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Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of April 6th - April 10th, 2020.

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SANDERS SUSPENDS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, BIDEN BECOMES PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) suspended his presidential campaign on Wednesday. Joe Biden has won an estimated 1,217 Democratic pledged delegates to Sanders’ 914. With a plurality of pledged delegates, Biden has become the presumptive Democratic nominee. To officially win the nomination, a candidate needs to secure 1,991 pledged delegates.

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** FOUR ARIZONA BALLOT MEASURE CAMPAIGNS SEEK APPROVAL TO COLLECT SIGNATURES ELECTRONICALLY
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Four ballot initiative campaigns filed a petition April 2 asking the Arizona Supreme Court to allow them to gather signatures through E-Qual—the state's online signature collection platform—during the coronavirus pandemic. E-Qual is currently available for federal, statewide, and legislative candidates in Arizona, but not ballot initiatives.

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** FEWER PRIMARY CHALLENGES IN 2020 STATE LEGISLATIVE RACES COMPARED TO 2018
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So far, this year’s state legislative elections are less competitive than 2018’s elections. The three categories that saw a decrease in competition are open seats, incumbents with primary challengers, and total primaries

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