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Joe Biden takes big step towards Democratic nomination with crucial primary wins – live

Voters went to the polls in Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Michigan, Idaho and Washington state with the Vermont senator needing a boost

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Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are neck and neck in Washington state, where 89 pledged delegates are up for grabs.

With 67% of precincts reporting, Sanders leads Biden by just 0.2 points, or about 2,000 votes.

More than 130,000 vote-by-mail ballots have yet to be processed and counted just in the four county greater Seattle metro area. I surmise we won’t know whether Biden or Bernie won the #WashingtonPrimary until Friday at this rate. It’s a tie right now. #waelex pic.twitter.com/wA2Z910GrS

Even though a number of Bernie Sanders’ allies insist the race for the nomination is not over, some progressive groups are already looking ahead to November after their preferred candidate’s disappointing performance tonight.

The political director of the group CPD Action, which endorsed Sanders in December, said the Vermont senator “has proven that his voice and his movement are vital to any success in November.”

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Source: Elections - theguardian.com


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