Republicans are voting in 11 states today as part of the Super Tuesday “SEC Primary,” the first big slate of multiple contests in the GOP nominating fight. Based on the polls, it’s front-runner Donald Trump’s night to lose.
Surveys have shown Trump holds a large lead nationally and in a number of the key states up for grabs, although some races have little data available. Two national polls this week, one from CNN/ORC International and one from Morning Consult, found Trump’s support among Republicans around the country hitting new heights with support hovering around 40 percent despite continuous attacks from his rivals since last Thursday’s debate.
In the runup to the race, Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are throwing everything they have at Trump. Both condemned Trump this week for repeatedly refusing to condemn support from David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan on CNN (Trump later said he misheard the question). Rubio has called Trump a “con artist” in his stump speeches and argued Trump’s use of foreign workers at his Florida resort and Chinese manufacturers on his branded clothing lines show he’s a hypocrite on immigration and trade. Cruz has pressed Trump to release his tax returns and even suggested that they may reveal Mafia ties.
On Monday, Cruz and Rubio opened up a new line of attack after BuzzFeed reported that some New York Times staff believe Trump undermined his harsh immigration position in an off-the-record editorial meeting with the paper. Both candidates have called on Trump to release audio from the interview.
Trump scored an important endorsement on Sunday in immigration hardliner Sen. Jeff Sessions and picked up backing from Govs. Chris Christie of New Jersey and Paul LePage of Maine on Friday.
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After winning South Carolina on February 20, Trump has a chance to rack up delegates in a number of Southern states with similar political profiles, including Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Massachusetts, where Trump is heavily favored, is also voting, along with Vermont, Alaska and Minnesota.









