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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