Big Trump, Clinton wins bring US election showdown closer

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (left) with his son Donald Trump Jr (centre) and daughter-in-

law Vanessa Trump (right) addresses the media following victory in the Florida state primary on March 15, 2016 in West Palm Beach, Florida

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump romped to victory in the Florida primary Tuesday, thwarting party efforts to stop his march to the White House nomination and knocking Marco Rubio out of the race.

Hillary Clinton meanwhile earned three more big wins in her quest to become the Democratic party's nominee, sweeping to victory in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina on "Super Tuesday 2".
The Sunshine State's Republicans almost guaranteed Trump a plurality of delegates heading into the July convention — but John Kasich scored a do-or-die victory in his home state of Ohio, throwing up an obstacle to Trump's ascent.
With five states — Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio — voting on Tuesday, both Clinton and Trump hope Tuesday's polls can make a November general election showdown near inevitable.
Credit: The Daily Nation