Politics & Government
Bernie Sanders Rally Set For Saturday In Chicago
Now going head to head in the Democratic primary with former Vice President Joe Biden, Sanders hopes to drum up support in Chicago.

CHICAGO, IL — After scoring the biggest victory of the night on Super Tuesday — winning delegate-rich California — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will bring his Democratic primary campaign to Chicago as he faces off against former Vice President Joe Biden.
A rally for Sanders is set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park, 235 S. Columbus Drive. On Facebook, thousands had already marked themselves as "going" to the rally or "interested."
Candidates Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Michael Bloomberg have dropped of the primary race and are now endorsing Biden. Sen. Elizabeth Warren was also reportedly dropping out of the race.
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The Associated Press projected Sanders the winner of California as soon as the polls closed based on early projections Tuesday. Texas, the second largest prize of the night, was a much tighter race. Biden and Sanders jockeyed for the lead in the Lone Star State throughout the evening before the Associated Press declared for Biden.
In addition to Massachusetts and Texas, Biden was projected to win Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Minnesota, while Sanders is projected to win Vermont, Colorado, Utah and California.
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