Donald Trump wasn’t MAGA’s only winner on Super Tuesday
The Republicans’ populist wing also flexed its muscle in down-ballot races
By the end of the night on Super Tuesday the 2024 presidential race remained largely unchanged. Donald Trump and Joe Biden are still the presumptive nominees. So great are their margins over their respective primary opponents that some pundits were splitting hairs over whether Mr Trump winning Texas by 60 points rather than his 65-point lead in polls boded poorly.
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “A risky insurgency”
United States March 9th 2024
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