Voters waited in long lines to cast their ballots in Texas on Super Tuesday — the most important day of the year for the presidential hopefuls. The 2016 campaign season has been a wild ride, 155 Republican delegates up for grabs in Texas.
The first multi-state primary will either clear a path for the presidential nominees, or muddy up the road to the White House.
Most polls show Donald Trump has a decent lead in most of the eleven states to vote or caucus in the Tuesday’s GOP primary, but Texas is perhaps the most important state to watch.
At the polls Tuesday, voters could propel some candidates ahead, or put an end to other presidential campaigns.
“A win is winning Texas,” Ted Cruz said in anticipation of the big day—a crucial point in his campaign.
About a year after he announced his candidacy, it comes down to Super Tuesday and Texas.
“Super Tuesday is I believe the most important day of the entire primary,” Cruz said. Also known at the SEC primary, the day is worth nearly half — 48% — of the delegates needed to win the GOP nomination.
Cruz is ahead in most state polls, but the U.S. Senator needs to win big in Texas.
Even if the Donald Trump finishes in a close second, things may not look good for the Cruz campaign.
“We’re going to do well everywhere,” Trump told his supporters over the weekend. “I think we have a really good chance of winning Texas.”
Cruz spent more time in Texas than any other candidate in the final stretch to Super Tuesday, and he’s betting on a big win at home. He will be at a rally in Houston to watch the results come in Tuesday night.
Cruz expects Super Tuesday will shrink the pool of five GOP candidates down to two.
“And I think everyone else will be way, way behind,” Cruz said. He believes it will come down to a two-man race between him and Trump.
