Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

Sanders Is Running for Relevance Now, Not for President

Even an unexpectedly strong showing in Tuesday’s primaries won’t be enough to topple Biden, though it could bruise him.

March 10, 2020 at 11:04 AM UTC

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

Bye, bye Bernie.
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Democrats vote on Tuesday in six states, with Democrats Abroad also choosing delegates. As of now, it’s quite possible that former Vice President Joe Biden will win in all of them. He’s heavily favored in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi, and at worst a toss-up in Washington, Idaho and North Dakota. Three big wins and even three close losses, two in small states, would add plenty to Biden’s delegate lead.