Published 06:58 IST, March 4th 2020
Joe Biden scores victory in Virginia on Super Tuesday, projected to win North Carolina
Former United States Vice President Joe Biden has won the Virginia state in the Democratic primary and is projected to win in North Carolina.
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Former US Vice President Joe Biden has won Virginia state in Democratic primary and is projected to win in rth Carolina. With two early les, Biden has me an impressive comeback after a humiliating show in first three mination contests in Iowa, Neva and New Hampshire.
Biden me a come back in race on February 29 when he won South Carolina by a massive margin. As per reports, front-runner Bernie Sanders has won his home state of Vermont.
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According to reports, rth Carolina win will cement African-Americans' support for Joe Biden as state has one of largest voter bases from community. However, biggest challenge for Biden and Sanders will be state of California and Texas, which have largest number of delegates out of 14 states that went into poll on Tuesday.
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As per reports, political pundits have given Sanders an upper hand as he is in a better position than Biden in terms of money, vertising and organisational support. However, Biden gained momentum after Amy Klobuchar decided to end her campaign on Monday, March 2, and endorsed former Delaware senator for Democratic minee race.
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Super Tuesday
More than 1,300 delegates out of 3,979 voted in Tuesday's primaries, which is about 30% of all pledged delegates available. Candidates must finish with 15% of votes in eir statewide total or an individual congressional district in order to win any delegates.
Alabama (52), Arkansas (31), Coloro (67), Maine (24), Massachusetts (91), Minnesota (75), Oklahoma (37), Tennessee (64), Utah (29) are or states that participated in Tuesday's primaries. American citizens living abro also cast ir votes to minate next potential Democratic candidate against Donald Trump, who will be most likely candidate from Republican side.
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Le Im Credit: AP
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06:58 IST, March 4th 2020