Volume 42, Issue 24 - March 4, 2020

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VOL. 42  NO. 24

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MARCH 4, 2020

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Coloradans vote in droves for primary Bernie Sanders wins Colorado, turnout six times that of 2016

Photo by Justine Johnson | jjohn460@msudenver.edu

Theodore Stilwell from CU Denver turns in his ballot in the Tivoli Student Union Building on March 3. Bernie Sanders won Colorado by over 10 percentage points.

By James Burky | Herman Guzman-Ibarra |

eclipsed 600,000, was six times that for

21%, respectively. Sanders won 53 of 64

a change, then get your voice heard. I

Brady Pieper

the 2016 Colorado Democratic Caucus.

counties in Colorado and garnered over

think that’s more than enough to see

40% of the vote in Denver County as of

what the populace is thinking,” MSU

and nobody wants a wrong answer,”

press time, according to AP. Immigration

Denver student Marco Delgato said.

Giovanna Castro-Perkins said as she walked

and climate change policy motivated

out of a polling center at Front Range

students to take time to vote on campus.

jburky@msudenver.edu | hguzmani@ msudenver.edu | bpieper3@msudenver.edu Over half a million Colorado

“Everybody wants the right answer

Sixteen miles from Delgato, voters in northern Jefferson County showed

voters mailed ballots and waited in

Community College in Westminster. “With

line at polling stations to show their

the older generation’s ideas dying, we

into two lines that led into the Tivoli

importance of elections. Over 50,000

support for Bernie Sanders in the

don’t want those same 50s values where

Multicultural Lounge. One was for voters

Jeffco Democrats voted on Tuesday —

state’s first primary on March 3.

the wife stays home and the husband

registered in Denver County and the

Sanders nabbed 34% of those votes.

works and that kind of mindset.”

other was for those registered outside of

Sanders won Colorado with 36% of the votes as of press time. The Associated Press

Former New York Mayor Michael

called the state for the Vermont senator just

Bloomberg and former Vice President

as polls closed. The voter turnout, which

Joe Biden trailed Sanders with 23 and

INSIDE

NEWS

| pg. 2

OPINION

| pg. 5

People, mostly students, divided

similar support for Sanders and the sheer

Denver County but were on campus.

| Continued on pg. 3

“Let’s get our voice heard. If you want something and you feel like making

FEATURES

| pg. 6

SPORTS

| pg. 8

Local and national synopsis of Super

Don’t panic, COVID-19 may not be

Mile High movie scene shows up for

Softball and baseball perfect at

Tuesday

here

fair at Colorado Film School

home over weekend


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