Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are competing to become the Democrats’ nominee for president
- Biden wins Florida and Illinois – as it happened
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are the only major candidates to remain in the Democratic primary race after an initially crowded field gradually winnowed down. Elizabeth Warren was the last major candidate to drop out after a disappointing result on Super Tuesday.
The primaries and caucuses are a series of contests, in all 50 US states plus Washington DC and US territories, by which the party selects its presidential nominee. In these votes, the goal for the Democratic candidates is to amass popular support that translates to a number of pledged delegates.
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Source: Elections - theguardian.com
