Many voters in North Carolina, Virginia made up their minds in the last few days, early exit polls show
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Exit polls certainly don't tell the full story, but former Vice President Joe Biden probably doesn't mind some of the Super Tuesday data that's been revealed so far.
There are still hours to go until polls close in several other states, but CNN reports that a substantial number of Democratic primary voters in two key states, Virginia and North Carolina, said they made up their minds in the last couple of days. Half of those who voted in Virginia were apparently game-time decision-makers, while about 30 percent said the same in North Carolina.
Biden's campaign rebounded after a convincing win in Saturday's South Carolina primary, and he subsequently picked up a string of endorsements, including two big ones from his former competitors, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). So while it's quite possible those voters ultimately opted for another candidate, like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) or Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), there's reason to believe they also may have been drawn to Biden's resurgence.
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Meanwhile, exit polls also show primary voters have a slight preference for returning to Obama-era policies rather than shifting further to the left.
That's seemingly another positive sign for Biden — if there's anything the Biden campaign has made clear, it's that the vice president wants to continue the legacy of his former running mate.
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Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.
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