Welcome to SuperTuesday 101 🗳 what it is, what's at stake, and why it matters ⤵️
that will determine the nomination, but Joe Biden’s win in South Carolina over the weekend propelled him to a close second.will see the landscape shift dramatically. With a number of primaries set to take place this week, here’s what you need to know about what’s at stake.In American politics, the term “Super Tuesday” can be traced back to at least 1976, according to the. That year, California, New Jersey, and Ohio all stood to play major roles in both the Democratic and Republican nominations.
Pew’s Drew Desilver notes that Super Tuesday as we now know it can be traced to 1988, when several Southern Democratic leaders saw a chance to consolidate the south’s power in the nomination process, believing it would mean that a Southern candidate or at least some kind of moderate could be seen as a strong candidate early in the primary season. That year, 13 Southern states, as well as seven others and the territory American Samoa, voted on Super Tuesday.
This year, the Southern states of North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, and Arkansas account for 356 Super Tuesday pledged delegates — over a quarter of the day’s available delegates.This year, voters in 14 states and one U.S. territory will have the chance to cast their ballots on Super Tuesday. Listed in order of the
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NBC News polls: Sanders has the edge in Texas, is tied with Biden in North CarolinaSen. Sanders holds a double-digit lead over his closest Democratic rival in Texas, while he’s essentially tied with Joe Biden in North Carolina, according to a pair of NBC News/Marist polls taken before Biden's victory Saturday in South Carolina.
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Some states encourage mail-in ballots as coronavirus worries growOfficials in some states with upcoming primaries are encouraging more people to avoid in-person polling sites amid heightened worries about the spread of coronavirus in the U.S. Some are even increasing the opportunity for drive-by voting on SuperTuesday
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