• Usa 2020: Senator Warren retires from the Dem race but does not decide whether to support Biden or Sanders
  • Usa 2020: Biden wins the Super Tuesday and collects the support of Bloomberg who withdraws

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March 10, 2020 Leaving tests for the nomination for Joe Biden, who by winning the primary in Michigan could lock down his candidacy for the White House leaving Bernie Sanders with little chance of a comeback. The duel between the former American vice president and the socialist senator thus risks ending before he even begins, and even before the expected TV match between the two scheduled for Sunday evening.

Considered, ten days ago, on the brink, Biden won in 10 of the 14 states to vote last Tuesday and cashed in on a number of important endorsements, especially among the candidates who dropped out of the primaries, who compacted behind him the moderate forehead; Sanders, considered the favorite after the 4 states to vote in February, now appears to be falling sharply in the polls. At the moment, it is not even clear that he can take advantage of the withdrawal of Senator Elizabeth Warren, with whom he shared the progressive space in the democratic field.

Among the 6 states to vote, the most important is Michigan, which represents for Sanders what South Carolina was for Biden, on February 29th: the wall not to let opponents break down to defend their candidacy.

The votes will count in the night, at the end of a 'mini Supertuesday' which could already close the games in the democratic house. But it is the state of the Midwest that really matters, what with its 125 delegates up for grabs could open the doors for a victory in the next few weeks in key states of the same region, such as Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin.

The forecasts for the eve gave the former vice president a clear lead in Michigan, a double-digit advantage despite Sanders having worked hard to repeat the 2016 feat, when he surprisingly snatched Michigan from Hillary Clinton. However, it is difficult for the scenario to repeat itself. On the other hand, the en plein for Biden is easier, which is also going to win in the other two Midwestern states that went to vote: Missouri (68 delegates up for grabs) and North Dakota (14). The former vice-president also smells of victory in Mississippi (36 delegates), confirming his supremacy in the southern states where the vote of the African Americans counts enormously.

Should he lose even in the Sixth state to vote in the mini Supertuesday, that of Washington (89 delegates), one of the most progressive in the country, for Sanders the election night would turn into a real debacle. Although here for the results, you risk having to wait days, due to the coronavirus emergency that makes Washington one of the states most affected so far and with the highest number of deaths.

The delegate count for now sees Biden in the lead with the 670 conquered so far against Sanders' 574. At stake are the delegates assigned to Pete Buttigieg (26), Amy Klobuchar (7) and Michael Bloomberg (61), all retired from the race and who gave their endorsement to Biden. Endorsement that instead did not arrive in Sanders by Elizabeth Warren, who bequeathed 69 delegates. A bad blow for the socialist senator the failure to support the colleague of the party's progressive wing. With the moderates who in the end were the only ones able to join forces around a candidate. To secure the democratic nomination, at least 1,991 delegates are needed.