- The Democratic presidential primary in Virginia has been called for Joe Biden.
- The Old Dominion's polls closed at 7 p.m. Eastern.
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Virginia has been called for Joe Biden.
Insider and DBHQ are calling the Old Dominion for Biden. We will have live vote counts and results happening in real time.
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Early returns are indicating a strong showing from the former vice president.
Biden at 57% in Henrico, 55% in Chesterfield, 50% in Arlington. This is an absolute shellacking - at this rate, VA alone could offset a slim Sanders margin in CA.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) March 4, 2020
On the other hand, UVA Center for Politics Director Larry Sabato tweeted that Bloomberg is tanking in Virginia.
BLOOMBERG MAY NOT HIT 15% IN VA. After Bloomberg's massive sums in VA--mainly for TV ads that you couldn't avoid no matter what you watched--it's an embarrassment not to get over 15% statewide. A hint to say bye-bye? #VirginiaPrimary
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) March 4, 2020
Wall Street Journal reporter Julie Bykowicz tweeted that the former mayor of New York City poured $18 million into ads run in Virginia.
💰 fact: Bloomberg spent about $18 million on TV/radio ads in Virginia, while Biden and allies spent about $360K. https://t.co/BB23QGoZWZ
— Julie Bykowicz (@bykowicz) March 4, 2020
- Now that Virginia's been called, head over to our main Super Tuesday post to follow all the action.
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What's at stake in the primary?
The Commonwealth of Virginia has an open primary, with 124 total allocated delegates. Of those delegates, 99 are pledged delegates, elected at the local level. Those 99 delegates will be up for grabs on Super Tuesday, based on the primary's popular vote. The 25 remaining delegates are super delegates, meaning that they are free to support any candidate during the Democratic National Convention in July.
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Who does the polling say is ahead?
According to FiveThirtyEight's election forecast, Biden went into Super Tuesday with a 56% chance of winning the most votes in the race.
A February poll from Monmouth University found that Virginia voters "who are likely to participate in the Democratic primary" are equally split between Sanders and Bloomberg, with each candidate racking up 22% of support.
Monmouth University Polling Institute director Patrick Murray described the Virginia primary as a "jump ball" for the candidates. The February 18 poll found that only a quarter of Virginia Democratic primary voters felt "firmly set on their candidate choice."
A poll from Christopher Newport University published on February 28 found that 82% of Democratic primary voters plan to throw their support behind whoever the Democrats nominate to challenge Trump. Of the remaining 18%, two-thirds said they "fear the nominee will be 'too liberal.'"
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