Avoiding a catastrophic fracturing of the party as the primary enters its most contentious phase is critical for Democrats
Joe Biden is back. Following Super Tuesday, he is now the clear frontrunner to win the Democratic primary and face off against Donald Trump in November. But the race isn’t over yet, and the risk now is that a drawn-out and contentious primary could harm the party’s eventual nominee, be it Biden or progressive favorite Bernie Sanders. It is imperative that the process come to an end as soon as one candidate has a prohibitive lead, and that Democrats begin to unite around their nominee.
Tuesday night’s results make it look increasingly likely that Biden will be that nominee. Sanders’ victories were confined to the west and his home state of Vermont, with Biden notching up wins everywhere else. Sanders is in the lead in slow-counting California, but it appears that Biden won at least 15% of the vote, meaning he is above the viability threshold necessary to receive delegates and will eat into Sanders’ delegate haul there. Biden also prevailed in Texas, the other big prize of the night.
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Source: Elections - theguardian.com
