With the 2020 US Presidential Elections expected to take place in a few months, the once crowded race for the Democratic Presidential Candidate ticket, which boasted of the most diverse lists of hopefuls, has whittled down to a two-man race. Now, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders get set to go toe-to-toe to see who will run against the Republican Party’s President Donald Trump.

‘Super Tuesday’ Narrows Down Candidates

On Tuesday the 3rd of March, voters went to the polls across 14 states and one territory in what turned out to be the largest day of voting in the United States’ primary season.

Two-thirds of the delegates, consisting of over 1,357 delegates of the 1,991 needed to secure the Democratic nominations at the party’s convention in July, were in contention. However, the candidates had their eyes set on California and Texas which has 415 and 228 delegates, each.

Going into the race on Monday, Former Vice President Joe Biden picked up some big endorsements from three former Democratic rivals, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota who is a former Texas congressman, Beto O’Rourke and former mayor, Pete Buttigieg. These endorsements no doubt influenced Tuesday’s polling with Biden coming on top with a major win in Texas, Super Tuesday’s second-biggest contest.

While Senator Bernie Sanders may not have won the most number of states on Tuesday, he did walk away with the largest prize of the night, California.

Meanwhile, Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has run a pretty divisive campaign so far, performed below expectations on Tuesday, even losing out to Sanders in her home state of Massachusetts. Likewise, former New York Mayor and billionaire, Mike Bloomberg, also suffered at Tuesday’s polls, pulling in only 44 delegates despite an expensive campaign that allegedly cost more than former President Barrack Obama’s $338 million. 

Reiterating a statement made by former Democratic Presidential ticket holder, Hilary Clinton, Bloomberg announced his decision to pull out of the race and endorse frontrunner, Joe Bidden, citing the need for unity in the party in a bid to beat President Donald Trump at the November 3rd presidential polls.

“I’ve always believed that defeating Donald Trump starts with uniting behind the candidate with the best shot to do it. After yesterday’s vote, it is clear that candidate is my friend and a great American, Joe Biden,” Bloomberg said.

Following her poor performance on Super Tuesday, Senator Elizabeth Warren pulled out of the presidential race to the dismay of several millennial voters.