Big day in US politics
It's the biggest day in the US Democratic primary season, with far more delegates available than any other day.
Twelve states will hold votes today:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
This will be the first time Michael Bloomberg is on the ballot and an important test of his appeal but the bigger story is the two-horse race between Biden and Bernie. Sanders was a big favorite to win some key races until Buttigieg and Klobuchar dropped out to throw their support behind the former Vice-President.
In the bulk of states, either Sanders or Biden have prohibitive leads in polls and betting markets but two big ones are more-uncertain: Texas and New York.
Bernie had been favored in Texas but Biden now holds a 54-46% lead on PredictIt. It's similar in New York with Biden now jumping into a slight lead.
Others that are within striking distance are Michigan (favors Sanders) and Ohio (favors Biden).
Aside from the results, a thing to watch is turnout. So far the Democratic race has lacked any real signs of enthusiasm, which is good for President Trump.
