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The '''SEC primary''', also called "Super Tuesday" because of its size, consists of eight southern states (and a few northern states like Vermont) holding their presidential primary on the same day, March 1, 2015.  The name comes from the popular southern football conference.  It is called "Super Tuesday" because more than 500 delegates are at stake.

The '''SEC primary''', also called "Super Tuesday" because of its size, consists of eight southern states (and a few northern states like Vermont) holding their presidential primary on the same day, March 1, 2015.  The name comes from the popular southern football conference.  It is called "Super Tuesday" because more than 500 delegates are at stake.

By scheduling their primaries on the same day early in the nominating process, the [[conservative]] southern states increase their influence over the selection of the nominee.  This takes some influence away from the [[NH primary]], and presidential candidates are spending less time in [[New Hampshire]] and more in the South as a result.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/10/politics/ted-cruz-southern-trip-sec-primary-2016/</ref>

By scheduling their primaries on the same day early in the nominating process, the [[conservative]] southern states increase their influence over the selection of the nominee.  This takes some influence away from the [[NH primary]], and presidential candidates are spending less time in [[New Hampshire]] and more in the South as a result.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/10/politics/ted-cruz-southern-trip-sec-primary-2016/</ref>

The eight states in the SEC primary are:

The eight states in the SEC primary are: