On Tuesday, March 15, five states held their primary elections. These states included: North Carolina, Florida, Missouri, Ohio, and Illinois. For the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton won four out of the five states. She won all except Missouri. The race against Bernie Sanders in Missouri is too close to call. In order for Sanders to catch back up to Hillary, he needs to win some big states. For the Republican Party, Trump also won four out of the five states. He won North Carolina, Illinois, Missouri, and Florida. The only state he was not able to win was Ohio. John Kasich, the current governor of Ohio, won Ohio over Trump. After Trump won Ohio, Marco Rubio, who is originally from Ohio, announced his suspension in the presidential race. While Ted Cruz did not win any states last night, he is neck and neck with Trump.
In other news Barak Obama has announced his nominee to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Obama has nominated Merrick Garland. He is a well-known figure in Washington who has served on appellate courts. He’s 63 and has received praises from both parties. Despite this, some Republican senators are refusing to consider Obama’s nomination, until the next President is nominated. Other Republicans are agreeing to meet with his nominee, after the two-week congressional recess had ended. It is still up in the air, rather they are going to take his nomination into consideration or ignore it entirely.
In other news Barak Obama has announced his nominee to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Obama has nominated Merrick Garland. He is a well-known figure in Washington who has served on appellate courts. He’s 63 and has received praises from both parties. Despite this, some Republican senators are refusing to consider Obama’s nomination, until the next President is nominated. Other Republicans are agreeing to meet with his nominee, after the two-week congressional recess had ended. It is still up in the air, rather they are going to take his nomination into consideration or ignore it entirely.