A tidal wave, without much surprise.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump each won almost all of their party's primaries which took place overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, on the occasion of "Super Tuesday", according to American media projections.
From Massachusetts to California, from Texas to Minnesota, that is to say from east to west and from south to north in the 15 states (and one territory) affected by this usually pivotal day in electoral campaigns, both The main candidates left only crumbs for their respective challengers.
Donald Trump, given the victory at this stage in 12 states, has only abandoned Vermont, to his rival Nikki Haley.
Joe Biden, for his part, only lost in Samoa, a territory which participates in the primaries without being one of the 50 American states, against Jason Palmer, an unknown candidate who campaigned locally.
There was already little doubt about the outcome of the primaries.
The campaign now appears to be completely over.
Both candidates now have a very large majority of delegates to send to their party's national convention this summer, and the rest of the primaries in the coming weeks will be just a formality.
“It was a great Tuesday for us”
For Donald Trump, his only defeat, in the progressive state of Vermont, is anecdotal from an accounting point of view, but was surprising because few people expected it.
More generally, the former president was, during this evening, as since the start of the primaries in January, a little overestimated by the polls.
The former president's differences at the polls, against Nikki Haley, are less significant than what opinion polls had predicted.
Nothing to undermine the businessman's confidence.
“We call it
Super Tuesday
for a reason: it was a super Tuesday for us,” he reacted from his home in Mar-a-Lago (Florida) while the results of certain western states were not yet known.
Donald Trump then rolled out his favorite themes: the catastrophic state, according to him, of the country, due to Joe Biden described as "the worst president in history", particularly in terms of immigration control and control of 'inflation.
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Not a word, on the other hand, for Nikki Haley, who has not yet made it clear how far she intends to continue the fight, while her candidacy seems hopeless.
It constitutes a stone in Donald Trump's shoe because it prevents the former President from concentrating all his resources on already fighting Joe Biden.
In search of financial support, Donald Trump reportedly spoke on Sunday with Elon Musk, whose ultra-conservative outbursts on the social network X (formerly Twitter), which he bought two years ago, are very virulent .
Joe Biden, for his part, reacted with a press release, where he estimated that Donald Trump is “determined to destroy our democracy”.
“Will we continue to move forward or will we allow Donald Trump to lead us toward the chaos, division, and obscurantism that have defined his tenure?
“, he concluded, giving a glimpse of what his main campaign theme will be.