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"We share a common goal and together we are going to defeat Donald Trump." Joe Biden achieved a major victory Tuesday in another round of primaries that consolidate his aspirations to win his party's nomination at the Democratic convention to be held in July. And with the candidacy at his fingertips, the former vice president left the attacks of the past few weeks and called on his rival, Senator Bernie Sanders, to join efforts to regain the White House.

"Tonight we are one step closer to restoring decency, dignity and honor in the White House," said Biden from the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, where fear of the spread of the coronavirus did not stop him from celebrating before a small group. of supporters the good results he obtained in the Democratic primaries that took place this Tuesday simultaneously in six states of the country.

The centrist candidate won the jackpot of the night with his victory in Michigan, adding another 125 delegates that bring him a little closer to the nomination. He also won the primaries in Idaho , Missouri and Mississippi , while Senator Bernie Sanders, the party's most progressive sector candidate, only managed to prevail in those of North Dakota and Washington .

"I want to thank Bernie Sanders and his supporters for their overwhelming energy and passion. We share a common goal and together we are going to defeat Donald Trump, " said an exultant Biden, who added that winning means uniting the country, " not sow more anger and division, "means having a president who not only knows how to fight, but also heal wounds.

"We are still taking off and I think we will continue to get good results, but we cannot take anything for granted and we will have to earn every vote in each state. So if you are willing, if you want to join, go to my website joebiden .com. We need you, we love you and there is a place in our campaign for everyone, "he said, addressing directly to his rival's supporters.

Neither Bernie Sanders nor his most faithful squires are ready to throw in the towel yet, but the truth is that the veteran senator did not even appear to assess the results and decided to return to his Vermont home. From there he will continue to prepare his campaign for the next round of primaries that will take place next week in Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Ohio.

But before the Florida vote, one of the key states ahead of the November elections where Biden is a favorite, the two candidates will meet again this Sunday in another televised debate that will take place in a Phoenix theater. But they will do so without a public presence because the Democratic National Committee decided this week that there will be no hearing due to the coronavirus epidemic.

This Wednesday analysts were already beginning to end the Democratic race due to Sanders' inability to add new support . "His windows are being closed. Having lost in some states where he won in 2016 is doing him a lot of damage. Is he managing to expand his coalition? As far as we can see," strategist Doug Herman, who told the Politico.com portal, He worked on the Obama campaigns in 2008 and 2012.

THE DEMOCRAT ESTABLISHMENT CALLS FOR UNIT

With his latest victories, the former vice president of Barack Obama now has a total of 857 delegates, compared to the 709 that Sanders has . As his lead expands, more and more Democratic voices are supporting Joe Biden. Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, Senators Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar and Mayor Pete Buttigieg have already done so in recent days after withdrawing from the race.

On Tuesday night, so did former Democratic candidate Andrew Yang, who after learning the Michigan result, cleared the unknown in front of CNN cameras. "Mathematics says that Joe is our candidate," said the businessman, who joined voices calling for "unity" in the party to win the elections on November 3. "You have to start working to defeat Trump," he stressed.

A unit that they are already crying out for from the Democratic establishment but that has not yet penetrated the party bases, more related to Sanders. From the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, they have asked the Vermont senator not to withdraw from the race yet, "at least until the March 15 debate," to avoid what they consider to be too quick a "coronation" of Joe Biden.

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