AS IT IS 2016-03-03 Trump, Clinton Control Race for US President

AS IT IS 2016-03-03 Trump¹, Clinton Control Race for US President

March 1 was Super Tuesday, but March 15 will be key for candidates against Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination².

Trump and Democrat³ Hillary Clinton strengthened their control of their parties’ presidential race after big wins on Super Tuesday. But 16 more states and territories will hold primary elections or caucuses⁴ in the next two weeks. That includes the two large states of Florida and Ohio.

Upcoming contests

Republican Governor John Kasich of Ohio and Florida Senator Marco Rubio are looking to win the primaries in their home states. Both Kasich and Rubio have finished well behind businessman Trump and Texas Senator Ted⁵ Cruz in almost all of the nominating elections. Political experts say their candidacies may not survive a loss at home.

On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Clinton is heading into Michigan with a lead over Senator Bernie Sanders of Maine. The two are scheduled to debate Sunday in Flint. The city is dealing⁶ with a drinking water crisis. High lead levels were discovered in city drinking-water and residents.

Finals of Super Tuesday

Clinton won Tuesday's primary votes in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Sanders captured his home state of Vermont as well as Colorado, Minnesota and Oklahoma.

With the victories, Clinton now has over 1,000 delegates. That is nearly three times larger than the 373 delegates for Sanders.

On the Republican side, Trump took Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Virginia and Vermont. Senator Ted Cruz took his home state of Texas, as well as Oklahoma and Alaska. Florida Senator Marco Rubio picked up his first win of the primary season in Minnesota.

With the victories, Trump has 316 delegates and Ted Cruz has 226.

A Democratic Party candidate must win 2,383 delegates to get the presidential nomination. A Republican Part candidate must win 1,237 delegates.

What the big winners said

"America never stopped being great," Clinton said at a rally in Florida, referencing Trump's campaign slogan. "We have to make America whole," she said, adding that the rhetoric⁷ on the Republican side "has never been lower."

At his own speech in Florida, Trump shot back. "She wants to make America whole again. I'm trying to figure what that's all about. Making America great again is going to be much better than making America whole again."

Trump also spoke⁸ of his rival, Rubio, whom he has clashed with fiercely over the past week. "I know it was a very rough night for Marco Rubio. He worked hard, he spent a lot of money. He is a lightweight, like I have said many times," Trump said.

"Rubio was the big loser of the night," he added.

Speaking to a large crowd in his home state late Tuesday, Sanders stayed optimistic.

"This campaign, as I think all of you know, is not just about electing a president, it is about transforming America. It is about making our great nation the country we know it has the potential to be."

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

3 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

4 caucuses   

n.（政党决定政策或推举竞选人的）核心成员( caucus的名词复数 )；决策干部；决策委员会；秘密会议

参考例句：

• Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。 来自互联网

5 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

6 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

7 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

8 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。