The primary campaign in the election season. Unlike we have ever seen before. Good evening, everybody, im martha mccallum. Bret im bret baier. It is Super Tuesday. The most states, the most delegates. The most votes on the line as both parties march towards a 2020 rematch it looks like. At this hour polls are closed in virginia and vermont. Vermont could be nikki haleys best chance to win a state tonight, thanks to moderate northeast Republican Voters and an open primary system. Martha virginia is also holding an open primary and she could do well in the suburban areas near d. C. Both states also host democratic president ial primaries tonight where biden is widely expected to win. Bret those are just the first prizes of the night. 16 states and one territory heading to the polls today, including the two biggest states, texas and california. A lot of delegates there. Martha indeed, on the republican side there are 854 delegates up for grabs tonight. That is more than 70 of what is need
democrat leaders will be counting the yays and nays. whipping their members until the bill hits the floor for a vote. there have been some difficult whip counts. one that i was part of in the last congress. i think in terms of this congress it s the most difficult. reporter: mjamie harris is a former whip for the democrats. that s when you were basically finding out who s their best buddy in the congress. you re sending that person to go talk to them to tell them how important it is to the democratic caucus. reporter: and if that doesn t work you go up this chain of command. and so it ll start off with a regional whip and move up to one of the chief deputy whips. then you get to the big enchiladas. the next thing you know speaker pelosi is calling you into her office. calling to chat with you to see how important you could be
i never stop whipping. there s no beginning and there s no end. reporter: with many democrats on the fence on whether to support the package, democratic leaders will be counting their yeas and nays, whipping the members. there s been difficult votes. ones in the last congress, but i think this congress is the most difficult. reporter: jamie harrison is a former w.h.i.p. director for democrats, responsible for deciding which need convincing. that s when you re basically finding out who s their best buddy in the congress. you re sending that person to talk to them to tell them how important it is to the democratic cauldemocrat ic caucus. reporter: and if that doesn t work? you start off, you move up to the chief deputy w.h.i.p.s. then the big enchiladas, the speaker and the majority w.h.i.p. reporter: and the next thing you know, speaker pelosi is calling you into her office?