Viewer's Guide: Trump, Clinton rivals running out of options
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's getting harder and harder for rivals of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to plot a realistic course to their party's nomination.
Watch front-runners Clinton and Trump spar from afar in an anticipated general election matchup.
In the run-up to Tuesday's mega-round of voting, some establishment figures were vowing they'd never, ever support Trump; others were reluctantly pledging to fall in line behind the eventual nominee, whoever it is.
Trump's strong showing could generate fresh talk about the possibility of a so-called "brokered convention" from Republicans who just can't get on board with the idea of Trump as the eventual GOP nominee.
The rhetoric in the GOP race took a turn for the worse before Super Tuesday, featuring a series of taunts between Trump and Rubio about potential pants-wetting, bad spray tans and overactive sweat glands.
Sanders, looking for more places to shine after wins in Oklahoma, Colorado, Minnesota and his home state of Vermont, was ready to campaign Wednesday in Maine and Michigan, where he hopes his populist message will resonate with union and blue-collar voters.
[...] his campaign strategists scheduled a "path forward" breakfast to lay out his intended route to the nomination.
Check out final turnout figures from Tuesday's primaries, which showed record voting among Republican, but not Democratic, voters.
Three outside groups, Our Principles, American Future Fund and Club for Growth, have laid plans for millions of dollars in new Trump attack ads.
Conservative Solutions, a super political action committee backing Rubio — and blasting Trump — has reserved $6 million of ad time for in the soon-to-vote states of Michigan, Illinois, Missouri and Florida.