clinton was bullish and beaming at her victory party in west palm beach , fla. , after the first three states were called in her favor .
the top issue for ohio democratic primary voters was the economy , and most of them favored mrs. clinton .
whatever momentum bernie sanders had after the upset in michigan dissipated tuesday night .
on one of the most important days of the primary season , the two hillary clinton won primaries in florida , north carolina and ohio , the night 's most contested prize , as her rival , sen. bernie sanders , struggled to get the boost he needed to try to close the gap in the race for the democratic presidential nomination .
it was the last chance hillary clinton has been her own worst enemy at times ( think homebrew servers and goldman sachs speeches ) but her big victories in the swing states of florida and ohio .
madame secretary cleaned his clock where she had to .
the only thing standing between a thuggish narcissist and the white house is the almost - certain democratic nominee — hillary clinton .
( reuters ) republican front - runner donald trump spoke in palm beach , fla. , after primary voters took to the polls in five states : florida , illinois , ohio , missouri and north carolina .
try to shrug off that clinton just plucked out the buttressing block .