Every four years, America comes together to vote for a new president in the notorious November election. However, there is a process that leads up to get to those final two candidates: primary elections.
To keep it brief, primary elections are essentially where each party, the dominant ones in this case being Democratic and Republican, put their contestants forward to ultimately choose one representative for the final presidential election in November.
Just recently, on March 5, Super Tuesday occurred, which is when a significant number of U.S. states conduct their primary elections. Around one-third of all delegates to the presidential nominating conventions are up for grabs, making it the most influential day in terms of delegate count throughout the primary season. On this day, Democratic candidate Joe Biden was able to win over 1300 delegates and Republican candidate Donald Trump was able to win more than 800 delegates. No other candidates were close, but Nikki Haley, prior to dropping out of the race, made a mark as she was the first woman to ever win any primary in the Republican party.
At the time of writing, Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee with 1247 delegates total, when only 1215 needed to cross the threshold and win the nomination. On the other side, Joe Biden, currently in office, is also the presumptive nominee with 2101 delegates, requiring only 1968 to win his nomination. Evidently, the two will face off against each other like they once did in 2020. Will Biden win again, or will Trump regain the presidential role he once had?
