Super Tuesday wasn't quite the Trump sweep some analysts had predicted, but he still won at least seven states, adding to what the Washington Post describes as a string of victories unprecedented in modern GOP primaries. Because of the divide between Republicans in the Northeast and the South, no GOP candidate has been able to rack up victories in Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, New Hampshire, Nevada, Virginia, and South Carolina—until now. Even Ronald Reagan failed to win Massachusetts in 1980, while more recent candidates who went on to become the nominees struggled in the South. In other Super Tuesday developments:
- Victories in Texas and Oklahoma will keep Ted Cruz's campaign alive and strengthen his case for being the only viable Trump alternative, the New York Times notes. Speaking to supporters in Texas, he said a divided field would hand the nomination to the "profane and vulgar" Trump, which would be a "disaster for Republicans, for conservatives, and for the nation."