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Super Tuesday takeaways for the Democratic presidential race
Super Tuesday was a big day for the remaining Democratic presidential candidates, with nearly one-third of the delegates needed for nomination up for grabs. We look at turnout, voter support, and the path ahead toward Election Day.
On this Super Tuesday check-in on Minnesota politics, we look back at Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar's presidential campaign. Also, political editor Mike Mulcahy and political reporter Brian Bakst talk about what turnout could look like for Minnesota's first primary since 1992 and what the eventual Democratic nominee will have to do to win Minnesota.
Biden, Bernie's Super Tuesday brawl to shape Democratic race
The dizzying fight for the Democratic presidential nomination reaches a critical juncture on Tuesday as millions of voters from Maine to California head to the polls. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has energized liberals and young voters, is seeking to pull away from the rest of the field, while Joe Biden hopes to ride a wave of momentum and establish himself as the standard-bearer for the party's moderate wing.
Super Tuesday goes on without Klobuchar
Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar was in Dallas Monday night campaigning for another candidate — former Vice President Joe Biden — the night before Minnesota Democrats weighed in on the presidential nomination.
Buttigieg's White House bid ensures place in LGBTQ history
Pete Buttigieg’s presidential candidacy has ended far short of its goal. But it will likely go down in history books as proof of the remarkable advances made by LGBTQ Americans in their quest for equality and acceptance.