Daily News Article - March 5, 2020
1. List the Democratic presidential candidates who were still in the race on Super Tuesday.
2. a) How many of the Super Tuesday states did Joe Biden win? List these states.
b) List the states Bernie Sanders won.
3. a) What is significant about Vice President Biden’s win in Texas?
b) What is significant about Biden’s victories overall? Be specific.
4. a) How much money did billionaire Mike Bloomberg spend on the race?
b) What was the outcome for Bloomberg?
5. a) How did Sen. Elizabeth Warren do?
b) Recognizing they had no chance of winning the nomination, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar dropped out the day before Super Tuesday and endorsed VP Biden, which likely caused most of their supporters to vote for Biden. Do you think Sen. Warren should drop out now and endorse Bernie Sanders, as they share most of the same progressive/socialist policies (so that he would receive more votes [from her supporters] in upcoming primaries to help him beat Biden)? Explain your answer.
6. What is Vice President Biden’s strategy with his campaign?
7. What is the date of the next primary races? - In what states will they occur?
8. California’s month of early voting gave votes to several candidates who then dropped out before Super Tuesday.
These voters most likely would have given their votes to Biden (Buttegieg and Klobechar) or Bernie (Elizabeth Warren, who has no chance)
a) Do you think states should eliminate early voting for primaries as a way to ensure your vote counts toward a candidate who is still in the race?
b) Ask a parent what he/she thinks of early voting in general, and if favorable, how far ahead of election day should people be able to vote?