Former Vice President Joe Biden decisively won Minnesota adding yet another state to his victory belt on Super Thursday — err… Tuesday.
Biden won Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Virginia thus far. He is currently within swinging distance of victory in both Maine and Massachusetts as well.
AP calls Minnesota for Joe Biden
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) March 4, 2020
Biden’s victory in Minnesota may be owed to Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., dropping out of the 2020 Democratic race and endorsing him just one night before Super Tuesday. While Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., had Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar stumping for him, Klobuchar’s endorsement appeared to carry more weight when it came time for Minnesotans to vote.
“We won in Minnesota because of Amy Klobuchar,” Biden said in his victory speech Tuesday night.
According to ABC, Joe Biden had no staff on the ground in Minnesota, meanwhile Sanders had a staff and hosted several events. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent $13 million in advertisements in Minnesota and walked away with zero delegates.
ABC: Joe Biden is on pace to win Minnesota despite **no staff on the ground** while Sanders had staff and several events while Bloomberg spend $13 million on ads in the state.
— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) March 4, 2020
There is no doubt the “Klobmentum” from Klobuchar pushed Biden over the finish line to add the “bread and butter” state to his list of victories on Super Tuesday.
