How The March 22 Primary Elections Went Down

Maricopa County’s early votes just reported, and Trump is doubling up Cruz, 45 percent to 20 percent, with 18 percent to Rubio. Trump really benefiting from a lot of voters casting ballots before Rubio’s exit.

To respond to Nate’s answer on when Clinton will cross the delegate majority threshold, I have a slightly different take. The media will probably treat the Democratic race as “clinched” when one candidate has 2,383 delegates, superdelegates included. Right now, according to the Associated Press, Clinton has the loyalty of 467 superdelegates and FiveThirtyEight’s count has her at 1,176 pledged delegates, meaning she only needs 740 more to reach a majority. If she outperforms her targets to the same degree she has to date, she will win an additional 649 through the end of May and be on the very cusp of 2,383 delegates heading into the final primaries on June 7. So while she may not technically clinch the nomination until the very end, California could turn out to be treated as a mere formality.

I’m watching the coverage on CNN tonight, and they seem to regard the long lines in Arizona, Idaho and Utah as kind of cute, instead of something that’s pretty much an outrage in a democratic country.