Trump, Clinton Expand Delegate Lead; Rubio Ends Campaign While Kasich Stays Alive

Highlights from the March 15 primaries:

Trump expanded his delegate lead by easily winning Florida and its 99 winner take all delegates
After a distant 2nd in Florida, Rubio suspended his campaign
Kasich salvaged his campaign by winning Ohio and its 66 winner take all delegates
North Carolina (Republican) was closer than expected, Trump and Cruz will split most of the delegates in this proportional state
Clinton won at least four of five states; including a larger-than-expected win in Ohio
No AP calls in Missouri as of this writing; Trump and Clinton lead by just 0.2%.
Trump, with at least 621 delegates, is now >50% to the 1,237 needed to secure the Republican nomination
Clinton, with at least 1,561 delegates is now about 2/3 of the way to the 2,383 needed for the Democratic nomination

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