Headline RoundupMarch 2nd, 2020

Perspectives: Biden, Sanders Elevated as Dems' 2020 Frontrunners After Dropouts

Elections, 2020 Election, White House, Public Opinion, Voting, Democratic Party, Politics

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Many reporting outlets and media voices, regardless of rating or political leaning, have framed recent dropouts by prominent Democratic candidates and growing support for former Vice President Joe Biden as an attempt from moderate Democrats to hinder Senator Bernie Sanders' (I-VT recent surge. Biden and Sanders are considered by many to be the far-and-away favorites for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, following crucial primary wins by each and a pair of dropouts by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (MN) and former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Each signaled support for a Biden campaign that appears revitalized, both by their endorsements and Biden's decisive win in Saturday's South Carolina primary.

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From the Right

The Worm Has Turned in the Democratic Race

Rich Lowry

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National Review (News)

Opinion

The establishment has consolidated incredibly rapidly around Joe Biden after his South Carolina triumph.

Most importantly, Amy Klobuchar and Peter Buttigieg have both dropped out and are endorsing him. Part of the reason it was difficult to see anyone stopping Bernie was that it was hard to figure how the field could consolidate before Super Tuesday, which on the prior trajectory would have given Bernie an insurmountable delegate lead. Now, the field is at least partly consolidated with the exception of the increasingly pointless Mike Bloomberg campaign and of Elizabeth...

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From the Center

Biden and Sanders Offer a Choice: Unite or Fight?

Wall Street Journal (News)

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It isn’t hard to imagine a Joe Biden administration in which Kamala Harris is vice president, Michael Bloomberg is treasury secretary, Pete Buttigieg is homeland security secretary, Tom Steyer is climate-change czar and Andrew Yang is commerce secretary—or, well, maybe special envoy for math and numbers and stuff like that.

It is, on the other hand, almost impossible to imagine a Bernie Sanders administration in which that same group of former competitors would unite.

In a nutshell, that illustrates the most basic choice Democrats face now that Mr. Biden’s candidacy...

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From the Left

Bernie or Biden. Period.

David Leonhardt

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New York Times (Opinion)

Opinion

If you’re a Democrat who doesn’t want Bernie Sanders to be the party’s nominee, your choice is now clear: You should vote for Joe Biden.

That’s the implication of Biden’s resounding victory in South Carolina. And Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar — to their credit — have both acknowledged this reality by dropping out of the race.

I realize it was only about a week ago that Biden’s campaign seemed grievously wounded, and he has still won only a single primary. So how has he so quickly become the only...

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