Super Tuesday, explained
CGTN
02:47

Super Tuesday is finally here. The day that could provide Americans a clear picture of which Democratic candidate will face Donald Trump in this year’s U.S. presidential election. For those of you who are not familiar with Super Tuesday, here’s a breakdown.

This year, 14 states will vote on Super Tuesday which takes place on March 3rd. Those states are Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia. In addition to those states, the territory of American Samoa and Democrats living abroad will get to vote. 

A total of 1,357 delegates will be selected. That's 34% of all the Democratic delegates. Compare that to the first four states that had primaries, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, that have a combined total of 155 delegates, and you can see why Super Tuesday is so important.

The biggest state to watch this Tuesday is California which has 415 delegates, approximately 30% of the delegates up for grabs on Super Tuesday. That's why leading candidate Bernie Sanders and Billionaire Mike Bloomberg have been spending millions of dollars campaigning in the Golden State. The other big states to watch are Texas, North Carolina, Virginia and Massachusetts.

Super Tuesday could narrow the field even further. However, there is no guarantee it will produce a clear front runner. Super Tuesday is definitely not the end of this nominating contest. Remember, there are primaries and caucuses that go all the way into June. If no single candidate wins enough candidates by then, the Democrats won't select their nominee until their party’s national convention in July.