Politics Mar 12 Why AP is calling Trump and Biden ‘presumptive nominees’ for president The Associated Press only uses the designation “presumptive nominee” once a candidate has captured the number of delegates needed to win a majority vote at the national party conventions this summer.
Politics Mar 12 How Biden won enough delegates to become the presumptive Democratic nominee President Joe Biden’s path to unofficially clinching the Democratic nomination this year was much shorter and less dramatic than the one he followed in 2020.
Politics Mar 05 Why AP isn’t using ‘presumptive nominee’ to describe Trump, Biden A presidential candidate doesn’t officially become the Republican or Democratic nominee until winning the vote on the convention floor. It hasn’t always been this way.
Politics Mar 05 Why AP called GOP primaries for Trump In some places, Donald Trump was leading Nikki Haley by margins of three- or four-to-one.
Politics Mar 05 Why AP called Democratic contests for Biden Initial vote results showed him with overwhelming leads over the rest of the field.
Politics Mar 05 Why AP called the Virginia GOP primary for Trump Donald Trump was declared the winner at 7:25 p.m. EST, at which time the former president had nearly a two-to-one lead over Nikki Haley with an estimated 14 percent of ballots counted.
Politics Mar 05 Why AP called Iowa’s Democratic contest for Biden It was the first race called on Super Tuesday.
Politics Mar 04 What to expect from North Carolina’s state and presidential primaries Super Tuesday’s massive delegate haul from more than a dozen states could put Biden and Trump within reach of clinching their parties’ nominations.
Politics Mar 03 What to expect in Arkansas’ state and presidential primaries President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will compete for votes in Arkansas on Tuesday but not against each other. At least not yet.
Politics Mar 03 What to expect in California’s state and presidential primaries With Super Tuesday fast approaching, presidential campaigns are eyeing the biggest prize of the day, the California primary. Here's what to expect on election night.