Super Tuesday shakes up Democratic presidential field

Super Tuesday shakes up Democratic presidential field

After Super Tuesday, Biden is being hailed as the likely Democratic nominee. 

AUSTIN, Texas - The results of Super Tuesday are shaking up the Democratic presidential field.
 
After building the most expensive primary campaign team in history, self-funded billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced he is stepping out of the presidential race and now supporting Joe Biden.

Meanwhile, polls show Bernie Sanders has overwhelming support from people under the age of 30. Still, the Vermont senator took only four of the 14 states on Super Tuesday.

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The Lone Star State was among Joe Biden’s ten victories. The former Vice President has been polling well with older voters, African Americans, and those who consider themselves more centrist. Whereas Sanders’ campaign shows well with young people, Hispanics, and those who consider themselves very liberal. 

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“Young people are a key constituency for the Democratic party. So, when we look for the Democrats in the fall, they're going to need young voters. And, the big takeaway there is young voters were more likely in Texas to vote for Sanders than they were to Biden. This is Biden's biggest challenge come fall,” explained Brian Smith, a political science professor at St. Edward’s University. 

After Super Tuesday, Biden is being hailed as the likely Democratic nominee. 

“Biden's biggest problem is going to be -- okay, he's got the nomination -- but, it was an ugly fight with Bernie Sanders and the Sanders voters, the young voters decide -- ‘we are so angry at the system. Rather than voting for Biden, we stay at home and every potential Democratic voter that stays at home is, in essence, a vote for Donald Trump,’” said Smith. 

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Some may argue that is good news for Trump supporters -- but Abdullah Adi, vice president of College Republicans at Texas doesn’t think so. 

“I don't think disharmony of any sort is beneficial to our society,” he said. “A politically moderate candidate on the Democratic side would be much better than a radical one, even if it meant [Trump's] chances are at risk.” 

Adi says though Sanders has a lot of young supporters, he believes it was still a beneficial Super Tuesday for young conservatives. “We saw socialist candidates beat by nearly 40 points, and also candidates for presidency such as Bernie Sanders, also losing by a significant margin compared to a normal Democratic candidate... Of course, President Trump came up with an almost 95 point victory.” 

FOX 7 Austin reached out to the University Democrats at UT. This story will be updated if FOX 7 Austin receives a response.