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Saturday 7 March 2020
One more victory: Biden wins

most Super Tuesday delegates

By SETH BORENSTEIN and Biden has won at least 610 man battle for delegates
NICHOLAS RICCARDI delegates from Tuesday's to win the nomination at
WASHINGTON (AP) — For- contests, while Sanders has the Democratic National
mer Vice President Joe won at least 513, according Convention in July. It takes
Biden has put an exclama- to the AP delegate count. a majority of pledged dele-
tion point on his Super Tues- There are 102 delegates still gates won in primaries and
day victories by winning to be allocated. caucuses — 1,991 — to win
the most delegates on the Most of the delegates still the nomination on the first
presidential primary calen- not allocated are in Califor- ballot. With only two viable

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe dar's biggest night. nia, with the next biggest candidates left in the race,
Biden speaks Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Los Angeles. The Associated Press has chunks in Colorado and the prospect of a contest-
Associated Press allocated more than 92% Utah. Despite Sanders win- ed convention is remote.
of the 1,344 delegates that ning all three states, he has The race now enters a
were up for grabs on Tues- already been awarded the key stretch as voters in 10
day, and Biden has such largest share of delegates states cast ballots over the
a commanding lead that in those states. next two weeks. Sanders
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sand- Many of the delegates are scrapped an appearance
ers cannot catch up as the being withheld because in Mississippi to campaign
remaining votes from that it is unclear whether for- in Michigan — the largest
day's 14 state primaries are mer New York Mayor Mike prize on Tuesday, when
counted. Bloomberg will finish above six states representing 352
Biden built his delegate the 15% threshold in Cali- delegates vote. Sanders'
lead on Tuesday by rack- fornia, which would score move was an acknowl-
ing up huge victories in him a significant number of edgement that he stands
Alabama, North Carolina statewide delegates. Re- little chance of blunting
and Virginia, while scoring gardless of whether Bloom- Biden's edge with black
a narrow win in Texas. In all, berg reaches the threshold, voters in the South and
Biden won 10 states and Sanders can't catch Biden must focus on fighting back
Sanders won four. because many of the re- in the Midwest.
"Look, not long ago the maining delegates would Four states vote on March
press and the pundits de- then go to Biden. 17, including delegate-rich
clared this campaign Bloomberg dropped out Illinois, Ohio and Florida,
dead, but this week we saw of the presidential race on where Sanders could strug-
tremendous support across Wednesday. gle because of the state's
the nation," Biden told sup- Overall, Biden has 664 del- older electorate and his re-
porters by phone Friday egates to Sanders' 573. cent praise of Cuban lead-
evening. "We changed the Sanders started the week er Fidel Castro.
whole narrative." with a six-delegate lead. When Sanders ran against
Sanders won California and Biden's performance was Hillary Clinton in 2016, Clin-
three other states — Colo- all the more remarkable ton won in Florida, Illinois
rado, Utah and his home considering his slow start in and Ohio — the three states
state of Vermont. Although the first three contests. Less with the most delegates at
Sanders won the biggest than a month ago, Biden stake in the mid-March pri-
state, California, he didn't didn't win a single delegate maries. In Florida, the big-
rack up the commanding in New Hampshire. gest prize of the next two
lead required to surpass The contest could now be- weeks, Clinton nearly dou-
Biden's haul. come a drawn-out two- bled Sanders' vote.q
Trump says sexism not to blame

for end of Warren's campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — outbreak, Trump was asked berg "like it was nothing."
"Lack of talent." Unlikable. whether he thought sexism "But people don't like her,"
"Mean." had anything to do with he went on to say. "She's a
President Donald Trump Warren's departure from very mean person. ... Peo-
insisted Friday that sexism the Democratic presiden- ple don't want that. They
wasn't to blame for the tial race on Thursday. like a person like me, that's
end of Elizabeth Warren's "No, I think lack of talent not mean."
Democratic presidential was her problem. She has a It's the kind of criticism of-
campaign, even as he tremendous lack of talent," ten directed at female
showered her with insults Trump responded. The pres- politicians, like when former
that are often deployed ident commended her de- President Barack Obama
against women. bate performances, saying condescendingly called
Speaking to reporters as he she "was a good debater" his then-rival Hillary Clinton
signed an emergency $8.3 who had "destroyed" the "likable enough" during the
billion funding package to candidacy of former New 2008 Democratic primary
help tackle the coronavirus York Mayor Mike Bloom- campaign.q