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Donald Trump and Joe Biden clinch wins in Tuesday’s primary elections

Donald Trump and Joe Biden secure additional delegates in Florida and Ohio, respectively, as they gear up for the final showdown in November.

Updated on: Mar 20, 2024, 07:45:49 IST
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Former US President Donald Trump, and current US President Joe Biden gained additional delegates yesterday night, and the two presidents are heading for another challenger in November.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden gain ground in delegate dash for November showdown(Photo by TANNEN MAURY and Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (AFP)
Donald Trump and Joe Biden gain ground in delegate dash for November showdown(Photo by TANNEN MAURY and Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (AFP)

The Ohio states voted for Trump and Biden, and at the same time, the state Senate race was competitive, while the Tennessee race was one of the most competitive ones. On the other hand, Trump got supported as the winner of the Florida state Republican primary, while Democrats did not have one.

Although she opted out of the campaign, Nikki Haley, ex-governor of South Carolina and the person who was supposed to become president, got put on the ballot in such states as Ohio or Illinois.

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With the delegates total in their favour and the accrued support, both Trump and Biden started putting campaign efforts in relevant swing states that differentiate the election's final outcome.

Biden criticizes Trump on immigration

Biden's current campaign agenda which was highlighted by his public appearances in Arizona and Nevada shows that he has a set goal of engaging young and Latino communities. He proposes economic policies as he seeks to criticize Trump's policies on immigration and abortion due to his belief that these will play a major part in winning the floating voters as well as pump up enthusiasm among his 2020 support base.

On the other hand, Democratic voters furthering the cause of Marianne Williamson, an author of self-help books, for the presidential contest in Arizona, have risen. To be the opposite of Biden, Williamson has called for peace that is permanent which is the one that a great number of people that consider other foreign policy perspectives would like to take part in.

In Ohio, pro-Palestinian supporters are asking their voters to "Leave It Blank" in a protest action meaning that this action can be an expression of the complex and the in many ways nuanced feelings that maintain the electorate.

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As Trump continues to mount a campaign against the backdrop of ongoing legal woes and controversies however, his case is yet to be heard by the Supreme Court. His just latest speech in the course of which he stated that young Jews doing this “hate their religion” and Israel, brought him a tremendous amount of criticism.

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