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    Pete Buttigieg drops out as crucial Super Tuesday looms – live updates

    Democrat departs race after poor showing in South Carolina Full report: Pete Buttigieg drops out of 2020 race What is Super Tuesday? Your guide to the night Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 3.32pm GMT Pete Buttigieg is likely to endorse Joe Biden’s presidential bid after dropping out of the race, according to […] More

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    People turn backs on Mike Bloomberg at Bloody Sunday church service in Selma

    Protesters said stop-and-frisk policies in New York City were the same as the brutal tactics used by the police 55 years ago Mike Bloomberg faced a small but tense protest at the historic Brown Chapel in Selma, Alabama, on Sunday, a handful of people standing and turning their backs on the former New York mayor […] More

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    Pete Buttigieg will not quit Democratic race despite Joe Biden surge

    Moderate finishes distant fourth in South Carolina Former VP is clear leader in moderate challenge to Sanders Pete Buttigieg will not drop out of the race to be the Democratic presidential nominee, despite finishing well behind Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders in the South Carolina primary on Saturday. Related: Joe Biden breathes new life into […] More

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    Democrats ‘very nervous’ says Sanders as he campaigns on Warren’s home turf

    A win for Bernie Sanders in Massachusetts would not just bring in delegates, but deal a huge blow to Elizabeth Warren Bernie Sanders is campaigning to beat fellow progressive senator Elizabeth Warren in her home state of Massachusetts on Super Tuesday, which would be a huge blow to her candidacy if successful. Sanders made his […] More

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    South Carolina takeaways: Biden revived – but Super Tuesday is make or break

    It was a good night for Biden, but will the victory translate into momentum for the crucial set of contests on Tuesday? The former vice-president under Barack Obama needed a decisive win in South Carolina after dismal performances in the earlier voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire, and he got it. Biden defeated progressive […] More

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    Decisive South Carolina win puts Biden at front of Democrats’ centrist pack

    Victory gives Biden much-needed momentum – and he can now claim to be the most viable centrist challenger to Bernie Sanders Joe Biden’s victory in South Carolina on Saturday night gave the former vice-president a much needed win within the 2020 Democratic primary contests, and put him at the front of the centrist candidates running […] More

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    Joe Biden hails South Carolina primary victory: ‘This campaign is taking off’ – live

    Former vice-president scores much-needed primary victory Biden tells cheering supporters: ‘We just won and we won big’ Follow the latest results in our live South Carolina tracker 3.03am GMT Political reporters weigh in on tonight’s results: there’s no question that Joe Biden’s decisive victory in South Carolina has given his campaign a much-needed shot in […] More