Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), nurturing wan hopes of a political rebound, instead met his Waterloo in the St. Paddy’s Day primaries. He may stay in the race and scrounge delegates here and there, but his high-octane insurgency has run out of road. Contact: Carter Christensen, [email protected], 202-525-3931 St. Paddy's primaries were Bernie's Waterloo by Will Marshall, PPI President © Getty As Americans go into isolation to slow the spread of coronavirus, we are sadly lacking in diversions. No March Madness, spring baseball or Premier League. No bars, restaurants or St. Patrick’s Day revels. Even the long-running Democratic nomination battle seems to be shutting down. Continuing his electoral hot streak, former Vice President Joe Biden decisively swept all three Democratic primaries yesterday in Florida, Illinois and Arizona. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), nurturing wan hopes of a political rebound, instead met his Waterloo in the St. Paddy’s Day primaries. He may stay in the race and scrounge delegates here and there, but his high-octane insurgency has run out of road. Biden crushed Sanders by 39 points in the proverbial swing state of Florida, winning every county in the state. He took deep blue Illinois – a state Sanders had come close to winning in 2016 – by 23 points. The outcome in Arizona, which also will be fiercely contested in November, was closer, but Biden still won by double digits. READ THE FULL PIECE HERE ‌ ‌ ‌ Progressive Policy Institute | 1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Suite 575, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!