How Super Tuesday is unfolding
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A voter takes part in the Democratic primary in Purcellville, Virginia. Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Voters in 14 states and one territory cast their ballots on Super Tuesday, tweeting and blogging along the way.
Why it matters: The huge delegate hauls of California and Texas this year make the day about as close as the U.S. gets to a national presidential primary.
The big picture: Analysts are watching tonight to see if Joe Biden can turn a South Carolina landslide — and the subsequent unification of moderate Democrats — into a campaign that can beat Bernie Sanders.
As Dave Wasserman, editor of the Cook Political Report, tweeted today, that's hard to guess:
Reporters have fanned out across the country to describe the mood of voters casting their ballots and the challenges election workers face as voters exercise the most basic democratic right.
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