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7:30 AM ET, March 4, 2020

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CBS News:
Live updates: Biden and Sanders pick up wins in first Super Tuesday states  —  The first polls have closed in the Super Tuesday states of Virginia and Vermont.  CBS News projects Joe Biden will win Virginia and North Carolina and Bernie Sanders will win Vermont.
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.
Politico:
Bloomberg considering dropping out after Biden rout  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Mike Bloomberg is weighing dropping out as early as Wednesday after losing a string of Super Tuesday states where he invested a fortune in advertising, according to several people familiar with his plans.
Hallie Jackson / NBC News:
Trump camp publicly batting down Joe-mentum but privately concerned  —  We know President Donald Trump has been watching the Super Tuesday returns roll in — he predicted earlier that it would be an “interesting evening of television” — as he goes after both Mike Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren on Twitter.
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
Hunter Woodall / The Daily Beast:
Bloomberg Voters Feast on the Carcass of His Campaign  —  “I have no intention of dropping out,” said former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg said.  “We're in it to win it.”  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Florida—Mike Bloomberg stood inside a Florida convention center on Tuesday night looking …
Discussion: ABC News, The Hill and Politico
FiveThirtyEight:
What Went Down On Super Tuesday  —  Want the latest politics news?  Get it in your inbox.  —  Get more FiveThirtyEight  — Store
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
NBC News:
NBC News Exit Poll: Late-deciding Super Tuesday voters break heavily for Biden  —  Joe Biden is garnering nearly half the support of Democrats who picked a candidate in just the last few days before Super Tuesday, according to early results from the NBC News Exit Poll conducted in 12 of the 14 Super Tuesday states.
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 …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:   Joe Biden fundraisers see millions of dollars in new commitments with Super Tuesday surge
Robby Soave / Reason:
Democratic Primary Voters Decisively Rejected the Media's Favorite Candidates
Discussion: Vox
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Why Elizabeth Warren is losing even if all your friends love her
Discussion: PJ Media Home, Washington Post and CNN
FiveThirtyEight:
Our Final Forecast For Super Tuesday Shows Biden's Surge — And Lots Of Uncertainty
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Democrats Decide That Joe Biden, as Risky as He Ever Was, Is the Safest Bet
Discussion: Washington Post, ABC News and IJR
New York Times:   Live Analysis: Super Tuesday
Alex Thompson / Politico:   Warren team turns grim after Super Tuesday wipeout
German Lopez / Vox:
American Samoa also voted on Super Tuesday. Mike Bloomberg won.
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and Fox News
Associated Press:
The Latest: Obama's praise for Biden heard in robocall
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)
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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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
I just remembered Joe Biden is fine
Discussion: National Review
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:   Biden's Branding Reboot: Here Comes Emo Joe
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump shifts his attention to surging Biden, lays off Sanders
Discussion: HuffPost, PJ Media Home and Vanity Fair
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 …
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Joseph R. Biden Jr / New York Times:
Live: Texas State Primary Election Results 2020  —  Joseph R. Biden Jr. has won the Texas primary.  View exit polls here »  —  49m ago  —  Updated just now 94% reporting  —  Candidate Votes Pct.  —  669,913  —  598,750  —  303,649  —  229,959  —  84,241  —  View all candidates
Discussion: Breitbart
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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
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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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,” …
Discussion: News Items
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 …
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
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,” …
New York Times:
Long Waits Frustrate Los Angeles Voters  —  As Election Day wore on, reports of hourslong lines and frustrated voters started to trickle out across Los Angeles, where poll workers were navigating a new system.  —  At a vote center tucked into the Carthay School of Environmental Studies Magnet …
Discussion: The Hill
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Los Angeles Times:
Long lines and lots of questions as L.A. County voters cast ballots on brand-new system
 
 
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