Clinton looking to solidify lead in Super Tuesday primaries

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hillary Clinton enters a series of Super Tuesday contests poised to extend her lead over Democratic rival Bernie Sanders, who risks a major setback for his insurgent campaign with a poor showing in primaries and caucuses across the nation.

[...] Clinton and her allies have already begun shifting some attention to Donald Trump, trying to cast the Republican front-runner as divisive and unprepared to lead the country.

Asked by reporters in Boston if he would hurt the party's chances if he carried on, Sanders said only 15 states will have voted by Tuesday and it was "more than appropriate" to let people "vote for the candidate of their choice."

[...] the map, at least on Tuesday, did not appear to be helping Sanders.

Because Democrats award their delegates proportionally, Clinton could use blowout victories in the South to add to her delegate haul.

[...] Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton used a sweep of Southern states in March 1992 to establish himself as the front-runner for the party's nomination, setting him on a course for the White House.