60-446: B-boys may refer to one of the following: Several contenders for 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries whose first or last name starts with "B" Individuals who participate in breakdancing Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title B-boys . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
120-548: A primary election or a caucus and on what date those contests are held. State governments or state party organizations choose the date they want for their states' primary or caucus. With the broadened use of the modern presidential primary system, following the chaotic 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, states have tried to increase their influence in the nomination process. One tactic has been to create geographic blocs to encourage candidates to spend time in
180-934: A Democratic caucus. The Republican candidates could win about half of the 1,237 delegates needed to secure their party's presidential nomination. The two remaining Democrats were after 880 delegates, roughly one-third of those needed to win. The number of delegates from Texas is much greater than the other states: 155 for Republicans and 252 for Democrats. The Democratic primaries and caucuses concluded with Hillary Clinton winning Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, and Bernie Sanders winning Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Vermont. Clinton received 486 delegates, and Sanders received 321. The Republican primaries and caucuses concluded with Donald Trump winning Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia; Ted Cruz winning Alaska, Oklahoma, and Texas; and Marco Rubio winning Minnesota. John Kasich and Ben Carson were also in
240-477: A conservative favorite son candidate from the south to receive a lead in delegate totals and produce momentum for the other primaries. Other southern presidential candidates had fared poorly in the initial contests in Iowa and New Hampshire which allowed more liberal candidates to gain the nomination. Alabama, Florida, and Georgia designated the second Tuesday of March as the date for their presidential primaries and
300-459: A debate were as a new rule required to appoint at least one female moderator for each debate, to ensure there would not be a gender-skewed treatment of the candidates and debate topics. The following graph depicts the standing of each candidate in the poll aggregators from January 2019 to August 2020. Filing for the primaries began in October 2019. [REDACTED] indicates that the candidate
360-552: A quarter of pledged delegates are allocated to candidates based on statewide vote totals, and the rest typically based on votes in each congressional district, although some states use divisions other than congressional districts. For example, Texas uses state Senate districts. Districts which have voted Democratic in the past get more delegates, and fewer delegates are allocated for swing districts and Republican districts. For example, House Speaker Pelosi's strongly Democratic district 12 has 7 delegates, or one per 109,000 people, and
420-785: A region. One motivation for the creation of Super Tuesday has been criticism and reform proposals of the current primary system , many of which argue for creating a National Primary or a regional primary, such as the Rotating Regional Primary System adopted by the National Association of Secretaries of State in 1999, among other proposals . The 1984 primary season had three "Super Tuesdays". Decided on "Super Tuesday III" were delegates from five states: South Dakota , New Mexico , West Virginia , California and New Jersey . The proportional nature of delegate selection meant that Walter Mondale
480-516: A single station in Dallas for a week would cost around $ 300,000. The Southern Legislative Conference reported that in the eight months prior to Super Tuesday, the four Democratic candidates spent an average of 75 days in the south, while the three Republican candidates spent an average of 51 days. Gore spent 121 days in the south. Jackson was the only candidate that spent more time in the south than in Iowa and New Hampshire. From 1996 to 2004, most of
540-419: A single winner is chosen, voters' choices were reallocated until all remaining candidates have at least 15%, the threshold to receive delegates to the convention. Several states which did not use paper ballots widely in 2016 and 2018, adopted them for the 2020 primary and general elections, to minimize potential interference in vote tallies, a concern raised by intelligence officials, election officials and
600-433: A swing district, CA-10 , which became Democratic in 2018, has 4 delegates, or one per 190,000 people. Candidates who received under 15% of the votes in a state or district didn't get any delegates from that area. Candidates who got 15% or more of the votes divided delegates in proportion to their votes. These rules apply at the state level to state delegates and within each district for those delegates. The 15% threshold
660-582: A territory it did not participate in the general election in November. The Democrats Abroad primary , for Democrats living outside of the United States, started voting on March 3, and concluded on March 10. 1,357, or 34.1%, of the 3,979 pledged delegates to be awarded to the candidates in the Democratic primaries were allotted on Super Tuesday. 1,617 total delegates were available to be awarded to
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#1732790790862720-577: A three-day delay in vote counting in the Iowa caucus , as well as subsequent recounts. The certified results of the caucus eventually showed Mayor Pete Buttigieg winning the most delegates, while Senator Bernie Sanders won the popular vote in the state. Sanders then won the New Hampshire primary in a narrow victory over Buttigieg before comfortably winning the Nevada caucus , solidifying his status as
