Democrats give Biden the edge over Sanders in a crisis: Edison Research polls
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden was headed to a blowout victory over Bernie Sanders in Florida’s Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday, moving him closer to clinching the nomination to face President Donald Trump in November’s election.
Fox News projected Biden also won in Illinois, where most polls also had closed but early results had not started coming in. Arizona was still voting. Edison Research polls found a majority of voters in all three states trusted Biden more than Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, to handle a major crisis, Edison Research polls showed.
Sanders, 78, who trailed Biden, 77, in opinion polls in all three states, could face renewed pressure to end his bid if he loses badly on Tuesday. Many Democrats do not want a repeat of 2016, when they believe his long, bitter primary battle with Hillary Clinton played a role in her upset loss to Trump, 73.
Despite the coronavirus concerns, Edison Research estimated Democratic turnout in Florida at 2 million, more than the 1.7 million who voted in 2016. Several states have postponed their Democratic presidential primaries, including Georgia, which had been scheduled to vote on March 24; Louisiana, on April 4; Maryland, on April 28; and Kentucky, on May 19.
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