The Commonwealth Times; March 4, 2020

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VOL. 61, NO. 22 MARCH 4, 2020

BERNIE FALTERS ACROSS VA

SUPPORT STRONG IN VCU PRECINCTS

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont visited Richmond ahead of Super Tuesday but failed to take Virginia in the primary. Photo by Megan Lee

VCU students head to polls for Super Tuesday, many favoring Sanders

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Joe Biden defeated Bernie Sanders in Virginia. Sanders secured a majority in Charlottesville, Floyd County and Harrisonburg.

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Bloomberg’s spending has been a point of interest among voters and candidates alike. At his Richmond rally last Friday, Sanders expressed his disdain for Bloomberg’s tactics. “Bloomberg has every right in the world to run for president,” Sanders said, “but he doesn’t have the right to buy the president.” Bloomberg has spent $233 million on digital and TV ads, according to The Washington Post. Fox Business reported that his total spending was up to $312 million on ads as of Monday.

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Although she isn’t a fan of the other candidates, Schwartz said she would vote for any Democrat in November. “The one person I would really have a hard time voting for is Biden,” Schwartz said. “I don’t think he’s coherent, and I don’t think he deserves to go into the White House again.” On Feb. 29, Biden gained traction with black voters in the South Carolina primary winning over three out of every five black voters, while Sanders received one out of every five black voters, according to CNN. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, announced his campaign on Nov. 24, late in comparison to other candidates.

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RESHMAN BUSINESS FOUNDATIONS major Jordan Gayle was going to vote for Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg, but after he dropped out, he decided to vote for Bernie Sanders. Like many VCU students, Gayle said that he would vote for any Democratic candidate in November for the 2020 Presidential Election. “They’re all pretty better qualified than the current president,” Gayle said. Virginia participated in primaries on Tuesday, known as “Super Tuesday” along with California, Texas, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Colorado, Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Utah, Maine, Vermont and American Samoa. Despite enthusiasm for Sanders on college campuses, Biden pulled ahead of his main competitor on Super Tuesday, winning the majority of states, including Virginia, where he received 49 of 99 total delegates. Sanders received 19. After Super Tuesday’s 13 primaries, Biden’s delegate total sits at 305 and Sanders has 243. To receive the nomination, a candidate needs 1,991. After Amy Klobuchar, Buttigieg and Tom Steyer dropped out like clockwork days before Tuesday’s primaries, some voters had to pick another candidate at the last minute. Steyer dropped out on Saturday, Buttigieg on Sunday and Klobuchar on Monday. Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bloomberg are the remaining Democratic nominee hopefuls. Nationwide, Warren has 18 delegates and Bloomberg has secured eight. Emily Helft, a VCU employee at the Student Accessibility and Educational Opportunity Office, said Buttigieg’s decision made it easier for her to vote for Elizabeth Warren.

“They kind of made the decision for me by dropping out,” Helft said. Helft also said there could be confusion because candidates who dropped out of the race still appear on the ballot. “I was very confused when I went to vote this morning that their names are all still on the ballot,” Helft said, “which I feel like is going to cause a lot of confusion for people whose votes aren’t going to count for anything.” Helft said she would vote Democratic in November, no matter who the nominee is. On Monday night, Klobuchar and Buttigieg announced their endorsements of Biden.

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