{"id":28481,"date":"2020-03-10T07:36:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=28481"},"modified":"2020-03-09T12:41:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T17:41:28","slug":"super-tuesday-recap-biden-takes-back-the-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2020\/03\/10\/super-tuesday-recap-biden-takes-back-the-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Tuesday Recap: Biden Takes Back The Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Former Vice President Joe Biden took a close lead last Tuesday on what is commonly known as Super Tuesday, though former Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders sits in a close second, alone, within striking distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tThe week began with several candidates, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer dropping out, both Buttigieg and Klobuchar endorsing Biden, an event that arguably helped Biden, as it consolidated the moderate vote around Biden, rather than being split between the four of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tBy the end of last week former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg and former Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, both dropped out as well, leaving the race down to Biden and Sanders for the top bid in the Democratic Primaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tUpon exiting Bloomberg endorsed Biden and Warren adamantly said: \u201cNo regrets, no endorsements,\u201d outside her home.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Final Delegate Count (According to Politico:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Biden<\/strong>: 573<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sanders<\/strong>: 491<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bloomberg<\/strong>: 60<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Warren<\/strong>: 56<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gabbard<\/strong>: 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delegates Unawarded: 162<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BNhGY7ixVI8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>A quick video explaining the math behind the delegate count. (Source: YouTube\/NPR)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>State by State Breakdown:<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alabama: Total Delegates &#8211; 52<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINNER: Biden 63.3%<\/strong><\/li><li>Sanders 16.5%<\/li><li>Bloomberg 11.7%<\/li><li>Warren 5.7%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Virginia: Total Delegates &#8211; 99<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINNER: Biden 53.2%<\/strong><\/li><li>Sanders 21.3%<\/li><li>Warren 10.7%<\/li><li>Bloomberg 9.8%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>North Carolina: Total Delegates &#8211; 110<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINNER: Biden 43%<\/strong><\/li><li>Sanders 24.1%<\/li><li>Bloomberg 13%<\/li><li>Warren 10.5%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tennesse: Total Delegates &#8211; 64<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINNER: Biden 42.7%<\/strong><\/li><li>Sanders 25%<\/li><li>Bloomberg 15.5%<\/li><li>Warren 10.4%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arkansas: Total Delegates &#8211; 31<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINNER: Biden 40.5%<\/strong><\/li><li>Sanders 22.4%<\/li><li>Bloomberg 16.7%<\/li><li>Warren 10%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oklahoma: Total Delegates &#8211; 37<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINNER: Biden 38.7%<\/strong><\/li><li>Sanders 25.4%<\/li><li>Bloomberg 13.9%<\/li><li>Warren 13.4%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minnesota: Total Delegates &#8211; 75<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINNER: Biden 38.6%<\/strong><\/li><li>Sanders 29.9%<\/li><li>Warren 15.4%<\/li><li>Bloomberg 8.3%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Texas: Total Delegates &#8211; 228<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINNER: Biden 34.5%<\/strong><\/li><li>Sanders 30%<\/li><li>Bloomberg 14.4%<\/li><li>Warren 11.4%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maine: Total Delegates &#8211; 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINNER: Biden 34.1%<\/strong><\/li><li>Sanders 32.9%<\/li><li>Warren 15.7%<\/li><li>Bloomberg 12%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Massachusetts: Total Delegates &#8211; 91<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINNER: Biden 33.6%<\/strong><\/li><li>Sanders 26.7%<\/li><li>Warren 21.4%<\/li><li>Bloomberg 11.8%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vermont: Total Delegates &#8211; 67<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINNER: Sanders 50.8%<\/strong><\/li><li>Biden 22%<\/li><li>Warren 12.6%<\/li><li>Bloomberg 9.4%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Colorado: Total Delegates &#8211; 67<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINNER: Sanders 36.1%<\/strong><\/li><li>Biden 23.6%<\/li><li>Bloomberg 20.5%<\/li><li>Warren 17.3%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Utah: Total Delegates &#8211; 29<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINNER: Sanders 36.1%<\/strong><\/li><li>Biden 17.4%<\/li><li>Bloomberg 16.7%<\/li><li>Warren 15.5%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>California: Total Delegates &#8211; 415<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINNER: Sanders 33.8%<\/strong><\/li><li>Biden 25.1%<\/li><li>Bloomberg 14.1%<\/li><li>Warren 12.2%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*Numbers according to Politico.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eKvt5PhJslc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>What&#8217;s next? Who&#8217;s got the leg up? (Source: YouTube\/Washington Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>  The race continues on March 10 with Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Washington. Voting in Ohio is March 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Richard Foltz<br><\/strong>Executive Editor<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Vice President Joe Biden took a close lead last Tuesday on what is commonly known as Super Tuesday, though former Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders sits in a close second, alone, within striking distance. 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