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Clinton and Trump conquer Arizona
The favorites among the U.S. presidential candidates have consolidated their Position. In the primaries in Idaho and Utah, the relevant counterparty could come again.
In the state of Arizona was won by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, respectively, with a clear majority and could distance themselves further from their party’s internal opponents. Trump is based on a count of about 60 percent of the vote with 24 percent points ahead of uncatchable front of his fiercest adversary, Senator Ted Cruz from Texas.
If the Democrats could settle the former foreign Minister and First Lady of your adversary Bernie Sanders. Clinton had, after more than two-thirds of the votes counted in Arizona with a clear lead of 23 points, and will win a majority of delegates. She leads the overall race with a comfortable lead.
Despite the victory, Clinton must share with Sanders
While Clinton has to share the delegates ‘ votes from the Democrats in Arizona in spite of the clear victory of Pro-rata with your counterparty Sanders, loot Trump the Republicans all the 58 available to delegates. Trump currently has the votes of approximately 740 delegates, for a victory in the first ballot at the party Congress in July in Cleveland, he needs to 1237. This means that he must win in the remaining primaries still more than 50 percent of the delegates, to reach his goal. Parts of the party leadership, the Republicans continue to try to prevent a nomination Trumps.
Sanders wins in Utah
In the case of the Democrats, was elected on Tuesday in Utah and Idaho. In Utah, where the candidate to the Caucus process – only registered party members may participate in the election is determined, Sanders already in as the winner. Also in Idaho, he is considered the favorite. The Republicans chose also in the Mormon state of Utah, where a clear majority for the ultra-conservative Cruz was expected, as well as in the foreign territory of American Samoa.
“America does not expire in a panic”
Hillary Clinton used a speech on Tuesday evening (local time), in order to take the terrorist attacks in Brussels. “America does not expire in a panic,” she said before attaching in Seattle, Washington state. “We build walls and we don’t need to turn to our friends in the back, she said, alluding to recent Remarks by Donald Trump. Had previously said that the United States consider would have to, your involvement in the NATO. He again called for a relaxation of laws to allow controversial interrogation methods, up to and including torture. Clinton countered the sharp. “This is the time, in America, leadership has to show, instead of wegzuducken.”
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