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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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Hillary Clinton is leading the Democratic polls in Super Tuesday states across the South, where she has strong support from minority voters

Hillary Clinton is leading the Democratic polls in Super Tuesday states across the South, where she has strong support from minority voters. Even Bernie Sanders would not dispute that Clinton is going to win a majority of the delegates on Super Tuesday, but the question is how many and whether it will leave him with a chance of catching up in later states. Nancy Cordes reports from a polling place in Alexandria, Virginia.

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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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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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