Super Tuesday in a Post-Pete World

The Takeaway's Amy Walter breaks down what we learned from South Carolina, and what we know going into Super Tuesday, when a third of the Democratic delegates will be apportioned.

An episode of the Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "Super Tuesday in a Post-Pete World" was published on March 2, 2020 and runs 15 minutes.

March 2, 2020 ·15m · Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

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Summary

The Takeaway's Amy Walter breaks down what we learned from South Carolina, and what we know going into Super Tuesday, when a third of the Democratic delegates will be apportioned.

Episode Description

After their less-than-stellar performances in Saturday's South Carolina primary, Tom Steyer and Pete Buttigieg have dropped out of the race as Joe Biden won the state, an crucial first for the former vice president, with nearly 50 percent support. Going into Super Tuesday, polls suggest that Bernie Sanders will win California, the state with the most delegates in play by far. But unlike other states, candidates will need to earn more than 15 percent support before winning any delegates. Sanders is also winning in Texas, the second largest state to vote on Tuesday. With a brokered convention looking increasingly like the most probable outcome, Democrats in congress, who would, in that case, weigh in as superdelegates on a second convention ballot, are strategizing messaging for if they have to run down-ticket races with a socialist at the top of the ticket.

On Today's Show:
Amy Walter, national editor of the Cook Political Report, host of Politics with Amy Walter on WNYC’s The Takeaway, and now the host of the “micro-podcast” How to Vote in America