Subterms
Biden won South Carolina – and days later, Super Tuesday – after Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking African American Democrat in Congress, backed him When the House majority whip, Jim Clyburn, endorsed Joe Biden ahead of the South Carolina primary it effectively set off a series of events that resulted in the former vice-president trouncing his […] More
While all the attention was focused on the Democratic primaries, other races played out across the US While all the attention of Super Tuesday focused on the presidential nomination race among the Democrats and the fight between the former vice-president Joe Biden and the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, other races and dramas across the US […] More
Despite promising signs in California and among Latinos, there are several reasons for the Vermont senator to worry When Bernie Sanders came out to face his supporters in his home town of Burlington, Vermont, on Tuesday night he projected no signs of self-doubt. “We are going to defeat Trump because we are putting together an […] More
Billionaire candidate faced controversy over his wealth, stop-and-frisk policy and past remarks against women and minorities The billionaire Mike Bloomberg has suspended his Democratic presidential campaign after spending more than $500m on a failed attempt to seize the moderate lane from rival Joe Biden. Bloomberg, one of the richest people in the world, blitzed the […] More
Billionaire only saw victory in American Samoa after skipping first four contests to focus on Tuesday’s states and territories Super Tuesday – live updates Super Tuesday results: follow the votes Mike Bloomberg’s campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination stands at a crossroads after results from Super Tuesday voting indicated his $500m gamble had failed. The […] More
After Super Tuesday, no candidate is cruising to majority support. Here’s what that could mean for the presidential nomination Super Tuesday: follow the latest news live After more than a year of campaigning, Super Tuesday was supposed to be the moment that one Democratic presidential candidate stormed towards victory in the race to be the […] More
Former vice-president won eight states in one of the stunning reversals in recent political history Super Tuesday: follow the latest news live American politics has a new comeback kid. That was what Bill Clinton called himself after reviving his presidential campaign in 1992. Now, even more improbably, Joe Biden – who, at 77, is the […] More
Biden had a good night as he surged ahead while Bloomberg’s campaign strategy failed and Warren faded with a home-state loss Biden surges as Sanders wins California Super Tuesday results as they come in Follow the latest Super Tuesday news live “It’s a good night and it seems to be getting better,” Joe Biden said […] More
