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March 19, 2024
There are five states holding presidential contests on Tuesday: Ohio, Illinois, Arizona, Florida (GOP only) and Kansas.
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From the AP: "With the presidential nominations locked up, the most high-profile election in Ohio’s primary on Tuesday will be the Republican contest to take on Ohio’s Democratic U.S. senator."
"Ohio is one of two states holding state and congressional primaries that day. Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, first elected in 2006 and uncontested in his primary this year, is among the most vulnerable members of a closely divided chamber and has managed to hold onto his seat even as the state has shifted to the right."
Who are the Republicans running in Ohio's Senate race?
- State Sen. Matt Dolan
- Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose
- Businessman Bernie Moreno
- "LaRose and Moreno have aligned themselves with the pro-Trump camp of the party, while Dolan is backed by more establishment Republicans, including Gov. Mike DeWine and former Sen. Rob Portman."
Be sure to check out What to expect in the Illinois presidential and state primaries.
Don't forget to discuss the issues that really matter to voters, including housing costs:
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March 13, 2024
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Link: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-clinches-2024-republican-nomination
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Link: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-clinches-2024-democratic-nomination
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Georgia, Mississippi, Washington, Hawaii (Republican caucus), Northern Mariana Islands:
Georgia: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/elections-2024/primaries/georgia
Mississippi: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/elections-2024/primaries/mississippi
Washington: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/elections-2024/primaries/washington
Hawaii Republican caucus: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/elections-2024/primaries/hawaii
Northern Mariana Islands: https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/primaries-and-caucuses/results/northern-mariana-islands
What's going in with third parties in Vote 2024?
Watch What you need to know about 2024’s third-party candidates so far
March 12, 2024
Georgia, Mississippi and Washington primaries are taking place today! Hawaii has its Republican presidential caucuses and there is a Democratic primary in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Super Tuesday RESULTS! (March 5, 2024)
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Link: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/elections-2024/primaries
Trump's victories on Super Tuesday
Biden's victories on Super Tuesday
Link: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/why-ap-called-democratic-contests-for-biden
From the AP — March 5, 2024: "The Associated Press was able to declare President Joe Biden the winner of Democratic presidential contests in several states on Tuesday minutes after polls closed, as initial vote results showed him with overwhelming leads over the rest of the field."
Nikki Haley announces she will suspend her campaign after Super Tuesday's results
From the AP — March 6, 2024: "Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, according to people familiar with her decision, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination."
From the AP — March 6, 2024: "President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, were romping to coast-to-coast victories on Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November rematch and increasing pressure on the former president’s last major rival, Nikki Haley, to leave the Republican race.
Biden and Trump had each won Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Maine, Oklahoma, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Minnesota and Massachusetts. Biden also won the Democratic primaries in Utah, Vermont and Iowa."
March 5, 2024
Here's your full guide to Super Tuesday on March 5, 2024!
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Link: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/your-guide-to-every-state-voting-on-super-tuesday
How many delegates are at stake on Super Tuesday?
Democrats: 1,420
Republicans: 854
Is your state voting on Super Tuesday, March 5?
Democratic primaries on Super Tuesday: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia
Party-run presidential preference votes and caucuses: Iowa, American Samoa
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Republican primaries on Super Tuesday: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia
Party-run presidential preference votes and caucuses: Alaska Caucuses, Utah Caucuses
Civics tips: Third party candidates including Dr. Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not appear on ballots on Super Tuesday because they are not running on a major party ticket.
March 4, 2024
The North Dakota caucus for the Republican Party is being held today.
March 3, 2024
Nikki Haley has won the Republican primary in the District of Columbia, notching her first victory of the 2024 campaign. She won all 19 delegates.
Haley has said she would stay in the race at least through Super Tuesday (March 4).
It's important to note that Washington is one of the most heavily Democratic jurisdictions in the country. Only about 23,000 Republicans are registered in the city of approximately 712,000 people. Democrat Joe Biden won DC with 92 percent of the vote in the 2020 general election.
March 2, 2024
Idaho Republican caucus: Donald J. Trump wins the Idaho Republican caucus earning all 32 delegates.
Missouri Republican primary: Missouri's 51 delegates (and three unbound delegates) will not be formally awarded to candidates for the Republican National Convention until the Missouri congressional district conventions on April 6 and state convention on May 4, according to the New York Times.
