Biden increases delegate lead over Sanders after more allocated in Texas

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-increases-delegate-lead-over-sanders-after-more-allocated-texas-n1150476

March 5, 2020, 12:11 PM EST / Updated March 5, 2020, 12:18 PM EST
By Adam Edelman

Joe Biden's delegate lead over Bernie Sanders increased Thursday after Texas allocated a majority of its pledged delegates from the party's primary this week.

Biden won Texas — which, with 228 pledged delegates, was the second-largest Super Tuesday prize — netting 34.5 percent of the vote, compared to 29.9 percent for Sanders. Mike Bloomberg, who dropped out of the race on Wednesday, got 14.4 percent.

As a result, according to NBC News, Biden has been awarded 94 delegates in Texas, as of Thursday morning. Sanders has netted 78 in the state, and Bloomberg has been awarded four. Elizabeth Warren, who dropped out of the race Thursday morning, got three.

Only 49 delegates in Texas are still to be awarded.

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Isnt it true the Biden camp did all this with LESS money than Bernie camp?

If so I better not see ONE person even FUCKING REMOTELY imply that Joe is winning because of ESTABLISHMENT OR CORPORATE MONEY

[True Blue American]

2. Yes!

I also read it looks like Biden will win Iowa!

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. If he wins he can still say no to Bloomberg money like Bernie did and just

not say anything while Mike runs anti rump ads.

Bernie implied on RM last night he was OK with that also, as in Mike can do what he wants.

[George II]

5. Candidates can't accept anything more than $2800. But Bloomberg is planning on setting up...

...a Super PAC and running ads independent of the Biden campaign.

[Eliot Rosewater]

7. And he is gonna do that regardless of who wins the nomination...

Candidates could accept infrastructure and staff, right?

.both wont probably.

[George II]

8. That's a tricky situation. If they're paid, probably not. There are limits on "in kind"....

....contributions. Federal rules are different than state rules, but there are loopholes galore.

[Eliot Rosewater]

9. Bernie made it clear with RM that Mike can do what he wants.

Why is it an issue anyway, due to the rules direct financial is so limited that Mike cant do more than $2800 though he can have each employee donate too I guess

I say Mike cuz I am too lazy to type his last name, too long...

[beachbumbob]

11. bloomberg superpac will dwarf all the rightwings that Koch borthers had going for 20 years

and bloomberg will be the engine behind democrats kicking GOP out of power at national AND state level.


then we will hear republicans whining about "big money", lol....karma is a BITCH

[onetexan]

4. Yes, Biden camp spent all of $89K in TX. I'm hoping now with the cash infusion after ST that he will

make another trip, and this time with multiple stops, especially in Austin for a rally. I wana see him speak in person!!

[George II]

6. He spent only $11,000 in Massachusetts.

[onetexan]

10. i think Bernie camp was completely caught off guard by Pete, Amy & Beto joining the Biden camp

and OMG the rout was B-U-T-FUL .

On a serious note, it was good for the country. There's no way we're going to win the GE without everyone joining together. Bernie needs to take a page from these 3 former candidates and line up behind Biden as well.

[beachbumbob]

12. pete, amy and Beto know that a sanders nomination is 1972 all over again, so does warren

lets see how warren wants to be remembered in history. Sanders sealed his fate in 2016 and paving the way for Jill Stein vote