Joe Biden took a major step toward clinching the Democratic nomination on Tuesday with three dominant primary victories, including the night’s biggest prize: Michigan
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Biden won across the state, making a statement about his electability as well as Sanders' shortcomings as a general election standard-bearer. After Biden walked away from cameras and left the room, his staffers jumped across the museum floor, dancing, laughing and clapping to the song “Bring Me a Higher Love” blaring over the speakers. People carrying "Biden for President" signs then converged and began chanting “Let’s Go Joe” and ended by exchanging long hugs.The humility of Biden’s speech masked the beatdown he delivered. Sanders was on pace to receive less than 15 percent of the vote in Mississippi.
Biden’s early wins on Tuesday were so significant that they could put him on a path to cinch the needed delegates prior to the July convention. The scale of his victory already started to resemble last week's Super Tuesday, when Biden won 10 of 14 states. Despite his poor showing Tuesday, Sanders' backers think a scheduled one-on-one debate against Biden on Sunday presents a major opportunity. Biden struggled in many of the Democratic debates.mano a mano
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