780-424: A time. Any presidential candidates who participated in unsanctioned debates with each other would have lost their invitations to the next DNC-sanctioned debate. No unsanctioned debates took place during the 2019—2020 debate season. The DNC also announced that it would not partner with Fox News as a media sponsor for any debates. Fox News last held a Democratic debate in 2003. All media sponsors selected to host
840-518: Is proportional to the state's share of the electoral college , and to the state's past Democratic votes for president. Thus less weight is given to swing states and Republican states, while more weight is given to strongly Democratic states, in choosing a nominee. Six pledged delegates are assigned to each territory, 44 to Puerto Rico, and 12 to Democrats Abroad. Each jurisdiction can also earn bonus delegates by holding primaries after March or in clusters of 3 or more neighboring states. Within states,
900-608: Is the traditional day for elections in the United States. The phrase Super Tuesday has been used to refer to presidential primary elections since at least 1976. It is an unofficial term used by journalists and political pundits. United States politics are dominated by two major political parties, the Democratic Party and Republican Party , which choose their presidential candidates in nominating conventions attended by delegates from states. State law determines how each party's delegates are chosen in each state by either
960-567: The 2016 primaries , which pitted Clinton against Bernie Sanders . Between the 2016 election and the 2018 midterm elections , Senate Democrats generally shifted to the political left in relation to college tuition, healthcare, and immigration. The 2018 elections saw the Democratic Party regain the House of Representatives for the first time in eight years, picking up seats in both urban and suburban districts. On August 25, 2018,
1020-548: The 2020 Democratic National Convention from July 13–16 to August 17–20. Major candidates in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries had held significant elective office or received substantial media coverage. Nearly 300 candidates who did not receive significant media coverage also filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for president in the primary. Other notable individuals who were not major candidates terminated their campaigns during
1080-523: The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States , a number of presidential primaries were rescheduled. On April 27, New York canceled its primary altogether on the grounds that there was only one candidate left with an active campaign. Andrew Yang responded with a lawsuit, arguing that the decision infringes on voting rights, and in early May, the judge ruled in favor of Yang. In addition, the DNC elected to delay
1140-573: The Democratic Leadership Council and hoped to have Governor Chuck Robb or Senator Sam Nunn seek the presidential nomination, but both declined. Michael Dukakis , Dick Gephardt , Al Gore and Jesse Jackson campaigned in the Super Tuesday states. Gephardt and Gore were both southerners, Jackson sought the high percentage of black voters in the region, and Dukakis focused on Texas and Florida where he could receive
1200-598: The Democratic National Committee (DNC) members passed reforms to the Democratic Party's primary process in order to increase participation and ensure transparency. State parties are encouraged to use a government-run primary whenever available and increase the accessibility of their primary through same-day or automatic registration and same-day party switching. Caucuses are required to have absentee voting, or to otherwise allow those who cannot participate in person to be included. Independent of
1260-500: The Democratic National Convention on August 18 and 19. Biden and Harris won the presidency and vice presidency in the general election on November 3, defeating the incumbents President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence . Biden became the first Democratic candidate since Bill Clinton , and the third ever Democratic candidate, to win the nomination without carrying either Iowa or New Hampshire,
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#17327907908621320-523: The Democratic Party to select the 3,979 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention held on August 17–20 to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2020 United States presidential election . The elections took place in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia , five U.S. territories, and through Democrats Abroad , and occurred between February 3 and August 11. A total of 29 major candidates declared their candidacies for
1380-790: The Republican primaries , incumbent President Donald Trump defeated challenger Bill Weld in the Super Tuesday Republican primaries. Among the Super Tuesday states, Trump was uncontested in Maine and Minnesota, as both the Maine and Minnesota state Republican parties left Weld off their ballots. The Virginia Republican Party went a step further and decided to cancel its primary altogether and select their delegates directly at its state party convention. Super Tuesday took place on March 5, 2024. Iowa's Democratic mail-in caucus finished accepting votes on Super Tuesday as well. 865 of
1440-534: The Super Tuesday primaries, several candidates dropped out of the race and endorsed Biden in what was viewed as a consolidation of the party's moderate wing. Prior to the announcement, polling saw Sanders leading with a plurality in most Super Tuesday states. Biden then won 10 out of 15 contests on Super Tuesday , beating back challenges from Sanders, Warren, and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg , solidifying his lead. On April 8, Biden became
