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11:10 AM ET, March 4, 2020

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Kathleen Ronayne / Associated Press:
AP source: Bloomberg to reassess after disappointing results  —  Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg waves to supporters as he arrives to his campaign rally at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 3, 2020.  (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP)
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Sanders can't lead the Democrats if his campaign treats them like the enemy  —  What Bernie needs to learn from Biden.  —  Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have been running very different kinds of campaigns, built on very different ambitions.  Biden's been running to lead the Democratic Party more or less as it exists today.
Politico:
Bloomberg considering dropping out after Biden rout  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Mike Bloomberg is weighing dropping out as early as Wednesday after losing a string of Super Tuesday states where he invested a fortune in advertising, according to several people familiar with his plans.
Bonchie / Redstate:
Stop Gaslighting, Joe Biden Is Still Joe Biden and He's Not Ok  —  The comeback of Joe Biden not only looks real at this point, it appears inevitable.  Unlike the prior surge by Bernie Sanders, Biden will now be coddled, protected, and propelled into the rest of the primary season.
Amy Wang / Washington Post:
Mike Bloomberg is suspending his presidential campaign, says he's endorsing Biden  —  Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York who had hoped to self-fund his way to the Democratic presidential nomination but was spurned by voters in Tuesday's balloting, has dropped out of the race.
Discussion: Vox and VICE
Hallie Jackson / NBC News:
Trump camp publicly batting down Joe-mentum but privately concerned  —  We know President Donald Trump has been watching the Super Tuesday returns roll in — he predicted earlier that it would be an “interesting evening of television” — as he goes after both Mike Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren on Twitter.
Discussion: Politico, Breitbart and The Hill
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Four reasons why Biden shocked Sanders  —  On Tuesday night Joe Biden engineered one of the most monumental political comebacks in the history of party primaries.  The scale of his Super Tuesday rout over three well-funded and hyper-organized Democrats — Bernie Sanders, Michael Bloomberg, and Elizabeth Warren — has no comparison.
New York Times:
Michael Bloomberg Quits Democratic Race, Ending a Brief and Costly Bid
Discussion: VICE
CNBC:
Mike Bloomberg drops out of 2020 presidential race, endorses Joe Biden
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Vox
German Lopez / Vox:
Bernie Sanders promised to bring in younger voters. It's not happening so far.
Discussion: NBC News and NPR
Dan Merica / CNN:
Michael Bloomberg ends 2020 presidential campaign and endorses Joe Biden
Discussion: fox8.com and UPI
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Joe Biden's Silent Majority
Discussion: Slate and Talking Points Memo
Jim Geraghty / National Review:   A Fantastic Night . . . If You Don't Like Bloomberg, Warren, or Sanders
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Bloomberg spent more than $5.1 million on each Super Tuesday delegate won
Hunter Woodall / The Daily Beast:
Bloomberg Voters Feast on the Carcass of His Campaign
Discussion: The Hill, ABC News and Politico
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FiveThirtyEight:
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Ledyard King / USA Today:
Many young voters sat out Super Tuesday, contributing to Bernie Sanders' losses  —  WASHINGTON - Young voters cheer Bernie Sanders' anti-establishment message.  They turn out in throngs at his rallies.  And they form the core of his grassroots efforts to win the Democratic presidential nomination.
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren team turns grim after Super Tuesday wipeout  —  Elizabeth Warren had a plan for winning.  It didn't work: In 18 nomination contests, she hasn't finished above third place — including in her home state.  —  Now, she's facing political and financial pressures to get out.
