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Joe Biden Pulls Off Upset in Maine

Matthew McDonald

The polls beforehand indicated otherwise, but former Vice President Joe Biden ended up winning Maine on Super Tuesday.

The Democratic presidential candidate had 34.1 percent of the vote with 98 percent of votes reported. Shortly behind him was Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders with 32.9 percent, as Politico reports. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren finished in a distant third place (15.7 percent).

Dropout Candidates Show Flaw in Bay State’s Early Voting
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Dropout Candidates Show Flaw in Bay State’s Early Voting

Tom Joyce

When early voting in Massachusetts began last week, Democrats had eight active presidential candidates to choose from.

As of Super Tuesday, that number was down to five.

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