1500-399: The presidential nominating conventions can be won on Super Tuesday, more than on any other day. The results on Super Tuesday are therefore a strong indicator of the likely eventual presidential nominee of each political party. The particular states holding primaries on Super Tuesday have varied from year to year because each state selects its election day separate from one another. Tuesday
1560-556: The Northern Marianas Islands. The Republican races were particularly significant as four of these, excepting the North Carolina primary, were the first in the cycle to use winner-takes-all voting systems. Republican contests held prior to March 14 were only permitted to use proportional systems. There were 697 delegates at stake for Democrats and 358 delegates for Republicans. Some media sources referred to
1620-695: The Southern Legislative Conference lobbied other states to join. 864 Democratic and 564 Republican delegates came from the southern states in the 1988 primary. Frank Fahrenkopf , chair of the Republican National Committee, stated that "Southern Democrats intended Super Tuesday to be a way to moderate their party", but that "the Democrats have handed us a tremendous opportunity to win over the disaffected majority of their party". Southern politicians formed
1680-517: The Southern primaries were held the week after Super Tuesday, on a day dubbed "Southern Tuesday" by news commentators. In 1992, after losing earlier primaries, Democrat Bill Clinton won several Southern primaries on Super Tuesday en route to winning the 1992 Democratic presidential nomination and later the presidency. Incumbent George H. W. Bush faced opposition from Pat Buchanan in the Republican primaries that year . In 1996, Super Tuesday
1740-507: The candidates. This was driven in large part by the two most populous states in the country , California and Texas, allotting 415 and 228 delegates, respectively, on Super Tuesday. Joe Biden won Alabama, Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Bernie Sanders won California, Colorado, Utah, and his home state of Vermont. Michael Bloomberg won American Samoa. Elizabeth Warren and Tulsi Gabbard failed to win any contest. In
1800-558: The contests on March 8 as Super Tuesday II, where two states held Democratic contests and four states held Republican contests, and referred to the March 15 contests as Super Tuesday III. Super Tuesday was on March 3, 2020. Alabama , Arkansas , California , Colorado , Maine , Massachusetts , Minnesota , North Carolina , Oklahoma , Tennessee , Texas , Utah , Vermont , and Virginia all held their presidential primaries on that date. American Samoa had its caucus that day. As
1860-471: The convention. There were a number of changes to the process of nomination at the state level. A decline in the number of caucuses occurred after 2016. Democrats in Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Washington all switched from various forms of caucuses to primaries. Hawaii, Kansas, and North Dakota switched to party-run " firehouse primaries ". This resulted in
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1920-547: The election, but neither won any states. Results from the North Dakota and Wyoming caucuses were yet to be determined, as their delegates were not required to support the winners of those contests and can freely pledge to their preferred candidate during their respective state party conventions. Additionally, several third-party primaries were held on March 1. The Libertarian Party hosted its caucus in Minnesota, which
1980-409: The entire period running from January 1, 2017, to March 31, 2020, as it was reported to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Total raised is the sum of all individual contributions (large and small), loans from the candidate, and transfers from other campaign committees. The last column, Cash On Hand (COH), has been calculated by subtracting the "spent" amount from the "raised" amount, thereby showing
2040-399: The first two states on the primary/caucus calendar. The primaries were initially scheduled to go through June 6. The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States caused a number of states to shift their primaries to later in the year. After Hillary Clinton 's loss in the previous election , many felt the Democratic Party lacked a clear leading figure. Divisions remained in the party following
2100-519: The front-runner for the nomination. Biden, whose campaign fortunes had suffered from losses in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada, made a comeback by overwhelmingly winning the South Carolina primary , motivated by strong support from African American voters, an endorsement from South Carolina U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn , as well as Democratic establishment concerns about nominating Sanders. After Biden won South Carolina, and one day before
2160-493: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=B-boys&oldid=888843927 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries Hillary Clinton Joe Biden Presidential primaries and caucuses were organized by
2220-494: The lowest number of caucuses in the Democratic Party's recent history. Only three states (Iowa, Nevada, and Wyoming) and four territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, and U.S. Virgin Islands) used them. Six states were approved in 2019 by the DNC to use ranked-choice voting in the primaries: Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, and Wyoming for all voters; Iowa and Nevada for absentee voters. Rather than eliminating candidates until
