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Super Tuesday voting

Hosted by Madeleine Brand Mar. 03, 2020 National

Angelenos vote at the Veterans Memorial Complex in Culver City, March 3, 2020. Photo by Angel Carreras/KCRW

Voters in 14 states and one territory head to the polls today for primary elections. Nearly 1300 delegates – about one-third of the total – are up for grabs. In California, with 415 pledged delegates at stake, Bernie Sanders holds a commanding lead. We look at how voting is going so far.

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Credits

Host:
Madeleine Brand

Producers:
Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Rosalie Atkinson, Brian Hardzinski, Angie Perrin

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