It was a big night for Hillary Clinton and for Donald Trump, both winning lots of states and delegates. Bernie Sanders won four states: Vermont, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Minnesota. He lost Massachusetts by only 2% points -- actually not a bad night for him, although not enough to threaten Hillary. Ted Cruz did enough to stay in the race, winning Texas and Oklahoma. Kasich surprised everyone by his strong second place in Vermont. He will stay in through Ohio, but has said he will drop out if he fails to win his home state, Ohio where he is currently governor.
All in all, Rubio probably had the worst night, vis a vis expectations, coming in third in most states except for his win in Minnesota and strong second place in Virginia. He needed to do better than that. His home state of Florida is now absolutely crucial for him to win on March 15, and as of now he's behind Trump in the polls.
The bottom line, however, is that nobody is likely to be dropping out after the Super Tuesday showing. Only Carson failed to win something. Carson is a sort of special case. He also has a loyal following that keeps him going, seemingly unconnected to his chances of winning. He apparently makes a lot of book appearances and book sales to keep people inspired and supporting
Ralph
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