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Kathleen Ronayne / Associated Press:
AP source: Bloomberg to reassess after disappointing results  —  Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg waves to supporters as he arrives to his campaign rally at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 3, 2020.  (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP)
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“He Will Risk Making Ross Perot and Ralph Nader Look Good”: Bloomberg Resists Advisers' Push to Exit the Race  —  With his path disappearing after South Carolina, advisers pressed for a quick exit.  But Mike has so far refused: I'll be damned if I walk away before a single vote is cast for me.
Discussion: NBC News, Breitbart, The Week and The Wrap
NBC News:
Live Blog / 2020 Super Tuesday live updates: Biden wins the South, Mass., Sanders takes Vt., Colo., Utah, NBC News projects  —  More than 1,300 delegates — or about a third of the total — are at play on Super Tuesday.  —  Fourteen states and one territory held nominating contests …
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
A Fantastic Night . . . If You Don't Like Bloomberg, Warren, or Sanders  —  If you don't like Mike Bloomberg, Elizabeth Warren, or Bernie Sanders, Super Tuesday night is just delightful so far.  —  For the past few months, Americans have been living in a fascinating political-science experiment …
FiveThirtyEight:
Our Final Forecast For Super Tuesday Shows Biden's Surge — And Lots Of Uncertainty  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden has gotten a lot of good news over the past few days.  A huge, almost 30-point win in South Carolina.  A series of impressive endorsements.
J. Edward Moreno / The Hill:
Bloomberg on Warren: 'I didn't realize she's still in'  —  Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told a reporter Tuesday he “didn't realize” that Sen. Elizabeth (D-Mass.) was still in the primary race.  —  His comments came in light of Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and former South Bend …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Why Elizabeth Warren is losing even if all your friends love her
Discussion: Reason and CNN
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:   Joe Biden fundraisers see millions of dollars in new commitments with Super Tuesday surge
Hunter Woodall / The Daily Beast:
Bloomberg Voters Feast on Carcass of His Campaign
Discussion: The Hill and Breitbart
New York Times:   Live Analysis: Super Tuesday
German Lopez / Vox:
American Samoa also voted on Super Tuesday. Mike Bloomberg won.
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Elizabeth Warren and Her Fans Reject Two-Man Race on Super Tuesday
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
I just remembered Joe Biden is fine  —  This is a little awkward, but better late than never!  I suddenly remembered that Joe Biden is a dynamite candidate, something I had forgotten over the past few months of watching Joe Biden campaign.  Joe Biden is the best hope of the party and its logical standard-bearer!
Discussion: National Review
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Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:   Biden's Branding Reboot: Here Comes Emo Joe
Hallie Jackson / NBC News:
Trump camp publicly batting down Joe-mentum but privately concerned
Discussion: The Hill, Althouse and New York Times
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Twitter suspends liberal journalist for quoting Joe Biden gaffe  —  A liberal journalist was hit with a temporary suspension on Twitter over a tweet quoting a gaffe from former Vice President Joe Biden.  —  Jordan Chariton, founder of Status Coup, knocked former 2020 hopefuls Pete Buttigieg …
Discussion: New York Post
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Biden Reclaims National Lead With Buttigieg, Klobuchar Exits
Detroit News:
Poll: Biden leads Sanders in Michigan ahead of Democratic primary  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden leads U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders among Democratic presidential hopefuls in Michigan, according to a statewide poll that reflects a fluid Michigan race a week before the state's primary.
Discussion: The Hill
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Sanders Campaign Was Caught Off Guard by Quick Massing of Opposition
Sam Tanenhaus / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders is the new Ronald Reagan
Discussion: Redstate
Politico:
Trump launches an urgent fight to save his ticket to reelection  —  Eight months from a general election, President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers are considering an urgent effort to rescue the U.S. economy from a coronavirus panic.  —  Trump advisers and GOP lawmakers have spent …
Discussion: Washington Post and New York Post
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Associated Press:
Trump meets with GOP lawmakers amid surveillance rift  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is getting more deeply involved in the dispute among Republicans over what to do about expiring surveillance powers used by the FBI, meeting with Attorney General William Barr and GOP lawmakers Tuesday evening to discuss the path forward.
Discussion: ABC News and The Hill
Shamar Walters / NBC News:
Long lines cause issues in California  —  Long lines, malfunctioning machines and limited polling staff meant many voters in Los Angeles struggled to cast their primary ballots Tuesday.  —  Mark Meuser, an election law lawyer, said he waited over an hour to cast his vote.
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New York Times:
Long Waits Frustrate Los Angeles Voters
Discussion: The Hill
Tyler Cowen / Bloomberg:
Bill Gates Is Really Worried About the Coronavirus.  Here's Why.  —  The debate is splitting into two broad camps: Call them the “growthers” and the “base-raters.”  —  Just how bad will the new coronavirus be?  I can't answer that question, but I have observed the debate splitting into two broad camps …
Discussion: UPI and STAT
Helen Branswell / STAT:
Washington State risks seeing explosion in coronavirus cases without dramatic action, new analysis says  —  The coronavirus outbreak in the Seattle area is at a critical juncture and could see explosive growth in cases much like Wuhan, China, if public officials don't take immediate …
Discussion: The Atlantic and UPI
CNBC:
WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4% globally, higher than previously thought  — World health officials say the case fatality rate for COVID-19 is 3.4% globally, higher than previous estimates of about 2%.  — “Globally, about 3.4% of reported COVID-19 cases have died,” …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The real reason Chris Matthews had to go  —  Give Chris Matthews partial credit for his apology on his way out the door Monday night.  In his abrupt and unexpected farewell, the MSNBC host acknowledged his history of what he called “compliments on a woman's appearance.”
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Washington Post:
The end of the Chris Matthews era: How the bombastic host got forced out at MSNBC
Discussion: The Nation, New York Post, Vox and Raw Story
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump coronavirus effort undermined by mixed messages and falsehoods  —  When Anthony Fauci, clad in a white lab coat, invited an NBC Nightly News correspondent into his offices this week and described the coronavirus as an “outbreak” that was reaching “likely pandemic proportions,” …
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NBC News:
Amid outbreak, Trump admin's proposed rollback of nursing home regulations faces criticism  —  “These are frail, medically compromised people,” said an attorney at the nonprofit Center for Medicare Advocacy, who opposes the change.  —  The Trump administration last year moved to roll …
Discussion: New York Times
Dan Diamond / Politico:
CDC blocked FDA official from premises  —  In a sign of growing tension among the Trump administration's health agencies, officials are expressing frustration that a top scientist was initially rebuffed when attempting to visit the CDC in Atlanta last month to help coordinate …
Discussion: The Long Version, Twitchy and Raw Story
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Tight Alabama GOP Senate race poised for Round 2 as Sessions, Tuberville head to runoff  —  No one won the GOP nomination outright for the Alabama Senate, which means voters will head back to the polls for a runoff election later this month to determine whether former Sen. Jeff Sessions can mount a political comeback.
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Beast
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Feds: Mystery witness will implicate 'Putin's chef' in election interference  —  U.S. prosecutors say they have a witness who will directly implicate a Russian businessman known as “Putin's chef” in schemes to carry out election interference overseas.  —  The mystery witness is prepared …
Discussion: Redstate
 
 
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:
Maine Republican Susan Collins struggles to keep Senate seat after votes on Kavanaugh and impeachment
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CBS Miami:
Coronavirus Confusion: Miami Woman Allegedly Denied Proper Testing
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