Good morning, and welcome to Wednesday. The results are in from voting in some big states yesterday. Donald Trump won in Florida and knocked Marco Rubio out of the race, but Trumps’s path to the GOP nomination is still in some doubt. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton proved she can win in big swing states, and Bernie Sanders’ momentum took a hit.
Let’s take a closer look in the Digest.
1. Trump won big in Rubio’s home state of Florida. But John Kasich managed to win in his home state of Ohio. As of this morning Ted Cruz and Trump are in a too-close-to call race in Missouri. Despite Kasich’s win, Cruz seems like the only alternative left f0r those who can’t stomach Trump as the Republican nominee. (Washington Post)
2. Hillary Clinton won in at least four of the five states that voted Tuesday. As of this morning Missouri is still a dead heat. But big victories for the former secretary of state in Florida, North Carolina and Ohio gave her a bigger delegate lead than Barack Obama ever had in 2008, and seemed to close the door for good on Bernie Sanders’ chances of winning the Democratic nomination. (New York Times)
3. Marco Rubio ended his campaign after his loss in Florida. Many Republican insiders thought he would be the party’s strongest general election candidate. Unfortunately for Rubio, primary voters never got on the bandwagon. At least he’ll always have Minnesota. (NPR)
4. In Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton released his plan to spend most, but not all, of the projected $900 million state budget surplus. As part of the plan he wants to use $100 million to try to correct racial economic disparities. (MPR News)
5. A group associated with ISIS has posted personal information about Twin Cities police officers online as a threat. (MPR News)
And if you haven’t heard yet President Obama plans to name his Supreme Court nominee at 10 this morning.
