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A brokered convention is the worst nightmare for the Democrats – but we are likely heading for one

The prospect of a fractious convention is moving from a nagging concern to a ghoulish inevitability, writes Matthew Norman

Tuesday 03 March 2020 19:31 GMT
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If Sanders is seen as the American Corbyn, might Biden be Hillary 2.0?
If Sanders is seen as the American Corbyn, might Biden be Hillary 2.0?

Anti-Trumpists looking to Super Tuesday to becalm and clarify this “Wacky Race” for the Democratic Party nomination process are advised to lower expectations.

The single most definitive day of the primary process is coming to its climax (though the major battlegrounds lie in the south and west) as I write.

Democrats in 14 states, including delegate-sodden Texas and California, not to mention plucky little American Samoa, will pick their champion to take on the tangerine kraken in November. A third of all available delegates are at stake.

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