Elizabeth Warren has leaned on her potential performance in Super Tuesday states as a firewall for her disappointing turnout in the early state contests. She defended that performance by reminding the nation that the vast majority of delegates have yet to be allocated. Biden gained in the field after Saturday night's upset in South Carolina, and combined with the exit of former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, the entire Democratic field was re-calibrated ahead of the massive day of voting.
All of the candidates, save Sanders and Bloomberg, are increasingly strapped for cash, and Super Tuesday could be the last chance for some to buoy their candidacies through more contests down the line. About one-third of all pledged delegates will be doled out. The nominee will need to have a majority, or 1,, of the pledged delegates at stake to nab the nomination come the convention this July in Wisconsin. On Super Tuesday, candidates will have had the chance to win 1, of those delegates across the 15 contests.
It's the amount of delegates, not the amount of votes, one receives that will put them closer to closing in on the nomination come July. Super Tuesday's voting is especially important this year because the primary still lacks clarity.
Prior to Biden's South Carolina's primary win, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont was confidently leading the field, but Bloomberg's determination to dominate on Super Tuesday could lead to a different story once all the results are tallied.
The nation is sure to get an answer on the contentious question of moderate versus progressive, and the race is likely to winnow after the massive day of voting. The favourite right now is Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump's former attorney general. State amphibian? Red Hills Salamander. It's close. FiveThirtyEight suggests Biden's chances here have improved a lot over the past few days. There has been very little polling here, but it could well be Sanders, who was a distant second to Hillary Clinton here in One piece of context In Tennessee, who votes may be a bigger issue than who wins - it has one of the worst voter turnout rates in the US.
In the last presidential election, just over half of registered voters turned out, 10 points below the national average. State wild animal? FiveThirtyEight gives Sanders a seven in eight chance of winning most votes here. You may notice that a picture is starting to form.
The site puts Biden in a distant second, with Elizabeth Warren just behind him. One piece of context Once a Republican stronghold, out-of-state migration and population growth has turned Colorado increasingly "blue" - a Democratic tilt that extends down the ballot.
In its latest predictions, election forecaster Sabato's Crystal Ball changed its rating of the state's US Senate race from "toss up" to "leans Democratic". State cactus? Claret Cup Cactus. It was all set to be Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar until she withdrew on Monday.
She has now endorsed Biden, so Sanders had been close behind Klobuchar in second, and is likely to pick up a decent amount of delegates here. Will that translate into more support for Democrats in this election? State mushroom? Sanders, maybe. But it will be close. Elizabeth Warren, but it might be embarrassing if she doesn't win, given she is the senior senator for the state. Buttigieg's withdrawal may help her. Despite actor Michael Douglas campaigning for him there, he is not expected to do especially well here.
State fish? This will be a really interesting one to follow. The vote could be split fairly evenly between Sanders, Bloomberg and Biden. See above. One piece of context Watch the results in the Washington DC suburbs.
This suburban vote will be crucial across the country in November's election as it was in the mid-terms. How will the nationwide favourite, Bernie Sanders, perform there? Will moderates in the suburbs warm to him? State dog? American foxhound. Democrats abroad also start voting on Tuesday and can vote through March But what does all that mean? Delegates are awarded to states based on total population, so the heavily populated California has many more delegates than a state like Utah.
They are typically party leaders and other elected officials. The new rule follows results when superdelegates sided largely with Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders. There are 3, pledged delegates from all states and territories, and a candidate needs 1, of them to win in the first vote at the Democratic National Convention.
There are an additional superdelegates, or automatic delegates, who can vote for any candidate they choose if the convention comes to a second vote. And for those now falling behind, March 3 may be the last chance to prove they have a hope at winning. ES Money. The Escapist. The Reveller. The Optimist. ES Best. ES Mag. Follow us:. Password Please enter a valid password. Submit Submit. By Rebecca Speare-Cole.
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