Super Tuesday: Which Democratic candidate will get ahead in the US presidential election?

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Super Tuesday – March 3, this year – is one of the most pivotal dates in the US Presidential Election campaign.

Between February and June, elections – known as primaries or caucuses – are held in each state as the Democrats and Republicans choose their candidate to be the next president.

Donald Trump will win the Republican nomination, despite facing competition from Bill Weld and Rocky De La Fuente.

But the Democratic race is far more contested, with front-runners Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden hoping March 3 will give them a massive boost over their rival.

However, on the eve of Super Tuesday both Pete Buttigieg, who surprisingly had won the first contest in Iowa, and Amy Klobuchar both withdrew from the race, leaving Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bloomberg hoping Super Tuesday will kick-start their campaigns to close the gap on Biden and Sanders.

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