Biden and Trump win Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and Wisconsin primaries
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Voters in four states weighed in Tuesday on their parties' presidential nominees, a largely symbolic vote now that both U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President Donald Trump have locked up the Democratic and Republican nominations.
Voters in four states weighed in Tuesday on their parties' presidential nominees, a largely symbolic vote now that both U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President Donald Trump have locked up the Democratic and Republican nominations.
Biden and Trump easily won primaries in Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and Wisconsin, adding to their delegate hauls for their party conventions this summer.
Their victories, while hardly surprising, nevertheless offer clues about enthusiasm among base voters for the upcoming 2020 rematch that has left a majority of Americans underwhelmed. Biden has faced opposition from activists encouraging Democrats to vote against him to send a message of disapproval for his handling of the war between Israel and Hamas, and some Republican Trump critics are still voting for rivals who have dropped out.
"Uncommitted" in Rhode Island and Connecticut was getting a similar share of the Democratic vote as protest campaigns in Minnesota and Michigan, which got 19 per cent and 13 per cent respectively.
In particular, the tallies in Wisconsin, a pivotal November battleground, will give hints about the share of Republicans who still aren't on board with Trump and how many Democrats are disillusioned with Biden. Trump campaigned Tuesday in Wisconsin and Michigan, two Midwest battlegrounds.
"Donald Trump is the first person I can remember who actually tried to keep all of the promises that he made during the campaign," said Scott Lindemann, a 62-year-old contractor in Kenosha, Wisconsin, who voted for the former president in the GOP primary. "I was very impressed with that."
In New York, 70-year-old Steve Wheatley, a registered Republican, said he wishes there were more candidates to choose from. He said he voted for Nikki Haley even though "she has no shot" because of the lack of options.
