Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Trump's Ohio Loss Muddles GOP Race As Clinton Racks Up Key Wins



Donald Trump was denied a decisive victory in Ohio by home-state governor John Kasich in Tuesday night's Republican primary contests, bringing into sharper focus the possibility of a contested Republican convention this summer.

On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton moved closer to securing the Democratic nomination, creating more distance between her own delegate haul and Bernie Sanders' count with wins in Ohio, Florida and North Carolina.

Kasich, a comparatively moderate Republican who is popular in the state where he has served as congressman and governor, captured Ohio's 66 delegates in the winner-take-all contest, leaving a muddled picture that slows Trump's progress towards the 1237 delegates he would need to capture the GOP nod. 

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Source: NBC News

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