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A problematic nominee against a problematic president

By Michael Barone
Published March 11, 2020 3:25pm ET
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A problematic nominee against a problematic president
Vice President Joseph Biden participates in a round table discussion on fighting domestic violence at Safehouse Denver, Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. Sitting next to Biden are Rose Andom, center, of the Rose Andom Center, and Dr. Kathryn Wells of Denver Health. Biden visited Safehouse Denver as part of his ongoing recognition that 2014 marks 20 years since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, which then-senator Biden introduced as a bill in the 1990s. | (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

What just happened? The Democratic presidential nomination race, which gave signs of lasting months, is now basically over.

Bernie Sanders just won North Dakota and leads in Washington. But in Michigan and Missouri, where he won 50% and 49% against Hillary Clinton in 2016, he is carrying 36% and 35% against Joe Biden in Tuesday’s primaries. He was wiped out even worse in Mississippi and failed to score in Idaho.

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