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| McCain surges ahead in primaries | McCain surges ahead in primaries |
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| John McCain has forged ahead in his bid to win the Republican presidential nomination with primary wins in several big states, according to projections. | |
| For the Democrats, Hillary Clinton won Super Tuesday's biggest prize, California, US media said. However, rival Barack Obama was also doing well. | |
| Meanwhile Republican outsider Mike Huckabee is doing better than expected, with five apparent victories. | |
| It is the biggest day yet in the race to choose presidential candidates. | It is the biggest day yet in the race to choose presidential candidates. |
| In each state's primary or caucus, successful candidates are awarded delegates who formally make the party's choice of nominee at the national convention, in the summer. | In each state's primary or caucus, successful candidates are awarded delegates who formally make the party's choice of nominee at the national convention, in the summer. |
| Overall, voters are choosing 42% of those delegates on Super Tuesday. | Overall, voters are choosing 42% of those delegates on Super Tuesday. |
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| Senator McCain, the Republican front-runner, has seized New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Connecticut and Delaware, where the winner takes all the delegates. | Senator McCain, the Republican front-runner, has seized New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Connecticut and Delaware, where the winner takes all the delegates. |
| New York alone comes with 87 delegates to the Republican convention, while the others carry 147 between them. | New York alone comes with 87 delegates to the Republican convention, while the others carry 147 between them. |
| Mr McCain is also projected to have won California, Illinois and Oklahoma. | |
| He is hoping to knock out his last serious challenger, Mr Romney, who won his home state of Massachusetts, as well as Utah and Minnesota. | |
| Among Mr McCain's supporters at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, in his home state of Arizona, there is a mood of enormous optimism, and a feeling that it will be a night of celebration, says the BBC's David Willis. | Among Mr McCain's supporters at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, in his home state of Arizona, there is a mood of enormous optimism, and a feeling that it will be a night of celebration, says the BBC's David Willis. |
| However it was Mr Huckabee who took the first state to announce a result, West Virginia, and all its 18 delegates. | However it was Mr Huckabee who took the first state to announce a result, West Virginia, and all its 18 delegates. |
| Later, projections showed he also won Arkansas, where he used to be governor, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. | |
| Momentum regained | Momentum regained |
| In the race for the Democratic nomination, Mr Obama took Georgia and his home state of Illinois - both big states - and looked to have seized the early momentum. | In the race for the Democratic nomination, Mr Obama took Georgia and his home state of Illinois - both big states - and looked to have seized the early momentum. |
| WHAT IS SUPER TUESDAY? 24 states holding simultaneous contests to help decide the Democratic and Republican presidential nominationsAbout 40% of each party's delegates - who will choose the candidate - are up for grabsKey states electing large numbers of delegates include California, New York and Illinois href="/1/hi/world/americas/7227350.stm">Who's backing who? class="" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/justinwebb/">Justin Webb's America class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7228608.stm">In pictures: Super Tuesday | |
| Georgia, with a large African-American population, was expected to fall to him - but analysts picked up on the racial breakdown in the vote. In South Carolina last month, they noted, only 24% of white voters chose Mr Obama. In Georgia the figure was 43%, suggesting he may have broadened his appeal. | Georgia, with a large African-American population, was expected to fall to him - but analysts picked up on the racial breakdown in the vote. In South Carolina last month, they noted, only 24% of white voters chose Mr Obama. In Georgia the figure was 43%, suggesting he may have broadened his appeal. |
| But Hillary Clinton's campaign brushed off the early defeat, saying: "Unlike the Obama campaign, the Clinton campaign never dedicated significant resources to Georgia." | But Hillary Clinton's campaign brushed off the early defeat, saying: "Unlike the Obama campaign, the Clinton campaign never dedicated significant resources to Georgia." |
| Mrs Clinton then rebounded, with projected wins in Oklahoma, Tennessee and Arkansas - showing, her campaign team said, that she could win in "red", (traditionally Republican) states. | Mrs Clinton then rebounded, with projected wins in Oklahoma, Tennessee and Arkansas - showing, her campaign team said, that she could win in "red", (traditionally Republican) states. |
| She then went on to take the big states of New York, New Jersey and California. | |
| Meanwhile Mr Obama added Utah, North Dakota, Alabama, Delaware, Connecticut, Kansas, Colorado and Minnesota. | |
| The senator of Illinois told supporters: "We don't need the final results to know our change has come." | |
| The Democrats have no winner-takes-all contests, meaning delegates are shared out more evenly. | The Democrats have no winner-takes-all contests, meaning delegates are shared out more evenly. |
| Just before midnight on the East Coast (0500 GMT), Mrs Clinton was reported by the Associated Press to have 166 of the Super Tuesday delegates to Mr Obama's 146. | |
| Exciting campaign | Exciting campaign |
| Millions of people have been voting from coast to coast. | Millions of people have been voting from coast to coast. |
| After what has been widely seen as an exciting campaign so far, turnout was expected to be high. | After what has been widely seen as an exciting campaign so far, turnout was expected to be high. |
| Barack Obama started well but Hillary Clinton is fighting back | Barack Obama started well but Hillary Clinton is fighting back |
| However voters were forced to take shelter amid an outbreak of tornadoes across Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi. | However voters were forced to take shelter amid an outbreak of tornadoes across Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi. |
| At least seven people were killed in Arkansas and up to 30 were injured across the three states, the Associated Press reported. | At least seven people were killed in Arkansas and up to 30 were injured across the three states, the Associated Press reported. |
| "It's been a wild night," said state emergency management spokesman Tommy Jackson. "A heck of a way to have elections in Arkansas." | "It's been a wild night," said state emergency management spokesman Tommy Jackson. "A heck of a way to have elections in Arkansas." |
| Mike Huckabee confounded the polls which had put him in a firm third. His victories in the south gave him 85 delegates to Mr Romney's 67 and Mr McCain's 269, as of midnight Eastern Time, according to AP. | |
| SUPER TUESDAY: KEY TIMES 1100 GMT: Voting began in Connecticut, New Jersey and New Yorkby 1930 GMT: W Virginia Republican resultMidnight GMT: Polls close in Georgia, result due soon after0100 GMT: Voting ends in 11 primaries and caucuses, inc Illinois and Massachusetts0130 GMT: Arkansas primary ends0200 GMT: Polls close in seven states, inc N York and Arizona0400 GMT: Polls close in California Super Tuesday voters' viewsSend us your predictionsBBC coverage guide | |
| Mr Romney said he was not about to drop out of the race. "This campaign's going on... We're going all the way to the White House," he told supporters in Massachusetts. | Mr Romney said he was not about to drop out of the race. "This campaign's going on... We're going all the way to the White House," he told supporters in Massachusetts. |
| Mr Huckabee hailed his "wonderful, wonderful win here at home" in Arkansas, saying: "We are still on our feet and much to the amazement of many we are getting there folks, we are getting there." | Mr Huckabee hailed his "wonderful, wonderful win here at home" in Arkansas, saying: "We are still on our feet and much to the amazement of many we are getting there folks, we are getting there." |
| For both the Democrats and Republicans the greatest prize, California, is still up for grabs. | |
| Voting there ended at 0400 GMT. | |
| America's ABC channel reported that Hillary Clinton and John McCain had taken early leads in California, but that the result was too close to call. | |