US polls: Biden wins 8 Super Tuesday states

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden notched up startling early wins over leftist rival Bernie Sanders on Super Tuesday. AFP
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden notched up startling early wins over leftist rival Bernie Sanders on Super Tuesday. AFP

WASHINGTON – A resurgent Joe Biden scored sweeping victories across the country on Super Tuesday, backed by a diverse coalition that helped revitalize a moderate presidential bid teetering on the edge of disaster just days earlier. But progressive rival Bernie Sanders seized the day’s biggest prize with a win in California that ensured he would drive the Democrats’ nomination fight for the foreseeable future.

And suddenly, the Democratic Party’s presidential field, which featured more than a half dozen candidates a week ago, transformed into a two-man contest.

The two Democrats, lifelong politicians with starkly different visions for America’s future, were battling for delegates as 14 states and one U.S. territory held a series of high-stakes elections that marked the most significant day of voting in the party’s 2020 presidential nomination fight. The winner will take on President Donald Trump in the November general election. (AP)

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