What is Super Tuesday and why is it important? All you need to know
Al Jazeera
With votes in more than a dozen states, Super Tuesday is set to be pivotal in the race for the Republican nomination.
One of the busiest days in the United States election calendar is nearly here.
Super Tuesday takes place on March 5, with millions of voters expected to cast their ballots in presidential primaries and caucuses across more than a dozen states. Also on the ballot will be races for both chambers of the US Congress — the House of Representatives and Senate — as well as other contests.
President Joe Biden faces little opposition on the Democratic side and is all but guaranteed to be confirmed as the party’s nominee.
In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, however, Super Tuesday could spell the end of the road for former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley.
She is the last major candidate still challenging the frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, but her campaign has failed to make a dent in Trump’s iron-clad grip on the party.
