The critical Super Tuesday contests to watch for
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Mathematically, President Biden or former President Trump can't clinch their party's nomination Tuesday, but here's why Super Tuesday still matters.
Super Tuesday is one of the most important primary days in a presidential election year. And while this year's may feel a bit anticlimactic, here's why it still matters.
Reason No. 1 is delegates.
On the Republican side, 16 states will cast their votes for who they want to be their presidential nominee. Scripps News and our partners at DDHQ report that 862 state delegates will be up for grabs.
In some states, former United Nations Ambassador Haley will earn delegates. But in others where it's a winner-take-all, former President Donald Trump is expected to triumph.
On the Democratic side, over 1,400 delegates are at stake with President Joe Biden expected to inch closer to making his renomination official. And while things may appear to be lining up for a rematch of the 2020 presidential election, Kyle Kondick from the University of Virginia Center for Politics says there are some other important things to keep an eye out for on Tuesday.
