Bloomberg becomes the first of the elderly septuagenarians to quit the Dem race

Bloomberg becomes the first of the elderly septuagenarians to quit the Dem race

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But the other two, Biden and Bernie, remain It was almost inevitable that after spending getting on for half a billion dollars on his effort to to gain the Democratic nomination that multi billionaire Mike Bloomberg should decide to quit after his disappointing performance yesterday. Bloomberg had avoided the first four primaries in the process thinking that he could join in for Super Tuesday by using his immense wealth to saturate key states with a mass of advertising on his…

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From a 4.9% betting chance to 75% one in just nine days – Biden’s extraordinary change of fortune

From a 4.9% betting chance to 75% one in just nine days – Biden’s extraordinary change of fortune

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And the person he should thank the most is Pete Buttigieg It was just three days before Super Tuesday that Mayor Pete made the dramatic move that has totally changed the Democratic nomination race and undermined the one who looked as though he was running away with it – Bernie Sanders. Looking back and seeing what happened overnight in the 14 primaries almost everybody totally underestimated the impact. For until then it appeared as though Bernie Sanders was heading for…

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Super Tuesday: With just over four hours to go before the counts begin Biden opens big gap in the betting

Super Tuesday: With just over four hours to go before the counts begin Biden opens big gap in the betting

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To give an idea of the sheer scale of tonight’s primary elections a total of 1,344 will be decided compared with the 1,991 pledged delegates that will be required to win the Democratic nomination on the first ballot. This is probably the biggest single day of primaries ever and turnout is expected to be high across the 14 states involved. The polls close in Vermont, Virginia and in Alabama at midnight UK time and we should start getting local results…

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Warren looks a promising bet in Massachusetts following the Buttigieg and Klobuchar withdrawals

Warren looks a promising bet in Massachusetts following the Buttigieg and Klobuchar withdrawals

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At 5/2 she’s value A big problem with just about all the Super Tuesday polls is that they were carried out before Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar announced that they were pulling out so it is hard to assess where their support will go. As the polling of Massachusetts above shows Elizabeth Warren had been running Bernie Sanders fairly close in what is her home state and where she has one of the two senate seats. A big question is…

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With both Bernie and Biden close to their 80s their VP choices could be crucial

With both Bernie and Biden close to their 80s their VP choices could be crucial

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We all know that the joint front runners now in the race for the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are both older than anybody who has ever run for the White House before and there must be a high actuarial chance, at least, if it is one of these who is the nominee won’t make it until the election on the first Tuesday in November. The corona virus is also making us aware of the vulnerability of the…

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