Super Duper Tuesday
n.— «If Californians are lucky, Super Duper Tuesday could fall just about three years from today. Super Tuesday, you’ll remember, came early last March, when six states held their primary elections and, in effect, took California out of the presidential nomination process even though their combined population and delegate count barely matched California’s.» —“California focus” by Thomas D. Elias Mountain Democrat and Placerville Times (California) Apr. 3, 1985. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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