Biden blowout victory in Florida leaves Sanders with no path to nomination
by Emily Larsen
| March 17, 2020 08:04 PM
Joe Biden crushed Bernie Sanders in Florida, adding to a series of decisive wins that leaves the Vermont senator with no realistic path to securing the Democratic presidential nomination.
Several outlets called the state for the former vice president as soon as final polls closed. At 8 p.m. EST, with 62% of precincts reporting, Biden had 60.9% of the vote, while Sanders had 22.6%.
Despite the state accounting for 219 nominating delegates to the Democratic National Convention, neither candidate visited the state in person in the days before the primary due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Instead, Biden had “virtual town halls†via video conference and Sanders held a digital “fireside chat.†Normal campaign operations were also interrupted, with staff members working from home rather than going door-to-door to encourage voters to go to the polls.
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