Voters in four states will cast their votes on each party's presidential nominee on Tuesday, but there are mainly symbolic It will be a vote.
Both Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump easily won primaries in Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin, and are expected to increase their delegate numbers for this summer's conventions. Nevertheless, the decision will provide clues about base voters' enthusiasm for the upcoming 2020 rematch that overwhelmed the majority of Americans.
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In particular, the tally in Wisconsin, a key battleground state in November, will give hints about the percentage of Republicans who still disapprove of Mr. Trump and the number of Democrats who are disillusioned with Mr. Biden. . Mr. Trump was scheduled to campaign on Tuesday in Wisconsin and Michigan, two battleground states in the Midwest.
All four states have multiple candidates on the ballot, and three also have the option to vote for “uncommitted delegates” or “uncoached delegates.” Biden faces opposition from activists who are encouraging Democrats to vote against him to send a message of disapproval of his handling of the war between Israel and Hamas.
Wisconsin voters will also decide the fate of two Republican-backed statewide ballot measures that will shape how elections are run and funded in the state. Mississippi voters will face a runoff between two Republicans competing against longtime Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, who is favored to hold the Democratic-held seat in November. A vote will be decided.
Trump and Biden turned their attention to the general election several weeks ago after Nikki Haley dropped out of the Republican nomination. Biden visited all major battlegrounds last month after his State of the Union address.
Mr. Biden and the Democratic National Committee are outpacing Mr. Trump and the Republican Party in fundraising. Biden last week raised $26 million at a star-studded event in New York, where entertainment figures teamed up with the president and his Democratic predecessors, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. It claimed to have achieved the record for the largest amount of money raised in a single event.
President Trump is aiming to outdo his rivals this weekend with a fundraiser in Palm Beach, Florida, where he hopes to raise $33 million.
