Joe Biden wins Florida, edges closer to Democratic nomination

Voters in gloves and masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus leave a polling place in Florida (DM)  

US, (Daily Mail), 18 March 2020 - Joe Biden easily won Florida, Illinois and Arizona over Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, further cementing his position of probable 2020 Democratic nominee further thwarting the democratic socialist.   

Biden used a webcam speech to thank supporters - and reach out to Sanders’ voters telling them ‘I hear you,’ in yet another attempt to unify the Democratic Party as the Vermont senator remains in the presidential race.   

‘Sen. Sanders and I may disagree on tactics, but we share a common vision - for the need to provide affordable healthcare for all Americans, reduce income inequity that has risen so drastically, to tackling the existential threat of our time - climate change,’ Biden said in remarks live-streamed from his home in Wilmington,

Delaware.  Despite coronavirus outbreak fears, turnout in Florida among Democratic voters was up, NBC News reported.  

In Illinois, the home state of Biden’s former running mate President Obama, Biden was also up more than 20 points.