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Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton expects to win a majority of the Super Tuesday delegates over rival Bernie Sanders, pushing her that much closer to the party's presidential nomination

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton expects to win a majority of the Super Tuesday delegates over rival Bernie Sanders, pushing her that much closer to the party's presidential nomination. She's already starting to focus more on her GOP rivals than Sanders in campaign speeches. Sanders may be in trouble if he loses big states such as Virginia and Texas. With more on the Democratic race today, CBS News' Nancy Cordes joins CBSN from Virginia.

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The GOP establishment appears to be getting more nervous that Donald Trump will win the nomination

With Republicans in 12 states casting ballots on Super Tuesday, 595 delegates will be doled out between the remaining five candidates. The GOP establishment appears to be getting more nervous that Donald Trump will win the nomination. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is poised to pick up most of the 859 delegates in the Democratic primary up for grabs on Tuesday. New York Daily News syndicated columnist Mike Lupica joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the 2016 race.

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Clinton has been ignoring Sanders almost completely while campaigning, training her fire instead on the Republican candidates

In the Democratic race, the CBS News Battleground Tracker poll shows Hillary Clinton has a big lead in three key Super Tuesday states, including in Virginia where she’s leading by 20 points. This comes on the heels of her blowout win in South Carolina Saturday where she beat Bernie Sanders 73 to 26. Those numbers may be the reason she's ignoring Sanders almost completely while campaigning, training her fire instead on the Republican candidates. Nancy Cordes reports.

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Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal, Jamelle Bouie of Slate Magazine, Ben Domenech of the Federalist, and Democratic strategist David Axelrod take a close look at the Democratic primary race. Will Clinton seal the nomination on Super Tuesday?

Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal, Jamelle Bouie of Slate Magazine, Ben Domenech of the Federalist, and Democratic strategist David Axelrod take a close look at the Democratic race toward the presidency. Will Hillary Clinton seal the nomination on Super Tuesday?

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders sees a path to the nomination despite losing by a large margin in South Carolina. “I think for us that is about as bad as it's going to get,” Sanders said

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders sees a path to the nomination despite losing by a large margin in South Carolina. “I think for us that is about as bad as it's going to get,” Sanders said, adding that he expects to win a “good share of delegates” on Super Tuesday.

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Republican presidential candidate and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz says front-runner Donald Trump lied to voters Thursday night. “For 20 years, he has agreed with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on socialized medicine,” Cruz said

Republican presidential candidate and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz says front-runner Donald Trump lied to voters Thursday night, backing off from his position on health care. “For 20 years, he has agreed with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on socialized medicine,” Cruz said. The Texas senator compared his competitor to acrobats and dancing bears at the circus, adding, “I treat him as an entertainer.”

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