Joe Biden appeared to pull off one of the greatest comebacks in political history Tuesday, racking up convincing wins in at least nine of the 14 states holding primaries and staying close in others
SAN FRANCISCO — . Biden’s big night comes after a rough several months for the former vice president, who struggled in the first three Democratic nominating contests.
Biden went on to win in Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee and also scored surprise wins in Minnesota and Massachusetts, where Sanders had been favored. Sanders claimed victory in Colorado, Utah and Vermont. The Associated Press projected that the Vermont senator would win in California, the night’s single biggest prize. In Texas early Wednesday, after Sanders appeared to be narrowly in the lead, Biden was projected to be the winner. As of 2.30 a.m.
Biden had done relatively little organizing in California, and his victory party was held in an unassuming basketball court in a Los Angeles recreation center. "We don't have any reports of any malicious cyberactivity across the states today," said a senior official with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security during a media briefing for journalists on Tuesday evening. He also said there had been no reports of ransomware attacks against election systems.
“Now, I don’t know what’s going to happen later tonight,” Sanders said, adding that he was “cautiously optimistic” he would win in California. Minutes after Bloomberg addressed his supporters, however, NBC News reported that the former mayor would reassess whether to remain in the race. And thanks to strong support from African-American voters, South Carolina’s primary brought Biden’s campaign back to life. He trounced Sanders by nearly 30 points, a victory capped by a rousing speech that helped convince voters and donors that he wasn’t such a long shot after all.
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