Presidential hopefuls gear up for Super Tuesday

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Next week more than a dozen states will vote on what’s known as Super Tuesday. It puts more than a third of the total delegates up for grabs.

It’s not enough for any candidate to lock up their party’s nomination, but it could get them pretty close.

From California to Texas to Virginia, fifteen states head to the polls on March 5.

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is fighting to stay in the Republican race.

“Do we want more of the same? Or do we want to go in a new direction?” Haley asked.

She has yet to win a single primary contest against former President Donald Trump.

“All he’s doing is talking about himself. And that’s the problem. It’s not about him, it’s about the American people,” Haley said.

But Super Tuesday could deliver the death blow to her struggling campaign.

“We’re going to fight for Super Tuesday,” Haley said.

Trump spent his Friday at a court hearing in Florida. His numerous legal issues continue to drag him away from campaigning, but he’s still poised to win big on Super Tuesday.

Trump is focused on competing against President Joe Biden.

“I call him crooked Joe because he’s crooked and he’s a terrible president, the worst president our country’s ever had,” Trump said.

In dueling trips to the border this week, Biden and Trump campaigned on immigration issues.

But instead of attacking his Republican opponent, President Biden used his visit to push for unity to fix the southern border.

“Let’s remember who the heck we work for. We work for the American people, not the Democratic party, the Republican party,” Biden said.

This weekend First Lady Jill Biden is rallying voters in swing states, planning stops in Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and Wisconsin.

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