Who clinches first: Clinton or Trump?

Published March 10, 2016 2:00am ET



Tuesday was supposed to be a good night for Hillary Clinton, with lots of delegates racked up for the Democratic front-runner. Although Clinton did earn more delegates than Bernie Sanders, his historic upset in Michigan slowed her delegate growth. Clinton still has a large delegate lead, but this campaign is not turning out to be the easy romp many thought it would be for her.

It’s been commonly assumed that Clinton would clinch the Democratic nomination early on, but the campaign is dragging on for longer than most expected. Meanwhile, Donald Trump gained more delegates than any other Republican candidate on Tuesday, marching closer to the nomination.

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