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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)
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FiveThirtyEight:
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Ledyard King / USA Today:
Many young voters sat out Super Tuesday, contributing to Bernie Sanders' losses — WASHINGTON - Young voters cheer Bernie Sanders' anti-establishment message. They turn out in throngs at his rallies. And they form the core of his grassroots efforts to win the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren team turns grim after Super Tuesday wipeout — Elizabeth Warren had a plan for winning. It didn't work: In 18 nomination contests, she hasn't finished above third place — including in her home state. — Now, she's facing political and financial pressures to get out.
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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.
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New York Times:
Michael Bloomberg Quits Democratic Race, Ending a Brief and Costly Bid — He had staked his candidacy on doing well on Super Tuesday, spending more than half a billion dollars on advertising alone. — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Michael R. Bloomberg dropped out of the presidential race on Wednesday …
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Bernie Sanders Gets a Rude Awakening — Bernie Sanders's self-proclaimed “political revolution” crashed into a wall of resistance inside the Democratic Party last night. — After a remarkable 72 hours that saw top party leaders consolidate behind Joe Biden, a panoramic array …
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NBC News:
Live Blog / 2020 Super Tuesday live updates: Biden wins the South, Mass., Sanders takes Vt. …
Live Blog / 2020 Super Tuesday live updates: Biden wins the South, Mass., Sanders takes Vt. …
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Politico:
'I've never seen anybody mount a comeback like this — ever'
'I've never seen anybody mount a comeback like this — ever'
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Michael Bloomberg ends 2020 presidential campaign and endorses Joe Biden
Michael Bloomberg ends 2020 presidential campaign and endorses Joe Biden
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CNBC:
Mike Bloomberg drops out of 2020 presidential race, endorses Joe Biden
Mike Bloomberg drops out of 2020 presidential race, endorses Joe Biden
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Democratic Primary Voters Decisively Rejected the Media's Favorite Candidates
Democratic Primary Voters Decisively Rejected the Media's Favorite Candidates
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German Lopez / Vox:
Bernie Sanders promised to bring in younger voters. It's not happening so far.
Bernie Sanders promised to bring in younger voters. It's not happening so far.
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CNN:
5 takeaways as Joe Biden scores stunning wins on Super Tuesday
5 takeaways as Joe Biden scores stunning wins on Super Tuesday
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NBC News:
NBC News Exit Poll: Texas Democratic primary voters skew older than previous years
NBC News Exit Poll: Texas Democratic primary voters skew older than previous years
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Associated Press:
Warren's future uncertain after loss in home state of Mass.
Warren's future uncertain after loss in home state of Mass.
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
5 Takeaways From Super Tuesday And Joe Biden's Big Night
5 Takeaways From Super Tuesday And Joe Biden's Big Night
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Joe Biden's historic and unbelievable political comeback dominates Super Tuesday
Joe Biden's historic and unbelievable political comeback dominates Super Tuesday
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Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Jill Biden's epic tussle: In split-second blocking maneuver, she protects husband from lunging vegans — It could have been a scene out of the romantic thriller “The Bodyguard,” except the hero of the moment in this case was not a trained agent but Jill Biden.
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Amy Wang / Washington Post:
Mike Bloomberg is suspending his presidential campaign, says he's endorsing Biden — Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York who had hoped to self-fund his way to the Democratic presidential nomination but was spurned by voters in Tuesday's balloting, has dropped out of the race.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Sanders can't lead the Democrats if his campaign treats them like the enemy — What Bernie needs to learn from Biden. — Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have been running very different kinds of campaigns, built on very different ambitions. Biden's been running to lead the Democratic Party more or less as it exists today.
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Four reasons why Biden shocked Sanders — On Tuesday night, Joe Biden engineered one of the most monumental political comebacks in the history of party primaries. The scale of his Super Tuesday rout over three well-funded and hyperorganized Democrats — Bernie Sanders, Michael Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren — has no comparison.
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Bonchie / Redstate:
Stop Gaslighting, Joe Biden Is Still Joe Biden and He's Not Ok
Stop Gaslighting, Joe Biden Is Still Joe Biden and He's Not Ok
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Mike Bloomberg for President:
Statement by Mike Bloomberg
Statement by Mike Bloomberg
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Amber Jamieson / BuzzFeed News:
Jill Biden And Symone Sanders Fought Off Two Protesters Who Stormed Joe Biden's Victory Speech
Jill Biden And Symone Sanders Fought Off Two Protesters Who Stormed Joe Biden's Victory Speech
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
A wild Super Tuesday boosts Biden and brings new challenges for Sanders
A wild Super Tuesday boosts Biden and brings new challenges for Sanders
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
It Looks Like Democratic Primary Voters Want a President They Can Ignore 4 or 5 Days a Week
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Bernie Chokes
Bernie Chokes
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump shifts his attention to surging Biden, stokes Sanders grievances
Trump shifts his attention to surging Biden, stokes Sanders grievances
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Bloomberg suspends presidential campaign, endorses Biden - Axios — He spent hundreds of millions of dollars to self-fund his run.
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Tim Mak / NPR:
Former Prisoner Recalls Sanders Saying, 'I Don't Know What's So Wrong' With Cuba — Audio will be available later today. — American Alan Gross, a prisoner in Cuba for five years during the Obama administration, is accusing Sen. Bernie Sanders of commending the communist country when he came to visit him behind bars.
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CBS News:
Pierce Bush is first Bush to lose Texas race in over 40 years — Austin, Texas — Republican Pierce Bush, a grandson of former President George H.W. Bush, failed to advance out of Tuesday's primary in his bid for a Houston congressional seat, becoming the first member of his family to lose a race in Texas in more than 40 years.
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Disease Caused by Virus Is Deadlier Than the Flu — The World Health Organization announced on Tuesday that the global death rate of the new coronavirus was 3.4 percent. — RIGHT NOW Deaths outside China exceeded those inside the country for the first time since the start of the outbreak.
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Susannah George / Washington Post:
U.S. targets Taliban with airstrike days after peace deal — KABUL — The United States conducted an airstrike against Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan Wednesday just days after the two sides signed a peace deal. — The strike comes just hours after President Trump spoke …
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘One orb, slightly used’: MBS book reveals fate of Trump's mysterious Saudi sphere — Saudis gave gadget that briefly captivated the internet to the US - but embassy officials fearful of scandal soon hid it away — The mysterious glowing orb which Donald Trump, King Salman …
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Holly Ellyatt / CNBC:
Italy to close all schools and universities for two weeks as coronavirus death toll rises — Italy was the worst-affected country from the coronavirus outside Asia earlier Wednesday, temporarily overtaking Iran in terms of the number of deaths and infections from the virus.
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Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Coronavirus Is What You Get When You Ignore Science — Scientists are all we have left. Pray for them. — Let us pray, now, for science. Pray for empiricism and for epidemiology and for vaccines. Pray for peer review and controlled double-blinds. For flu shots, herd immunity and washing your hands.