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ċ 05.03.2020 11 US ELECTION PRIMARIES 1,357 Delegates awarded on Super Tuesday, across 16 contests 71 Joe Biden's delegate advantage over Bernie Sanders as of Wednesday morning, per NPR 549 Amount of delegates from Super Tuesday yet to be awarded 48.3 Percentage of remaining delegates Biden must win (including uncounted Super Tuesday delegates) to win nomination on first ballot $12,681,818 Amount Michael Bloomberg spent per delegate (44) he's won thus far 953 Delegates up for grabs in the next two weeks, across 10 states and one territory 1,991 Delegates needed to win the nomination by a majority Super Tuesday by the numbers African Americans — a vital piece in any Democratic presidential candidate's coalition. He seemed to fare less well with the large Hispanic electorate, which in California reportedly went heavily for Sanders. But a victory in Texas, which also has a diverse population, suggests Biden has the capacity to build a broad coalition. at was bolstered by Biden winning all five other southern states on the bal- lot Tuesday. However, Biden has been prone to gaffes throughout the election, raising some questions about his mental acuity. Before Tuesday's polls, Biden stumbled and said "Super ursday." In recent weeks, he's also said that he's running for US Senate and repeatedly, falsely claimed to have been arrested in South Africa with Nelson Mandela. Progressives are also weary of Biden over his past support for social security and medicare cuts, the Iraq war, a cred- it-card-company-friendly bankruptcy bill, and other conservative stances. Bloomberg and progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren were the other big- name candidates on the ticked Tuesday. Despite spending record amounts of his own money on advertising, it was an embarrassing debut for billionaire me- dia entrepreneur Bloomberg who failed to win any state — though he did get a consolation victory in American Sa- moa, a tiny territory in the Pacific. Trump, who watched the results on television, tweeted his customary in- sults about the Democrats, deriding Warren for losing her state of Massa- chusetts. Biden answered on Twitter, saying: "Come November, we are going to beat you." With Bloomberg out of the race, Sand- ers supporters are ramping up calls for Warren to drop out and endorse him in order to balance the field. Tuesday's 14 contests gave the dwin- dling Democratic field a giant potential haul of delegates. Many in the party are desperate to stop Sanders' strong push to win the delegate race. Sanders opponents say they're afraid Sanders is too far left and is unelectable, but his supporters argue that the major opposition comes from people with a vested interest in keeping the status quo in tact. Sanders supporters convinced Biden is making his third White House bid, after failed runs in 1988 and 2008. He argues he can bring a return to "de- cency" following the tumultuous, scan- dal-plagued Trump era. Sanders' fans are convinced only he can take on Trump, who also defied his party's establishment to claim a surprise 2016 victory against Democrat Hillary Clinton. Head to head polls consistently show Sanders in the lead over Trump, in- cluding in some important Midwestern swing states. Supporter Jamison Hanning, a 45-year-old plastics industry techni- cian, said he was "pretty confident" de- spite Biden's pushback. "It is just people in the establishment being afraid," Hanning said. suspends campaign, Super Tuesday wins