Trump’s campaign estimates he could win the nomination as soon as March 12.
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Former President Donald Trump is likely to take a giant leap toward winning the GOP nomination on Super Tuesday, when 15 states will hold their GOP primary contests—setting him up to surge ahead of his final challenger, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.Key Facts
A combined 874 delegates, or 72% of the 1,215 needed to earn a majority and clinch the GOP nomination, will be up for grabs Tuesday.
Trump’s path to the nomination appears all-but-certain as he’s leading Haley in polls in multiple major Super Tuesday states, including Texas and California, where he has a 64 and 54 point advantages, respectively, according to FiveThirtyEight’s polling averages.
None of the Super Tuesday states award delegates on an outright winner-take-all basis, so it’s unclear how many Trump will net that day, though he enters the consequential primary day with 273 delegates, compared to Haley’s 43.
Trump’s campaign predicts he could win the nomination as soon as March 12 (when Georgia, Washington, Mississippi and Hawaii will hold their primaries), based on calculations combining polling results in upcoming primary states with delegate availability.
