Trump set to tighten grip on GOP nomination with possible Super Tuesday sweep

Former President Trump is set to tighten his lock on the GOP presidential nomination on Super Tuesday, with plausible expectations that he could sweep all ​15 contests that are taking place.

The main hope for his last remaining rival, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, would appear to be a victory in Virginia, buoyed by the moderate voters of the affluent suburbs abutting Washington, D.C.

But Haley is already far behind in the delegate race that will ultimately determine the nomination. 

As of Monday afternoon, Trump had secured 244 delegates to Haley’s 43. The North Dakota GOP caucuses, taking place Monday, have another 29 delegates at stake.

Haley notched her first victory Sunday, when she carried the District of Columbia primary. That victory was history-making, as her campaign noted it made her the first woman ever to win a GOP presidential primary.