NBC News:
Live Blog / 2020 Super Tuesday live updates: Biden wins the South, Mass., Sanders takes Vt., Colo., Utah, NBC News projects  —  More than 1,300 delegates — or about a third of the total — are at play on Super Tuesday.  —  Fourteen states and one territory held nominating contests …
Amber Jamieson / BuzzFeed News:
Jill Biden And Symone Sanders Fought Off Two Protesters Who Stormed Joe Biden's Victory Speech
Discussion: IJR
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
A wild Super Tuesday boosts Biden and brings new challenges for Sanders
CNBC:
Dow set to jump more than 600 points as Biden scores big wins on Super Tuesday
Discussion: NBC News, Breitbart and Vox
New York Times:   Biden Revives Campaign, Winning Nine States, but Sanders Takes California
NBC News:
LGBTQ voters flock to Bernie Sanders, NBC News Exit Poll finds
Discussion: NewNowNext and The Hill
Tim Mak / NPR:
Former Prisoner Recalls Sanders Saying, 'I Don't Know What's So Wrong' With Cuba  —  Audio will be available later today.  —  American Alan Gross, a prisoner in Cuba for five years during the Obama administration, is accusing Sen. Bernie Sanders of commending the communist country when he came to visit him behind bars.
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Bloomberg suspends presidential campaign, endorses Biden - Axios  —  He spent hundreds of millions of dollars to self-fund his run.
CBS News:
Pierce Bush is first Bush to lose Texas race in over 40 years  —  Austin, Texas — Republican Pierce Bush, a grandson of former President George H.W. Bush, failed to advance out of Tuesday's primary in his bid for a Houston congressional seat, becoming the first member of his family to lose a race in Texas in more than 40 years.
Discussion: Althouse
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Disease Caused by Virus Is Deadlier Than the Flu  —  The World Health Organization announced on Tuesday that the global death rate of the new coronavirus was 3.4 percent.  —  RIGHT NOW Deaths outside China exceeded those inside the country for the first time since the start of the outbreak.
Discussion: New York Post and UPI
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CNBC:
WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4% globally, higher than previously thought
Discussion: News Items
Robby Soave / Reason:
Democratic Primary Voters Decisively Rejected the Media's Favorite Candidates  —  As Super Tuesday finally transfigures the Democratic presidential nomination process into a binary choice between two old, occasionally problematic white men whose enduring popularity is consistently underrated …
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:   It Looks Like Democratic Primary Voters Want a President They Can Ignore 4 or 5 Days a Week
Detroit News:
Poll: Biden leads Sanders in Michigan ahead of Democratic primary
Discussion: The Atlantic and The Hill
Tom Benning / Dallas Morning News:
South Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar defeats Jessica Cisneros, progressive challenger backed by Warren and AOC  —  Rep. Kay Granger of Fort Worth also emerged victorious in a GOP primary against a former Colleyville council member, and the Bush family dynasty couldn't win outside of Houston.
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Joseph R. Biden Jr / New York Times:
Live: Texas State Primary Election Results 2020
Discussion: Breitbart
Susannah George / Washington Post:
U.S. targets Taliban with airstrike days after peace deal  —  KABUL — The United States conducted an airstrike against Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan Wednesday just days after the two sides signed a peace deal.  —  The strike comes just hours after President Trump spoke …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘One orb, slightly used’: MBS book reveals fate of Trump's mysterious Saudi sphere  —  Saudis gave gadget that briefly captivated the internet to the US - but embassy officials fearful of scandal soon hid it away  —  The mysterious glowing orb which Donald Trump, King Salman …
Discussion: The Daily Dot
 
 
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Cristin Flanagan / Bloomberg:
Health Insurance Stocks Rally on Biden Campaign Comeback
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
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Coronavirus tests DeSantis' pick for Florida surgeon general
John Haltiwanger / Business Insider:
Iran has stockpiled enough uranium to produce a nuclear weapon in the latest sign Trump's strategy …
Discussion: New York Times and Balloon Juice
Jake Adelstein / The Daily Beast:
A U.S. Embassy Refused to Test Exposed Staff for Coronavirus
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New York Times:
Live Forecast: Who Will Win Super Tuesday?
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No, Trump didn't shut down 37 of 47 global anti-pandemic programs
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