Super Tuesday Coverage Kicks Off With Networks Parsing Exit Polls & Looking For Surprises In A Likely Joe Biden-Donald Trump Rematch
deadline.comUPDATED, with first results: As the first polls closed on Super Tuesday, Joe Biden and Donald Trump were projected to be the winners of Virginia’s Democratic and Republican primaries, on a night where he and Donald Trump are expected to solidify the chances of a November general election rematch.
The lingering question is how well Nikki Haley does in the contests and whether it is enough of a showing to continue in her bid for the Republican nomination.
Her two best chances were seen as the first two states where polls closed — Virginia and Vermont. But NBC News called Virginia for Trump soon after 7 p.m.
ET, with Vermont too early to call. “It is pretty clear Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee,” said CNN’s John King. “Let’s keep and open mind, but the math doesn’t lie.” Pundits began to focus on where Haley’s voters would go — to Trump or Biden — if she drops out.
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