2020 Visions: Super Tuesday Recap

The 2020 presidential race is on, and democrats are struggling to decide which strategy is best to employ to beat Trump. The race started off with over twenty candidates, but as the race progresses, only the candidates with a legitimate shot at the election remain.

The pool of democratic candidates has slowly dwindled, which candidates dropping out at a more rapid pace in the past week.

Super Tuesday took place just two days ago effectively clarified a blurry primary, illustrating which candidates had seriously garnered support from the pubilc. 

Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden were in the lead in every primary state, with Biden winning ten states (including Texas) and Sanders winning four states (including California.

Following super tuesday, Mike Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the race after a dissapointing night. This leaves Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, and Tulsi Gabbard the only candidates left in the race, with Sanders and Biden having emerged as clear frontrunners. 

Right before super tuesday, two other democratic candidates dropped out, including Buttigieg and Klobuchar.

Despite Biden emerging as a leader in the race for candidacy, the margin between Sanders and Biden isn’t quite as significant as Biden may hope. After super tuesday, Biden leads the delegate count with 542 delegates. Bernie trails him with 471 delegates. 215 delegates have yet to be awarded, meaning the race could go any way. 

Super Tuesday is over,  but the race for candidacy isn’t yet. More states have yet to hold primaries, including many midwest states. The candidate will ultimately be decided by the delegate count and the democratic national convention.