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General Category => Elections 2020 => Topic started by: mystery-ak on March 03, 2020, 02:46:39 am
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Senators see tide turning toward Biden after big win
By Alexander Bolton - 03/02/20 08:43 PM EST
Senate Democrats are starting to line up behind Joe Biden after his dominant win in South Carolina, reflecting the former vice president’s longstanding relationships on Capitol Hill and growing confidence among lawmakers about his electability.
Biden’s performance among minority voters, a crucial voter turnout target in November, has bolstered how lawmakers see his strength in a head-to-head match-up with President Trump.
Biden won 64 percent of the African American votes cast in the South Carolina primary, compared to the 14 percent of black votes carried by his chief rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
Democratic senators are also worried about Sanders’s effect on candidates down ballot if he wins the party nomination.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/485611-senators-see-tide-turning-toward-biden-after-big-win