--- title: Presidential Election: Best Political Photos of the Week description: TIME recaps political photography in the week of March 11-17 canonical: https://time.com/4263461/2016-election-politics-photos-0317/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-17T21:04:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:39:55.156Z article:section: Politics og:title: See the Most Surprising Political Photographs of the Week og:description: TIME recaps political photography in the week of March 11-17 og:url: https://time.com/4263461/2016-election-politics-photos-0317/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt51d20c7ace796047/69888b7a0b72e3a1be6e894a/timepol-03march-17-surprising-political-photos-election-2016.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIMEPOL-03March-17-surprising-political-photos-election-2016 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See the Most Surprising Political Photographs of the Week twitter:description: TIME recaps political photography in the week of March 11-17 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt51d20c7ace796047/69888b7a0b72e3a1be6e894a/timepol-03march-17-surprising-political-photos-election-2016.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Most Surprising Political Photographs of the Week (17 Mar 2016) by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Mar 17, 2016 9:04 PM UTC  Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich waves confetti out of his way after giving his victory speech at Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio on March 15, 2016. Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich waves confetti out of his way after giving his victory speech at Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio on March 15, 2016.Andrew Spear for TIME by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Mar 17, 2016 9:04 PM UTC The voting contests on the day dubbed ‘Super Tuesday 2’ ended with a clearer picture of the path to the nomination for both parties this week. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio lost the primary in his home state and withdrew from the presidential race, as Donald Trump continued to clinch big victories. Ohio Gov. John Kasich won the primary in his home state and called it a game-changer. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz remains closest to Trump’s delegate lead and picked up endorsements this week from unlikely allies looking to stop Trump. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton solidified her delegate lead over Bernie Sanders, winning all five states in play—but only by a razor-thin margin in Illinois and Missouri. _TIME’s selection of the_ **_Surprising Political Photographs of the Week_** _is published every Thursday._  Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton drinks a pint of Guinness beer at O'Donold's Irish Pub and Grill on March 12, 2016 in Youngstown, Ohio. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich waves confetti out of his way after giving his victory speech at Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio on March 15, 2016. Andrew Spear for TIME  A volunteer grabs coffee and snacks at a campaign office for Democratic presidential candidate, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on March 15, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio. Andrew Spear for TIME  A boy sits near the stage where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is scheduled to participate in a news conference inside a ballroom at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla. on March 15, 2016. Erik S. Lesser—EPA  Dror Mangel poses with a printed mask showing the likeness of Donald Trump in his shop in Tel Aviv on March 17, 2016. Abir Sultan—EPA  Republican presidential candidate, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio hugs his family as he suspends his presidential campaign on March 15 in Miami. Christopher Morris—VII for TIME  Hands grasp the curtains to pull them open just before John Kasich emerges to deliver his victory speech after winning the Ohio Republican presidential primary during his rally at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio on March 15. Aaron P. Bernstein—Reuters  Republican presidential candidate, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz poses for photographs with a cut-out during a campaign stop on March 13 in Columbus, Ohio. Matt Rourke—AP  Anthony Borbell shows off his tattoo, a likeness of Donald Trump, during a rally on March 14 in Vienna Center, Ohio. Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty Images  Joseph Kelly, left, hugs Farzaneh Rezaei after loading his large painting showing the likeness of Bernie Sanders into a truck following a campaign rally on March 14 in Charlotte, N.C. 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