She writes about immigration and the cross-border experience, which led her to investigate White House adviser Stephen Miller. David Nail Recommended for you. 14 states in total: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Vermont. Super Tuesday is the biggest day yet in the 2016 race for the White House, with states from Alaska to Georgia weighing in on the contest for both parties’ nomination. Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton begin the day as the front runners, but their challengers are working against history and math alike to suggest that they could upend the race. This year, about one-third of the total available number of delegates will be determined on Super Tuesday. Mayor Kevin Faulconer created the position of immigrant affairs manager in 2019 and Rita Fernandez is the first person to hold the job. Alternatively, if bottom-tier candidates struggle to reach 15 percent, then we could see a significant separation in the delegate lead. That argument will be much harder to make for those who fail to have a strong showing Tuesday. “Yes, we lost, but not by that much” is not an inspiring message to donors. Although Super Tuesday still includes mostly Southern states today, it has expanded to include other states such as California and Vermont. Join us in … Get to know Rita Fernandez, immigration affairs manager for the city of San Diego. This special day means people in 14 states and one territory will make their pick for president in the biggest delegate day overall. Ahead of the 2020 election, San Diego Registrar of Voters Michael Vu talks about security, mail-in ballots and why he loves his job. Here’s what trips up the others. California’s primary elections were previously held in June toward the end of the primary calendar across the country. The race for each party’s nomination is now boiling down to simple addition, with Trump and Clinton ahead in the race for delegates, the party insiders who will officially pick the nominees when they have conventions. Why does that matter? Fourteen states and territories will vote this Super Tuesday, including California. Steve Kornacki looks ahead to Super Tuesday. More than Senator Ted Cruz’s considerable pride is at stake for him in his home state. Here are five things to watch on Super Tuesday. For instances, there could be few differences in terms of delegates between first- and second-place finishes. They are behind in polls in Massachusetts, where Clinton campaigned on Monday. At the time, the California Secretary of State Alex Padilla said the goal was to make California part of the “top tier of states after Iowa and New Hampshire,” but also to “boost voter engagement, reduce costs for local elections and limit voter confusion.”, “Candidates will not be able to ignore the largest, most diverse state in the nation as they seek our country’s highest office,” Padilla said. The results of these elections will determine the number of delegates presidential candidates receive from their respective political party at their national conventions and who will be on the ballot in the general election in November. Get Essential San Diego, weekday mornings. In California, for example, roughly 30 percent of eligible voters are Hispanic and 14 percent are Asian. Republican challenger Texas voters hold signs for Republican presidential candidate, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in San Antonio on Feb. 29. DJ Gaines is a producer of the DEI Shift podcast, which seeks to spark discussion and improve practices among physicians, students and other health care professionals. Welcome to Super Tuesday in America. Here’s what you need to know: When is Super Tuesday? And they have developed organizations there: Pete D’Alessandro, Sanders’ Iowa coordinator, is in Oklahoma, and Sanders placed staff in those five states early. Some prominent Black community and religious leaders have endorsed Bry or Gloria, while others are undecided. But Super Tuesday as we know it today did not come to be until 1988. Candidates must receive at least 15 percent of the vote statewide in order to receive any statewide delegates and must also meet the 15 percent threshold in a congressional district in order to receive any district-level delegates. 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An initial blaze tore through a home near Via Rancho Parkway and Bernardo Lane around 2:40 a.m.; the same house went up in flames again around 6 p.m. Student lawsuits asking for COVID-19 refunds pile up against universities, A federal lawsuit against the University of San Diego is the latest asking for prorated tuition and fees to reflect the switch to online learning, Obscure court rule sends gun rights cases to one San Diego federal judge, troubling gun control groups, A quirk in a local San Diego federal court rule means one judge is hearing challenges to state gun laws. But polling has been tricky so far, and Trump has proved polling unreliable, especially if tremendous crowds turn out. This year, the list of participants includes California. A man was arrested while trying to open a bank vault with keys stolen from an employee, police said, Early-morning fire rips through Escondido home, flares up again in evening. Thieves target Kay Jewelers at Westfield Mission Valley, The heist occurred about 6:25 p.m. Sunday at the store in Mission Valley, The shooting was reported about 5:30 p.m. Sunday on El Cajon Boulevard, Trump’s immigration changes will affect California long after he’s gone, Even after Trump stops hitting his favorite punching bag, California will feel the impact of his immigration restrictions, Vista children killed in wrong-way crash on the way home from vacation, Zach and Lili Homant, their mother and their grandmother died after colliding with a possibly impaired driver Saturday morning, Gunman shot while trying to rob a market in Shelltown, The man may be linked to two other armed robberies that happened Sunday morning in National City, Man dies on Anderson Truck Trail near Alpine, One dead after driver suspected of DUI crashes vehicle into back of tow truck, The crash happened on north state Route 125 near Interstate 8, Homeland Security points to violent White supremacy as ‘persistent and lethal threat’, The Department of Homeland Security designates violent White supremacy as ‘most persistent and lethal threat’ to the country; two experts in far-right extremism and violence discuss this threat, ‘Empire Builder’ explores the legacy of John D. Spreckels, the man who built San Diego, Sandra Bonura’s new book, ‘Empire Builder: John D. Spreckels and the Making of San Diego,’ reveals the man behind the city, Environmentalists win key battle over Mission Bay Park redevelopment, get $1.25M for marshland study, Regional water board OKs analysis of less recreation-heavy plan for park’s northeast corner. More than a million voters across over a dozen states have already voted early or by mail-in ballot, but the rest will head to the polls Tuesday to make their choice. Subscribe to email newsletters from the Union-Tribune about news, sports, business, opinion and more. While no candidate can win the nomination outright Tuesday, someone could pull far ahead and out of striking distance in the delegate count. A candidate needs 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination. If Cruz falters in Texas, it would be a blow to the local hero who has nurtured a pointedly anti-Washington crowd back at home. We could see multiple candidates reach 15 percent and pick up delegates, potentially prolonging the primary and making the possibility of a contested convention more likely.