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Breaking down Elimination Tuesday: what does it mean for Georgia?

By Erica Hernandez
March 16, 2016

Donald Trump knocked Marco Rubio out of the race almost instantly. John Kasich pulled out a much needed victory in Ohio. And Hillary Clinton comes close to a clean sweep of all five states that voted in Primary Day yesterday.

What does this all mean in the grand scheme of things? What does it mean for Georgia’s delegates?

Atlanta Journal-Constitution political reporter Greg Bluestein and political columnist Kyle Wingfield break it all down in the video below.

Have any follow up questions for Kyle or Greg? Tweet them at @kwingfieldajc and @bluestein.

Complete coverage of Primary Day results:

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