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March 16, 2016, 11:39 a.m.

Rubio out, one less challenger for Trump in Republican race

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Essential question
What will happen if Donald Trump is the Republican presidential nominee?
Tuesday's primary elections in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio saw big wins for the Democratic and Republican frontrunners, strengthening their leads. Republicans hoping to stop Donald Trump's rise to the top of the presidential primary race were disappointed Tuesday when he took home wins in four of five states holding primary elections. Democrat Hillary Clinton beat opponent Bernie Sanders in all five democratic primaries as well Tuesday, further solidifying her lead over the Vermont senator. Trump beat Florida Sen. Marco Rubio by a significant margin in his home state, prompting Rubio to suspend his campaign. But Trump faced an upset in Ohio, where Gov. John Kasich managed to secure a win and all 66 of the states delegates. "I want to remind you again tonight that I will not take the low road to the highest office in the land," Kasich said during his victory speech in Ohio, referring to Trump's often inflammatory campaign rhetoric that has drawn criticism from people across the political spectrum. Even as a growing number of leaders in the Republican Party come out against Trump, candidates like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Rubio and Kasich have been unable to gain significant ground against the businessman. "The window is closing right now for this 'Stop Trump' movement," said Cook Political Report's Amy Walter on Tuesday. See the results from last night and the previous state primaries here .

Key terms
primary — a preliminary election in which registered political party voters nominate candidates for office and choose delegates to attend their party’s convention delegates — individuals chosen to represent their state at the Republican and Democratic party conventions where each party selects its presidential candidate
Warm up questions ( before watching the video)
  1. How are presidential candidates chosen?
  2. How far away is the 2016 presidential election?
  3. Who is running for president and what has happened thus far?
Critical thinking questions ( after watching the video)
  1. Why was Marco Rubio's loss in Florida so significant?
  2. Why are Republican Party leaders so opposed to Donald Trump?
  3. What can Bernie Sanders do to try to catch up to Hillary Clinton?

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