Super Tuesday stories
* Cruz edges Trump in Alaska GOP contest* Sohn: The endless election season lurches ahead * Cooper: GOP digging hole for itself * Voices of voters as they cast ballots on Super Tuesday * Exit poll: Clinton expands base, Trump sells outsider image * Viewer’s Guide: After Super Tuesday, cold hard delegate math * AP News Guide: Decision night, Super Tuesday * Trump claims 7 GOP victories, extending dominance * Clinton solidifies lead with wins in seven states * Trump and Clinton claim big Super Tuesday victories in South* Sanders wins in Colorado, Minnesota; Rubio gets first victory * Cruz, Clinton win in Texas primary; Sanders wins Oklahoma
Donald Trump claimed seven Republican victories on Super Tuesday as the New York businessman extended his dominance in the 2016 primary.
At the same time, the GOP leaders’ search for any viable alternative to Trump suffered a fresh setback, with both Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio vowing to fight on despite underwhelming performances on the biggest day of voting so far. Cruz avoided disaster by winning his home state of Texas and neighboring Oklahoma, while Rubio scored a lone victory in Minnesota.
Shrugging off a racially charged feud from earlier in the week, a confident Trump looked ahead to the general election in a victory speech at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida: “We’re going to be more inclusive,” he declared. “We’re going to be more unified.”
Voting continued in Alaska.