2280-502: The majority of delegates from the primaries, leading the way for him to take the Democratic presidential nomination. In the 1984 Republican Party primaries , incumbent President Ronald Reagan was the only candidate to secure delegates. Proposals for holding the presidential primaries of southern states at once started in the 1970s in order to maintain and increase the region's influence in presidential elections. It would allow for
2340-468: The other Super Tuesday March 4, 2008, one pundit said "Super Tuesday isn't so super." Super Tuesday in 2012 took place on March 6, 2012, totaling 419 delegates (18.3% of the total) in 10 states in the Republican primaries . The Democratic primaries were mostly uncontested as incumbent President Barack Obama was the assured nominee. The impact of Super Tuesday was lessened by Mitt Romney 's convincing victories preceding Super Tuesday. Frontrunner Romney
2400-493: The other candidates 10.4%. After Super Tuesday Bush held 73.5% of the 959 delegates selected so far with Dole holding 17%, Kemp 4.1%, and the remaining candidates 5.4%. Bush's victory in all but one state on Super Tuesday nearly secured him enough delegates to win the Republican presidential nomination. Bush won a majority of the vote in all southern states except for in three states, and received 85.7% of their delegates due to
2460-403: The presidential nomination. They will be allowed to cast non-decisive votes if a candidate has clinched the nomination before the first ballot, or decisive votes on subsequent ballots in a contested convention . In that case, the number of votes required shall increase to a majority of pledged and superdelegates combined. Superdelegates are not precluded from publicly endorsing a candidate before
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2520-557: The presumptive nominee after Sanders, the only other candidate remaining, withdrew from the race. In early June, Biden passed the threshold of 1,991 delegates to win the nomination. Seven candidates received pledged delegates: Biden, Sanders, Warren, Bloomberg, Buttigieg, Senator Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard . On August 11, Biden announced that former presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris would be his running mate. Biden and Harris were officially nominated for president and vice president by delegates at
2580-499: The primaries being winner-take-all. Pat Robertson 's campaign was weakened following a defeat in South Carolina and Super Tuesday. Dukakis and Gore spent $ 3 million on the Super Tuesday states while Gephardt spent $ 1.5 million. Jackson was critical of the expensive requirements of running a campaign in all of the states. His campaign spent $ 447,644 in total for Super Tuesday, but Jackson noted how adequate advertising time in
2640-425: The primaries. Former Vice President Joe Biden led polls throughout 2019, with the exception of a brief period in October when Senator Elizabeth Warren experienced a surge in support. 18 of the 29 declared candidates withdrew before the formal beginning of the primary due to low polling, fundraising, and media coverage. The first primary was marred by controversy, as technical issues with vote reporting resulted in
2700-578: The primaries: Campaign FEC filing Other notable individuals who were not major candidates terminated their campaigns before the primaries: In December 2018, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced the schedule for 12 official DNC-sanctioned debates, set to begin in June 2019, with six debates in 2019 and the remaining six during the first four months of 2020. Candidates were allowed to participate in forums featuring multiple other candidates as long as only one candidate appeared on stage at
2760-625: The primary day. Campaigning in California, he remarked that while the "bad news" was that he and his wife Lee had to campaign separately, "[t]he good news for her is that she campaigns in California while I campaign in New Jersey." When his wife interjected that she "got to hold a koala bear ", Hart replied that "I won't tell you what I got to hold: samples from a toxic waste dump." While Hart won California, he lost New Jersey despite having led in polls by as much as 15 points. Mondale secured
2820-597: The public. The move to paper ballots enabled audits to start where they had not been possible before, and in 2020 about half the states audit samples of primary ballots to measure accuracy of the reported results. Audits of caucus results depend on party rules, and the Iowa Democratic party investigated inaccuracies in precinct reports, resolved enough to be sure the delegate allocations were correct, and decided it did not have authority or time to correct all errors. The number of pledged delegates from each state
2880-463: The relative importance of their election results. Five states held primaries and two held caucuses and the day was eventually nicknamed Mini-Tuesday or Super Tuesday I by pundits. The traditional March Super Tuesday date, March 2, was christened Super Tuesday II, or just "Super Tuesday." The results of Mini-Tuesday had far-reaching implications for the Democratic primaries . The Republican primaries were uncontested as incumbent President George W. Bush
2940-433: The remaining candidates or uncommitted were 65.4%. After Super Tuesday Dukakis held 27.8% of the 1,638 delegates selected so far, Jackson held 24.2%, Gore held 21.2%, Gephardt held 8.7%, and the remaining candidates and uncommitted held 18.1%. One hundred and seventy four delegates were selected in the Republican primary before Super Tuesday. George H. W. Bush held 35.1% of these delegates, Bob Dole 34.5%, Kemp 20.1%, and
