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Mar 2020
33m 7s

Inside the Mind of a Super Tuesday Voter

The New York Times
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In the weeks leading up to Super Tuesday, Senator Bernie Sanders was the only candidate to win across multiple states. With his more moderate competitors splitting the vote, his success was built on a coalition of union workers, Hispanics and the college-educated. Then South Carolina happened. Now, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is banking on a d ... Show More
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