5 takeaways from Super Saturday vote - CNNPolitics.com - 0 views
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The voters delivered a mixed verdict on Super Saturday to the presidential front-runners.
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On the Democratic side of the aisle, Hillary Clinton took Louisiana but Bernie Sanders came out on top in both Nebraska and Kansas.
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rump also took criticism from conservatives for skipping a scheduled appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference, the largest annual gathering of right-wing activists.
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Cruz has defeated Trump in more state contests than any other competitor, and in regions as diverse as the South, Midwest and New England.
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Despite his strong showing on Saturday, Cruz still faces major hurdles in overcoming Trump in the delegate race.
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After Saturday, Clinton still won't be able to shut Sanders out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, even though she pulled in another win Saturday and leads the delegate count.
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Sanders's campaign tends to do better in states with large populations of white voters, while the former secretary of state has had more success in states where greater numbers of African-Americans participate.
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"We got decimated," Sanders said on ABC's "This Week" of South Carolina, where Clinton beat him 74% to 26% last month.
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While Trump and Cruz both claimed victories Saturday, Rubio and Kasich, the governor of Ohio, played only a minor role in the four states that participated.
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Rubio's campaign pointed to upcoming states on the electoral calendar, particularly the fact that there are only two states left that hold caucuses. His team believes he will do better in primaries, though so far he has only won one content -- in Minnesota -- which was a caucus.