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National primary election results
Joe Biden won Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, and several other states on Super Tuesday. Bernie Sanders still captured the day’s biggest prize: California.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenJoe Biden won Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, and several other states on Super Tuesday. Bernie Sanders still captured the day’s biggest prize: California. We analyze what happened nationally, and look ahead to California’s impact on the general election.
In this episode
5 storiesAfter Super Tuesday, it’s a 2-man race for 2020 Democratic presidential nomination
In LA on the evening of Super Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden rattled off states he won: “We were told, well, when we got to Super Tuesday, it’d be over! Well it may be over for the other guy! Tell that to the folks in Virginia!
Read the story8 minThe power of Latinx voters and California in the general election
In the west, Bernie Sanders won California, Colorado and Utah on Super Tuesday. He accomplished that largely because of the younger, Latinx vote. Even in Texas, Sanders got more votes from Hispanics, although he lost the state to Joe Biden.
Read the story8 minAs Supreme Court hears major Louisiana abortion case, clinics nationwide still struggle
Today the Supreme Court heard arguments in a major abortion case out of Louisiania.
Read the story10 min‘Dark Towers’: Deutsche Bank’s sordid history and role in helping elect Trump
Deutsche Bank infamously became the only bank willing to lend money and do business with a brash, boisterous Manhattan real estate developer named Donald Trump. That was even after Trump defaulted on hundreds of millions of dollars in loans.
Read the story18 minAmid coronavirus, handshakes are out. What about hugs to greet someone?
LA County declared a public health emergency with more confirmed cases of coronavirus in Southern California. You’re advised not to shake hands. Maybe you can fist bump, or just nod hello. What about a hug?
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