New York: Democrats in 14 US states will go to the polls on Tuesday in an ideologically sharpened race to choose between a radical and a moderate to oppose President Donald Trump in November after two moderate candidates dropped out of the race to back the centrist Joe Biden.
With the party establishment and moderates shuddering at the prospect of a self-described Democratic socialist, Senator Bernie Sanders, getting the party nomination, former Vice President Biden can now consolidate the support of the two.
Sanders and Biden are the top contenders with two others, billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg, a center-right candidate, and the leftist Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren still in the race. Hindu-American Tulsi Gabbard is also continuing to run, although she has polled only about 1 percent or less of the votes in the four polls and was formerly a Sanders supporter.
The 14 primaries in what is called the “Super Tuesday” can determine if they will still remain in the race. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar dropped out of the race on Monday and appeared with Biden at a rally in Dallas on Monday night where she said: “We want to win big, and Joe Biden can do that.” Former Sooth Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg ended his campaign on Sunday and at another rally on Monday endorsed Biden. (IANS)