By Abayomi Azikiwe
A series of Democratic primaries in the race for the party nomination has resulted in more victories for former United States Vice-President Joe Biden.
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who was leading other candidates in many polls prior to and after the first three contests in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada, has since the first southern primary in South Carolina suffered losses in key races such as Michigan, Washington state, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Missouri, among others.
In the state of California after March 3 it took nearly two weeks for the election officials to proclaim Sanders as the winner despite the fact that he led by a quarter million votes against Biden and other candidates. Even after this admission, the apportionment of the 415 delegates has yet to be decided.
Although in Michigan Sanders had upset former Senator and Secretary of State under the administration of President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, in 2016 by a narrow margin, in the 2020 primary Biden won over Sanders by a double-digit margin. The Michigan primary was marked by establishment politicians rallying against Sanders….
Unionists at the Sanders rally on March 6, 2020 at TCF Conference Center in Detroit. | Photo: Abayomi Azikiwe
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