By JONATHAN J. COOPER (Associated Press)
Voters in four states On Tuesday, they voiced their opinions on their parties' choices for president, but this vote is mainly a symbolic gesture now that both President and former President Donald Trump are the expected nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties. Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have locked up the Democratic and Republican nominations.
Biden and Trump are both expected to easily win primaries in Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin and increase the number of delegates they have for their party conventions this summer. However, these votes will still provide insights into the levels of enthusiasm among their party's base voters for the upcoming 2020 rematch, which has left the majority of Americans unimpressed. Wisconsin and add to their delegate hauls for their party conventions this summer. The decisions will nevertheless offer clues about enthusiasm among base voters for the upcoming 2020 rematch that has left a majority of Americans disappointed.
In particular, the results in Wisconsin, a crucial battleground for November, will indicate the number of Republicans who still do not support Trump and the level of disillusionment among Democrats with Biden. Trump was planning to campaign in Wisconsin and Michigan on Tuesday. pivotal November battleground, will give hints about the share of Republicans who still aren't on board with Trump and how many Democrats are disillusioned with Biden. Trump was scheduled to campaign Tuesday in Wisconsin and Michigan, two Midwest battlegrounds.
All four states have multiple candidates on the ballot, and three of them also have an option to vote for 'uncommitted' or 'uninstructed delegate.' Activists have been urging Democrats to vote against Biden to express their disapproval of his handling of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Wisconsin voters will also determine the outcome of two Republican-backed statewide ballot measures that will impact how elections in the state are conducted and financed. two Republican-backed statewide ballot measures that will shape how elections in the state are run and funded. Mississippi voters will decide a runoff between two Republicans competing to challenge Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, who is expected to keep the heavily Democratic seat in November.
Trump and Biden shifted their focus to the general election several weeks ago after Nikki Haley withdrew from the GOP race. Following his State of the Union speech, Biden visited all the key battlegrounds last month.
Biden and the Democratic National Committee have been more successful than Trump and the Republicans in raising funds. Biden broke the record for the largest single-event fundraising last week by collecting $26 million at a star-studded event in New York, attended by influential figures from the entertainment industry, along with former Democratic presidents, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. single-event fundraising record last week when he took in $26 million at a star-studded New York event last week with big names from the entertainment world teamed up with the president and his Democratic predecessors, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
Trump is aiming to surpass his opponent with a fundraising event in Palm Beach, Florida, this weekend, hoping to raise $33 million.
