That’s A Wrap
Six states voted tonight — including Michigan, tonight’s delegate prize — and while we’re still waiting on calls in Idaho, North Dakota and Washington, we’re calling it a night. Biden’s sizable wins in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi point toward yet another rout. In the states where we don’t have a call yet, things are more up in the air (Biden has a lead in Idaho, but it is currently shrinking). Even still, if these last three states end up in Sanders’s win column, Biden will still lead the delegate race.
We don’t want to be overly dramatic, but it does seem as if the writing is on the wall for Sanders’s campaign after tonight. And that’s because if he was going to mount a comeback, he needed to start tonight. Some of the most favorable states for Sanders left on the primary calendar voted tonight, which means things moving forward are only going to get harder, not easier. We do have a debate between Biden and Sanders this Sunday, which might help move the needle some, but the delegate math is not currently in Sanders’s favor.
Here are some headlines from the live blog crew. As always, scroll back through to relive the live blog in all its chronological glory:
- Nathaniel: Sanders Needed A Miracle. He Didn’t Get One.
- Perry: The Revolution Will Have To Wait Another 4 To 8 Years
- Geoffrey: Mini Tuesday Was Sandersdämmerung
- Kaleigh: A Super Tuesday Sequel As Biden Continues To Rake Up Delegates And Win States
- Amelia: Biden Wraps Up Mini Tuesday With A Win In Michigan And An Endorsement From Andrew Yang