Feb. 28, 2024:
Read With Michigan wins, Biden and Trump edge closer to a rematch:
Trump's "victory in Michigan over his last major primary challenger, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, comes after the former president defeated her by 20 percentage points in her home state of South Carolina on Saturday. The Trump campaign is looking to lock up the 1,215 delegates needed to secure the Republican nomination sometime in mid-March." (AP article)
While Biden "defeated Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips, his one significant opponent left in the Democratic primary," more than 100,000 voted "uncommitted," many explicitly stating they were voting against Biden to protest his support of Israel's killing of Palestinians: ‘Uncommitted’ wins 2 Democratic delegates in Michigan, a victory for Biden’s anti-war opponents
Feb. 24, 2024:
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Read Trump wins South Carolina primary according to AP, easily beating Haley in her home state: "Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday, easily beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third straight GOP nomination."
..."Trump has now swept every contest that counted for Republican delegates, adding to previous wins in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Haley is facing growing pressure to leave the race but says she’s not going anywhere despite losing the state where she was governor from 2011 to 2017.
A 2020 rematch between Trump and President Joe Biden is becoming increasingly inevitable." (AP article)
Click below for the lesson "Haley vows to stay in 2024 presidential race: https://bit.ly/42QA2nv
Discussion questions: Why do you think Haley has stayed in the race despite the low odds of her winning the nomination from the Republican party? What other reasons are there for a candidate to keep running other than winning the nomination?
Feb. 6, 2024:
The Democratic primary in Nevada was held on Feb. 6 with Biden as the winner.
The Republican primary was held in Nevada on Feb. 6, and the Republican caucus in Nevada will be held on Feb. 8, when delegates are awarded.
Civics tips: An interesting feature of the Nevada caucus on the Republican side involves holding a caucus. Click here to learn more:https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-nevadas-split-primaries-and-caucuses-spark-confusion-and-undermine-gop-influence (Feb. 6, 2024)
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Feb. 3, 2024:
The South Carolina Democratic primary took place on Saturday (Feb. 3) with President Joe Biden gaining 96% of the vote. Democratic contenders Marianne Williamson (2.1%) and Congressman Dean Phillips (1.7%) trailed far behind. See extension below for the role third parties play in presidential elections.
The Republican primary in South Carolina will take place on Feb. 24.
Jan. 23, 2024:
New Hampshire primaries: Democratic and Republican primaries wrapped up in New Hampshire with Republican Former President Donald Trump winning a clear victory over former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (the latter dropped out of the race on Jan. 21). While Biden did not appear on the ballot in New Hampshire, he still won the primary through a write-in vote.
Some criticism accompanied the New Hampshire primary which has traditionally held the first Democratic primary in the country — and must be the first state in the country to do so, according to its state constitution.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC), however, made the decision for South Carolina to hold the first official primary, saying it wanted to introduce more diversity earlier on in the electoral process. Critics of the move said it was the DNC's way of stacking the deck towards Biden since New Hampshire might have been a tighter contest.
There were 21 names on the Democratic ballot in New Hampshire and space for writing in a name at the bottom.
Civics tip: In New Hampshire, independent voters can choose to take part in either Republican or Democratic primary simply by asking for that party's ballot.
More civics tips on the 2024 primaries:
- Media literacy: There are several Democratic and Republican candidates competing against both Biden and Trump in the primaries that you may have seen online or over social media but not on mainstream news outlets. While Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis (before he dropped out) have received significant media coverage, Democratic primary candidates including Marianne Williamson, Rep. Dean Phillips and Cenk Uygur have received far less. The three debated here on Jan. 12.
- Phillips was invited on MSNBC on Feb. 4, for the first time since announcing his run and said the news media is partially to blame for his low numbers due to the lack of coverage. Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
- What about independent candidates? You may also be wondering about the role of independent candidates like Dr. Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Conduct an internet search about these candidates and discuss the role that the news media plays in their mainly lack of coverage of third party and independent candidates, leading voters to ask this question in an NPR piece from 2016: Listeners Ask: Where's The Third Party Candidate Coverage?
- Third parties: Debate has long ensued over the significance of third parties in U.S. politics. Use this lesson below to learn more about the role of third parties and discuss whether or not you think additional political parties would strengthened or weaken American democracy.
Learn more about the role of third parties in the current presidential election cycle. For example, did you know that the Green Party has run candidates in every presidential election cycle since 1996, and that as of Feb. 2024, at least 12 candidates have filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for their party's nomination? Or that the Libertarian Party is the country's third largest political party with elected officials holding?
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