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Super Tuesday: Bloomberg endorses Biden in bid 'to defeat Trump' as Sanders launches fresh attack on frontrunner

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Clark Mindock
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,Chris Riotta,Alex Woodward,Joe Sommerlad
Wednesday 04 March 2020 15:05 EST
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Super Tuesday: Jo Biden talks about campaign turn-around

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Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to mock Michael Bloomberg after he dropped out of the Democratic 2020 race and to sow division among progressive candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren following the party’s Super Tuesday primaries, accusing the latter of splitting the vote and damaging her friend and rival’s chances in key regions.

Former US vice president Joe Biden was the big winner as 14 states went to the polls yesterday, completing the comeback he began at last weekend’s South Carolina primary by claiming at least nine key states including Texas, with Maine also projected to be confirmed in his favour.

Sanders did take home the top prize, the delegate-rich state of California, but otherwise secured only three others, an outcome that saw the moderate wing of the party come together emphatically to back Biden.

In the fallout of those contests, Mr Bloomberg held a rally in New York City where he announced he was endorsing Mr Biden.

Mr Sanders, meanwhile, opened fresh lines of attack on Mr Biden as the two gear up for a two-man race going forward.

And, Ms Warren's team suggested she is considering her path forward — with many believing that means she plans on dropping out of the race imminently.

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Trump meddles in race with fresh attack on 'chocker' Michael Bloomberg

The president is back on Twitter singling out his favourite target on Super Tuesday, meddling in the race by warning citizens of Texas and Oklahoma he plans to take away their natural resources jobs and deriding his "incompetent" debate perfomances.

Joe Sommerlad3 March 2020 13:50
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Where do the key states stand on Super Tuesday?

Here's a useful graphic to illustrate the current state of play, drawing on several key polls.

Joe Sommerlad3 March 2020 14:10
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Seven killed as twister destroys homes in Tennessee

A deadly tornado has ripped through Nashville leaving at least seven dead and many more injured, according to local authorities.

The natural disaster is expected to have an impact on voting in a state where Joe Biden had been tipped to win handsomely.

Zoe Tidman has a full report on the tragedy as Alabama also braces itself for storm damage. 

Joe Sommerlad3 March 2020 14:25
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Sanders responds to Warren claim he fails to get things done with two-minute list of things he got done

Bernie Sanders has rejected accusations he is unable to turn his policies into action, responding to claims he “fails” to get things done by listing his political achievements for two minutes.

During a CNN interview on Monday, presenter Anderson Cooper challenged the veteran Vermont senator to respond to criticism from Elizabeth Warren.

Sanders is “a senator who has good ideas but whose 30-year track record shows he consistently calls for things he fails to get done and consistently opposes things he nevertheless fails to stop,” Warren said last week during a campaign event in Houston.

Chris Baynes has more on his impassioned response.

Joe Sommerlad3 March 2020 14:40
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Warren casts her vote: 'Policy rocks!'

Here's Elizabeth Warren going to vote in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this morning, where she was met by crowds of supporters in a state she is expected to win.

Joe Sommerlad3 March 2020 14:55
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Michael Bloomberg says he will eat at Chinese restaurant to show solidarity over coronavirus

Conrad Duncan has this report on an American hero reaching out a pair of trembling chopsticks for a slice of prawn toast that could be his last.

Joe Sommerlad3 March 2020 15:15
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Amy Klobuchar says Biden has a 'decency that's exactly what we need right now'

The Minnesota senator has been on NBC's Today show this morning t explain her decision to back out of the race and endorse Joe Biden.

She has also been bonding with Rachel Dratch, the comedian who impersonated her on Saturday Night Live.

Joe Sommerlad3 March 2020 15:35
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‘He will lose the election’: Trump won't win 2020 because of coronavirus, economist predicts

Danielle Zoeneller has this from election soothsayer Nouriel Roubini, known as "Dr Doom" for his pessimistic predictions, which is just an awesome nickname whichever way you slice it.

Joe Sommerlad3 March 2020 15:55
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Bernie Sanders’ surrogates are attacking Joe BIden after the Democratic establishment appears to have coalesced behind the former vice president in his bid for the White House. 

Nomi Konst, a national surrogate for the Vermont senator and 2020 hopeful, called Mr Biden a “mercenary for Donald Trump” in an interview on Tuesday. 

She told RCP: “Maybe we should be asking why the Dem Party is allowing this to happen, and if their intention is really to win.”

Chris Riotta3 March 2020 16:15
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As economists predict Trump could face an uphill battle in the 2020 elections due to the coronavirus, the Federal Reserve has just announced an astonishing interest rate cut - the largest since the 2008 financial crisis.

Here's my latest: 

Chris Riotta3 March 2020 16:35

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