold, progressive goals” to improve lives in the US.
“We believe in the goodness of our people and the greatness of our nation,” she said.
As the coast gets clearer, Trump and Hillary have begun hitting out against each other, Trump saying: “Frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don’t think she’d get 5% of the vote”.
Clinton was quick to reply him, saying she’s playing the woman card if it means fighting for equal pay.
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“Well, if fighting for women’s healthcare and paid family leave and equal pay is playing the woman card, then deal me in,” she told supporters.
Trump has won at least 25 of about 37 states polled so far.
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