Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks as Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum and U.S. Sen. Invoice Nelson (D-FL) hear behind him throughout a marketing campaign rally held on the College of South Florida Campus Recreation Constructing on October 22, 2018 in Tampa, Florida.
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Joe Biden will win Florida's Democratic main, NBC Information projected Tuesday, taking one other enormous step towards the 2020 Democratic nomination within the shadow of the coronavirus.
The previous vice chairman seemed headed for a blowout, setting him up for a trove of delegates as he pushes to tackle President Donald Trump in November. With greater than 90% of leads to Tuesday, he had about 62% of the vote, in comparison with about 23% for Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Florida's main allocates 219 pledged delegates, making it one of many greatest prizes on the calendar. Biden will win not less than 133 delegates, whereas Sanders will come away with not less than 23.
Talking from his house in Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday...
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