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Aug 16, 2020 · When former Vice President Joseph Biden Jr. becomes the Democratic Party's official nominee for president on Thursday, he will complete two historic and improbable comebacks. Earlier this...
- Ron Elving
- Electability, Handling A Crisis, A Return to Obama Policies: Advantage Biden
- Biden's Coalition: Black voters, Moderates and Older Voters
- Biden Swung Some 2016 Sanders Vote Groups His Way
- Hispanics, Young Voters: Advantage Sanders
- What Will Sanders Voters do?
Defeating President Trump was a priority for Democratic primary voters throughout the primaries. In every state where polls were conducted, voters prioritized electability in the general election over agreement on issues in a nominee. In the states where voters were asked directly — which Democratic candidatewould have the best chance of defeating ...
Biden was able to build a winning coalition with strong backing from black voters, political moderates and older voters. The former vice president was the top choice of black democratic primary voters in all states where polls were conducted and by wide margins. His support among black voters in South Carolina helped bring Biden his first primary w...
In addition to his strong performance with black voters and older voters, perhaps more importantly, Biden was able to win some voter groups that backed Sanders four years ago, particularly in Michigan where Sanders won the primary in 2016 and a state that will likely be a battleground in November. Voters living in union households made up three in ...
Sanders did well with two groups that Democrats want to mobilize in November: Hispanics and young voters. Sanders performed better with Hispanic voters this year compared to the 2016 primaries. In Nevada, Texas and California, a substantial share of the Democratic electorate was Hispanic. Sanders won the Hispanic vote in each of these states. Young...
We don't know for sure what Sanders supporters will do in November, but most Democratic primary voters typically get behind a party's nominee. More than eight in 10 of Sanders primary voters said they would vote for the nominee regardless of who it is, while 15% said they would not. Those who indicated they may not get behind the nominee are more l...
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Aug 19, 2020 · US Election 2020: Biden is crowned as Democratic nominee. Elder statesmen Bill Clinton, Colin Powell and John Kerry line up to endorse Mr Biden.
Aug 19, 2020 · All. Fact Check. 34 Posts. Sort by. 11:50 p.m. ET, August 18, 2020. Biden officially wins Democratic nomination. From CNN's Eric Bradner. Democratic National Convention. Joe Biden...
Joe Biden became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party on June 5, 2020, when he secured enough delegates to ensure his nomination at the national convention. Biden picked Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential nominee, and the ticket was formally nominated at the convention on August 18.
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Aug 18, 2020 · News. Home. Biden Officially Selected as 2020 Democratic Nominee. The former vice president was officially nominated by a virtual roll call on the second night of the Democratic National...
On August 18, the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, the party officially nominated Biden, making him the first non-incumbent vice president to be nominated for president since Walter Mondale in 1984.
