Biden shocks Sanders on Super Tuesday forecasting contentious race ahead

Former Vice President Joe Biden (left), and Sen. Bernie Sanders (right) on Dec. 19, 2019, Democratic Primary Debate. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Former Vice President Joe Biden claims victory in nine-states on Super Tuesday, including a shocking upset in Texas, reclaiming his position as the Democratic presidential front-runner.

After his win in South Carolina on Saturday, Biden seized the momentum, accumulated endorsements from the Democratic establishment, and took Super Tuesday by storm, racking up wins in Alabama, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

Biden’s wins in Oklahoma and Massachusetts are devastating losses for Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) as she is, respectively, a native and senator of the two states. These embarrassing defeats may leave the Warren campaign contemplating how viable her candidacy remains.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) underperformed compared to expectations, as he hoped for a double-digit margin victory in California, and mistakenly foresaw a win in Texas. Sanders took California, Colorado, Utah, and his home state of Vermont. Though his performance was shy of expectations, he managed to take the massive prize of California, almost ensuring a competitive two-candidate race going forward.

With regards to Warren, the Sanders campaign has shown no sign they would pressure Senator Warren to drop out of the race, but would undoubtedly welcome consolidation of the liberal wing of the party if Warren was to step down and endorse Sanders.

Early Monday, candidate Mike Bloomberg, who spent hundreds of millions of dollars, ended his costly bid for president and promptly endorsed Biden. Bloomberg did not receive much return on his campaign investment, as he only claimed victory in American Samoa.

“I’ve always believed that defeating Donald Trump starts with uniting behind the candidate with the best shot to do it. After yesterday’s vote, it is clear that candidate is my friend and great American, Joe Biden,” Bloomberg wrote in a press release.

Biden, now with huge wins and several quality endorsements, looks to capitalize off this week’s momentum with a strong showing next Tuesday, March 10, in the Democratic presidential primary across six states.