The unifierTWO of the most loathed politicians in America won big on March 1st in the electoral smorgasbord that is Super Tuesday. Hillary Clinton won seven of the eleven states holding Democratic primaries or caucuses, including Massachusetts, Virginia and a clutch of other Southern states, such as Arkansas, Georgia and Tennessee. Donald Trump also won seven of eleven, carving a trail from Vermont to Arkansas that has caused yet more apoplexy among the Republican top brass. Though it is not yet certain that Mrs Clinton and Mr Trump will fight it out for the presidency in November, it is probable.
The symmetry between the despised front-runners is alarming. Mrs Clinton is mistrusted by 60% of Americans, a legacy of years of scandals and Republican slander. It is possible, though unlikely, that the Democratic front-runner could yet be indicted by the FBI over her allegedly slapdash handling of classified information while secretary of state. Mr Trump, more extremely, is disliked by 60% of Americans, especially non-whites, a contempt he has earned by pandering to white Americans’ ugliest prejudices.
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