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In Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, the Democrats have a stark choice in what kind of candidate they want to run against President Donald Trump.
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Sanders is a 78-year-old democratic socialist who relies on an energized coalition of his party’s far-left flank that embraces his longtime fight to transform the nation’s political and economic systems. Biden is a 77-year-old lifelong leader of his party’s Washington establishment who emphasizes a more pragmatic approach to core policy issues like health care and climate change.
Across the Super Tuesday states, there were early questions about Sanders’ claims that he is growing his support from his failed 2016 presidential bid.
Biden bested him in Oklahoma, though Sanders won the state against Hillary Clinton four years ago. In Virginia, where Democratic turnout this year surpassed 2016′s numbers by more than 500,000 votes, Sanders’ vote share dropped significantly. And in Tennessee, Democratic turnout was up more than 30 percent from 2016, but Sanders’ raw vote total was only a few hundred votes greater than four years ago.-AP
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders, Iaccompanied by his wife Jane O'Meara Sanders and other family members, speaks during a primary night election rally in Essex Junction, Vermont, Tuesday, March 3.
