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Date: Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 1:43 PM
Subject: First Read: Ohio Plays a Starring Role in 'Separation Tuesday'
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Forward this email to a friend March 15, 2016 Tune in to Meet the Press with Chuck Todd, Sundays on NBC News Ohio Plays a Starring Role in 'Separation Tuesday' Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:36:13 GMT From NBC's Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann We're dubbing today's presidential primaries -- in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio -- Separation Tuesday, because the main storyline is whether or not frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton further separate from the rest of the field. As our colleague Peter Alexander put it, tonight could be the difference between a coronation or a contested convention for Donald Trump. For Hillary Clinton, it could be the difference between getting a head start on the general election or becoming mired in another round of expensive primary battles against Bernie Sanders. And for both, the night largely hinges on Ohio. Unless the polls are really wrong, Donald Trump is expected to easily take winner-take-all Florida and its 99 delegates. And he should do well in Illinois, Missouri, and North Carolina, though Ted Cruz has been making a play in all three of those states. But in Ohio, our NBC/WSJ/Marist poll found Trump trailing John Kasich, the state's governor, by six points. And other recent polling shows Trump either tied or behind in the state.  Click for more. First Read's Morning Clips: Clinton, Trump Still At the Top A roundup of the most important political news stories of the day  Click for more. Latest Stories Is Trump Expanding the GOP? Analysis of Florida voting suggests some new voters are moving to the GOP but record turnout driven by regular party voters.  Click for more. Chuck Todd: If Trump Wins Ohio, 'They Can't Stop Him' Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd analyzes the prospects for Donald Trump in Tuesday's primaries.  Click for more. Latest From the Trail as Huge Tuesday Primaries Loom Five more states hold their presidential primary contests Tuesday in what's shaping up to be one of the most critical days of the 2016 election yet.  Click for more. 'America's Toughest Sheriff' Tours Jail With Sanders' Wife Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio took Bernie Sanders' wife Jane on an unexpected tour of his infamous "tent city" jail Sunday.  Click for more. More News Clinton, Trump Take Big Leads Into Super Tuesday 2 Palin's Husband in Intensive Care After Snowmobile Crash Hillary Clinton: Trump Harks Back to Lynch Mobs Searching for the Soul of the Republican Party 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