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Why Tuesday Could Determine The Nominees In Both Presidential Primaries

Author: NPR
April 23, 2016 at 12:20
The primary elections across six states Tuesday could decide the nominations of both parties.
The primary elections across six states Tuesday could decide the nominations of both parties. That's especially true on the Democratic side. (For the Republicans, scroll down.) Bernie Sanders has come a long way, but the Vermont independent is running out of friendly states. Tuesday is no different, as all but one of the contests (Rhode Island) in these Northeast states are closed primaries. In other words, independents can't vote. And that's a big problem for Sanders. One analysis found that as much as 40 percent of Sanders' vote total was coming f-rom independents, as of a month ago. Three of Tuesday's states — Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania — also have significant non-white populations ...
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