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Sanders ‘examining’ project following Biden rout

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Mar 19, 2020
Sanders ‘examining’ project following Biden rout

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Media caption Joe Biden addresses Bernie Sanders’ advocates: “I hear you … I know what we have to do”

Democratic governmental prospect Bernie Sanders will “examine his campaign” after suffering more losses to Joe Biden in Tuesday’s main contests.

Mr Biden won in all 3 states to hold votes, expanding his lead.

Mr Sanders will discuss his choices with fans, his project said.

Meanwhile, Mr Biden appealed to Sanders backers to bless him as the Democrat candidate to deal with President Donald Trump in November.

What are the results up until now?

Mr Biden, 77, won a big triumph over Mr Sanders, 78, in Florida, the greatest reward of the night with 219 delegates.

The former vice-president won 62%of the vote and about 130 delegates. Mr Sanders, with just 23%, took some 48 delegates, with the rest still to be dispersed.

Mr Trump won that traditional battleground state by 1.2 percentage points in the 2016 presidential election.

In Illinois, Mr Biden trounced the left-wing Vermont senator, with a margin of over 20%and a minimum of double the variety of delegates.

With most votes counted in Arizona, Mr Biden has a double-digit lead over Mr Sanders in the south-western state.

A Democratic candidate requires 1,991 delegates to clinch the nomination.

On Wednesday, Mr Sanders’s project said the senator, who lost the 2016 Democratic nomination following a surprisingly strong efficiency, will consider his next steps.

” The next primary contest is at least 3 weeks away. Sen. Sanders is going to be having conversations with advocates to assess his project,” Faiz Shakir, the Sanders project supervisor said.

” In the immediate term, nevertheless, he is concentrated on the federal government reaction to the coronavirus break out and making sure that we take care of working people and the most vulnerable.”

Prior to Tuesday’s vote, Mr Biden had actually won in 16 of the last 21 state contests.

The former US vice-president’s accomplishment last month in South Carolina – his very first primary win over three projects for president – resuscitated his faltering project.

What problems mattered to voters on Tuesday?

According to opinion polling, a lot of voters stated electability was a concern for them.

About three in 4 Florida voters said Mr Biden would have a much better possibility of beating Mr Trump, a Republican. Simply one in five stated the very same of Mr Sanders.

Older voters were most likely to say they supported Mr Biden.

Almost half of Florida’s citizens stated Mr Sanders’ stances were too liberal.

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