Super Tuesday takeaways: Though nominations not official, Biden-Trump battle is officially joined
Super Tuesday did not quite live up to its name
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and BRIAN SLODYSKO
Published - Mar 05, 2024, 10:19 PM ET
Last Updated - Mar 05, 2024, 11:51 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — The picture of the presidential race has hardly been cloudy for some time, even if it is one that most voters say they don't want to see.
On not-so-Super Tuesday, there were few surprises. It became ever clearer President Joe Biden was on a glidepath to the Democratic nomination that only some kind of personal catastrophe could alter. And his predecessor, Donald Trump, if he can navigate the 91 criminal charges against him and avoid any other calamity, is headed to a third Republican nomination, and a rematch against the president.
Here are some key takeaways from Super Tuesday: