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Super Tuesday: The Earthquake

John Nichols and Joan Walsh on the results, and D.D. Guttenplan with The Nation’s endorsement of Bernie Sanders.

Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

March 5, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate former vice president Joe Biden, right, and his wife, Jill, attend a primary election night rally Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Los Angeles.(Jose Sanchez / AP Photo)

After Biden’s triumph on Super Tuesday, John Nichols analyzes the bad night for Bernie—and the tasks that remain if Biden is going to be defeated in the primaries.

Plus: Joan Walsh covered the South Carolina primary and reports on the results of Jim Clyburn’s endorsement of Joe Biden—and its stunning aftermath on Super Tuesday.

Also: D.D. Guttenplan presents the case for Bernie and his movement—The Nation endorsed them this week.

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