Super Tuesday 4/26/16

SUPER TUESDAY 4/26/16

                   As the polls closed last Tuesday it was apparent on who won. Trump pulled away with all five states winning the majority of delegates and causing Cruz to no longer be able to reach the magic republican number of 1,237. With only five hundred and seventy one delegates left trump only needs about 250 delegates to clinch the republican ticket to go to the general election to face to democratic nominee. Trump currently has 996 delegates, Cruz has 565 delegates, and Kasich has 153 delegates.

                  Clinton also clinched a big win claiming four out of the five states and also basically clinched the democratic nomination to the general election. Sanders only won one state, which was Rhode Island, and will not be enough to gain any substantial foothold in the race against Clinton. Clinton has also hinted and basically said that Sanders should go ahead and leave the race, but Sanders is still holding out for some luck in the next super Tuesday election process. Clinton currently has 2,165 delegates, and Sanders has 1,357 delegates.

                 The reason this relates to my AP Government class is because this year is obviously an election year. We have also followed the race closely and watched every move the candidates have made to gain the support they have and the movement they caused. This election year is a great year to take classes like AP Gov because it causes extra controversy and excitement for our political system. It also shows interest in politics from kids and then with this election year, and with the death of justice Scalia, it has been an amazing class to learn and to have real life events to help demonstrate how our political system works.