Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a primary night election event in Columbia, South Carolina on February 29, 2020.
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Joe Biden NBC News on Tuesday expected it to win the Arizona Democratic primary, marking another victory for the former vice president.
It is widely expected that Biden will be separated from the junior representative with most of Arizona's 67 pledged representatives. His blowout performance on Super Tuesday earlier this month offset Sanders' momentum and gave Biden a lead that pollsters increasingly see as insurmountable.
Biden secured more than half of the vote to lead Sanders by 44% to 31%.
Although Sanders has Vote well with Hispanic voters – Arizona's Advantage – Larger non-Hispanic white population in the state Still hope that voters will be heavily biased towards Biden.
Even though Ohio decides to cancel its elections In a new coronavirus outbreak.
Leaders at all levels of the U.S. government have adopted drastic measures such as banning large gatherings and forcing restaurants to close dining rooms to curb the spread of the virus.
But Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs tell Local media said on Monday that face-to-face voting would be safe, adding that counties "are implementing common sense health precautions."
Arizona Democrats said that as of Tuesday afternoon, approximately 480,000 mailing votes had been counted. This number alone is higher than the total number of votes in the 2016 Democratic primary.
Earlier on Tuesday, NBC also predicted Biden's victory in Florida and Illinois.
Until tuesday Biden leads Sanders 865 to 714 at National CongressAccording to NBC News.
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