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Date: Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 1:36 PM
Subject: First Read: The Primary Race Heads West
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Forward this email to a friend March 22, 2016 Tune in to Meet the Press with Chuck Todd, Sundays on NBC News The Primary Race Heads West Tue, 22 Mar 2016 12:25:20 GMT From NBC's Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann The biggest story in America and the world is the overseas terrorist attack that rocked Brussels, which certainly will have political aftershocks at home and on the 2016 campaign trail. But we begin with today's presidential nominating contests. A total of three western states hold races today -- three on the Democratic side (Arizona primary, Idaho caucuses, Utah caucuses), and two on the Republican side (Arizona primary, Utah caucuses). While the public polling has been sparse, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are favored in Arizona, while Bernie Sanders has the advantage in Idaho and Utah, and Ted Cruz is the favorite in the GOP contest in Utah. Three important points to make about tonight: One, on the Republican side, Arizona is winner take all (58 delegates), and Utah is proportional (40 delegates) but winner take all if someone wins by more than 50%. Two, the Democratic contests in Arizona (75 delegates up for grabs), Idaho (23), and Utah (33) are proportional as always. And three, much of Arizona has ALREADY voted before today due to the early voting. "Of the 1.2 million eligible Maricopa County voters, about 894,000 requested early ballots for the presidential preference election, as the primary is officially known. So far, 54 percent or 464,067 have returned their ballots, according to Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell," the Arizona Republic says. "Pima County, the state's second-most-populated county, reported it mailed 224,083 ballots to voters and as of Friday, 61 percent, or 136,946, had been returned."   Click for more. First Read's Morning Clips: Trump Expected to Build Delegate Lead A roundup of the most important political news stories of the day.  Click for more. Latest Stories NBC News | SurveyMonkey poll on the GOP Race Trump maintains national lead, but big divisions exist within his evangelical support in new poll.  Click for more. Elizabeth Warren Unleashes on 'Loser' Donald Trump She called him a "loser," while he referenced her claims of having Native American roots.  Click for more. Trump Huddles With 'Influential Republicans' at Off-Record Meeting The gathering was billed as mending fences with GOP establishment, but House and Senate leadership, such as Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan, say they weren't invited.  Click for more. More News Trump Pledges Commitment to Israel in AIPAC Speech Trump Warns Against Republican Split The Lid: Why #NeverTrump May Never Win Sanders Criticizes Israel, Advocated for Peace in Region You_��re receiving First Read from NBC News Politics. Share this with your family and friends and keep them up to date. Share now Follow Us   Privacy  |  (....) NBC NEWS, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112