LIVE UPDATES - Democrats tussle on Super Tuesday

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After a tumultuous three day stretch following a big win by Joe Biden in South Carolina, in which three different Democratic candidates dropped out of the 2020 race, a smaller field faces off in the 14 states of Super Tuesday, as the results could well shape the ultimate choice of the party's nominee to take on President Donald Trump in November.

Over 1,300 delegates are at stake tonight, with primaries stretching from coast to coast, as Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, and Elizabeth Warren angle for advantage in the Democratic race.

Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Vermont are voting today.

Here's the latest updates:

10:00 pm. After a disappointing performance tonight, the Bloomberg campaign says Michael Bloomberg will reassess his Presidential bid on Wednesday.

9:52 pm.  Chalk up another one for Biden, as the AP declares him the winner in Arkansas.

9:50 pm.  Wow, a big surprise out of Minnesota, where Biden has been declared the winner by the AP.  Amy Klobuchar's endorsement looks like it worked.  That gives Biden 6 states to 2 for Sanders so far.  Long way to go.

9:45 pm.  Elizabeth Warren is having a bad night.  She looks like she may not win her home state of Massachusetts.  Currently, she is not in second place in any state.  That's not a formula for continuing her campaign much longer.

9:30 pm -Right now, it doesn't look like Bloomberg will win one state. Will he finish second anywhere? Maybe Colorado. TBD.

9:25 pm - Biden has a chance to win in Maine, Massachusetts, and Minnesota.  Those states should have been victories for Sanders.

9:16 pm - 11% reporting in Massachusetts -

Biden 32.2%

Sanders 28.0%

Warren 22.7%

Not what Warren had imagined in her home state.

9:15 pm - So far, half of the Super Tuesday states have been called.  Biden has won 5 states, Sanders has won 2.

9:07 pm - Biden wins in Oklahoma, a state that Sanders won in 2016.

9:05 pm - Sanders gets a second win, as the AP calls Colorado for the Independent Senator from Vermont.

9:00 pm - 2020 is not 2016 for Bernie Sanders.  We have seen that in the first four states, and in Super Tuesday tonight.

8:55 pm - Very interesting race in Texas with 20% reporting:

Sanders 27.1%

Biden 20.8%

Warren 18.7%

Bloomberg 17.7%

That would mean those four are dividing up the 228 delegates in Texas four ways.

8:50 pm - These types of numbers are just brutal for Bloomberg.

8:40 pm - Elizabeth Warren spoke very early this evening.  That's often not a good sign for a candidate.  Michael Bloomberg now speaking in Florida. Like Warren, there's no hint that he's giving up.  But so far, this is not a good night for him, the first time he was on the ballot.

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8:30 pm - This is your update at 8:30 pm ET.

8:20 pm - The numbers continue to look good for Biden, but there's a long way to go tonight in Texas and California.

8:10 pm - The headlines for the morning papers are already set - Biden is having a big night.

8:05 pm - It is notable that the networks have not called either Massachusetts or Maine right at 8 pm, as it is evidently too close to call between Biden and Sanders.  If that's true, then Elizabeth Warren is not winning her home state.

8:00 pm - The polls have now closed in Oklahoma, Alabama and Maine.  The AP quickly calls Alabama for Biden, giving him a third win tonight.

7:50 pm - The numbers are starting to come in from the DC suburbs in Virginia, and they are bad for Bloomberg, and great for Biden.

Arlington County, Virginia, where Buttigieg drew 7,000 and Warren drew 4,000 - Biden 52%, Warren 19%, Sanders 18%, Bloomberg 9%

7:47 pm - Bloomberg will chalk up at least one victory tonight.

7:40 pm - Sanders leads in the early voting from his home state of Vermont, which is no surprise - but Biden right now is over 15 percent to qualify for delegates, so it would not be a shutout.

7:30 pm - The networks waste no time in calling North Carolina for Joe Biden.  That would be another big win for the former Vice President.

7:25 pm - The numbers are in great shape for Biden so far in Virginia.  17 percent now reporting, Biden 56.5%, Sanders 22.2%, Warren 9.6% and Bloomberg 8.9%. That is a disaster for Bloomberg, and a big win for Biden.

7:15 pm - Waiting for the results from Virginia at this point.  If Michael Bloomberg does not do well there, it will be a big setback for his campaign.

7:10 pm - The entrance polls look like they are signaling a big win for Biden in Virginia, where he was only at 24.6  percent in the poll averages.

7:05 pm - The networks did not wait long, calling Joe Biden the winner in Virginia, and Bernie Sanders in Vermont.

7:00 pm - The polls are now closed in Virginia and Vermont.

6:45 pm - Winning a state grabs the headlines, but the delegate math is the most important thing tonight. Remember, in essence there are 178 different elections going on in 14 states - because delegates are tabulated using both the statewide results, as well as the results in individual Congressional districts. It will be a big night for the number crunchers.

6:30 pm - Can money buy you an election? Michael Bloomberg is going to give us a pretty good study in whether money can change the course of a primary campaign. Bloomberg has vastly outspent everyone in the Democratic race in terms of advertising in the 14 Super Tuesday states. But, just like money can't buy you love, it doesn't always buy you an election, either. This is the first time he is actually on the ballot in 2020.

6:15 pm  - What time do the polls close? That starts at 7 pm, when voting is over in Virginia and Vermont. North Carolina is at 7:30 pm, as the votes move west across the country. Remember one thing about California - it will take days to count the votes, as mail in ballots simply must be postmarked by Primary Day - so those will keep pouring in the rest of this week.

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6:05 pm - The 14 states of Super Tuesday, and their delegates at stake on Tuesday.

California – 415

Texas – 228

North Carolina – 110

Virginia – 99

Massachusetts – 91

Minnesota – 75

Colorado – 67

Tennessee – 64

Alabama – 52

Oklahoma – 37

Arkansas – 31

Utah – 29

Maine – 24

Vermont – 16

6:00 pm - Not only is today about the 14 states voting for President on Super Tuesday, but today begins primaries for Congress in four states as well. Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas hold their Congressional primaries today, with the chance that a handful of incumbent lawmakers could find themselves in very tough races when the votes come in tonight. As you can tell from the graphic below, not many lawmakers lose in primaries - but there are always some.

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