Episode 1035
Super Tuesday
Tue, 2020-Mar-03 01:54 UTC
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With 239,944 views on Monday, 2 March 2020 our article of the day is Super Tuesday.
Super Tuesday is the election day early in a United States presidential primary season (February or March) when the greatest number of U. S. states hold primary elections and caucuses. More delegates to the presidential nominating conventions can be won on Super Tuesday than on any other day, amounting to approximately a third of all delegates. It is therefore a strong indicator of the likely eventual nominee.
The particular states holding primaries on Super Tuesday have varied from year to year because each state selects its election day separately.
Tuesday is the traditional day for elections in the United States. The phrase Super Tuesday has been used to refer to presidential primary elections since at least 1976. It is an unofficial term used by journalists and political pundits.
In 2020, Super Tuesday will occur on March 3. Fourteen state primaries and the American Samoa caucuses will take place, amounting to 1357 pledged delegates—33.8% of the nationwide total.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:54 UTC on Tuesday, 3 March 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Super Tuesday on Wikipedia.
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