3000-546: The remaining cash each campaign had available for its future spending as of February 29, 2020. As of February 29, 2020, the major candidates have raised $ 989,234,992.08. Super Tuesday Super Tuesday is the United States presidential primary election day in February or March when the greatest number of U.S. states hold primary elections and caucuses . Approximately one-third of all delegates to
3060-418: The results of the primaries and caucuses, the Democratic Party, from its group of party leaders and elected officials, also appointed 771 unpledged delegates ( superdelegates ) to participate in its national convention. In contrast to all previous election cycles since superdelegates were introduced in 1984, superdelegates will no longer have the right to cast decisive votes on the convention's first ballot for
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#17327907908623120-444: The support of Hispanic and northerners. Jackson won a plurality of the southern delegates with 286 followed by Gore's 259. Seventy percent of Dukakis' 193 delegates from the south came from Florida and Texas, the only southern states he won. Four hundred and fifty one delegates were selected in the Democratic primary before Super Tuesday. Dukakis held 14.2% of the delegates, Gephardt held 10.4%, Jackson held 6.2%, Gore held 3.8%, and
3180-957: Was able to increase his lead significantly, with wins in six states and won over half the delegates at stake. Santorum's three wins, and a near-win in Ohio, allowed him to carry on as a candidate for another month. Super Tuesday in the 2016 presidential election was held on March 1, 2016. This date was dubbed the SEC Primary, since many of the participating states were represented in the U.S. Southeastern Conference for college athletics (five southern states). The participating states included Alabama , Arkansas , Colorado , Georgia , Massachusetts , Minnesota (with caucuses), Oklahoma , Tennessee , Texas , Vermont , and Virginia . Additionally, Republican caucuses were held in Alaska , North Dakota , and Wyoming . The territory of American Samoa held
3240-762: Was established in 1992 to limit "fringe" candidates. The threshold now means that any sector of the party (moderate, progressive, etc.) which produces many candidates, thus dividing supporters' votes, may win few delegates, even if it wins a majority of votes. February March 3 ( Super Tuesday ) March 10 March 14–17 March 24–29 April 4–7 April 28 May June February March 3 ( Super Tuesday ) March 10 March 14–17 April 7–17 April 28 May June July–August Due to
3300-475: Was likely to obtain enough delegates on that day to win the nomination at the 1984 Democratic National Convention , no matter who actually won the states contested. Gary Hart maintained that unpledged superdelegates that had previously announced support for Mondale would shift to his side if he swept the Super Tuesday III primary. Hart committed a faux pas , insulting New Jersey shortly before
3360-791: Was on March 12. Bob Dole swept Super Tuesday en route to his bid for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination . Clinton, the incumbent president, secured all the delegates in the 1996 Democratic primaries . In 2000, Super Tuesday was on March 7. Sixteen states held primaries on Super Tuesday, the largest presidential primary election day in U.S. history up to that point. Approximately 81% of Democratic delegates and 18% of Republican delegates needed to secure nomination were up for grabs. Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush cemented their nomination bids with Super Tuesday victories, and both went on to win their parties' presidential nominations. In 2004, several states moved their presidential contests up to February 3, 2004, in order to increase
3420-452: Was on the ballot for the primary contest, [REDACTED] indicates that the candidate was a recognized write-in candidate , and [REDACTED] indicates that the candidate did not appear on the ballot in that state's contest. [REDACTED] indicates that a candidate withdrew before the election but was still listed on the ballot. Candidates listed in italics have suspended their campaigns. The 2020 Democratic National Convention
3480-475: Was scheduled to take place in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , on July 13–16, 2020, but was postponed and rescheduled to take place on August 17–20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The event became a virtual "Convention Across America" with voting held online before the opening gavel, and the non-televised events held remotely over ZOOM . This is an overview of the money being raised and spent by each campaign for
3540-555: Was the presumptive nominee. To increase importance of their votes, 24 states with over half the delegates to the national conventions moved to change their primary dates to February 5, 2008, creating the largest "Super Tuesday" to date. Newswriters and political pundits noted that it would dwarf the Super Tuesday primaries in previous cycles. Because of its political magnitude, some pundits have variously dubbed it "Giga Tuesday", "Mega Giga Tuesday", "Tsunami Tuesday" or even "Super Duper Tuesday". With only four states holding elections on
3600-546: Was won by Gary Johnson . The Green Party of the United States hosted two contests , a primary in Massachusetts and a caucus in Minnesota, both of which were won by Jill Stein . March 15, 2016, was dubbed Super Tuesday II, Mega Tuesday, or the Ides of March Primaries. Five states held both Democratic and Republican primaries: Illinois, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Missouri. Republican caucuses were also held in
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