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The Daily 202's Big Idea

Bernie Sanders is the man to beat for the Democratic nomination after landslide in Nevada

The Daily 202's Big Idea

The Washington Post

Politics, Daily News, News

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Bernie Sanders has seized a commanding position in the Democratic presidential race, building a diverse coalition that is driving his liberal movement toward the cusp of taking over the party.

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0:00.0

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Thrive on Change.

0:09.2

Good morning from Charleston, South Carolina.

0:12.1

I'm James Holman from the Washington Post, and this is the Daily 202 for Monday, February 24th.

0:18.6

In today's news, President Trump addresses a rally with more than 100,000 people in India.

0:25.9

China delays its annual legislative meeting over the coronavirus outbreak,

0:30.7

and a couple that vanished in the woods on Valentine's Day has been found alive.

0:36.0

It's an amazing story of survival.

0:41.0

But first, the big idea.

0:44.3

Bernie Sanders has seized a commanding position in the Democratic presidential race,

0:49.2

building a diverse coalition that's driving his liberal movement toward the cusp of taking over the party.

0:56.2

The senator's ascendancy, though years in the making, is forcing a sudden reckoning in

1:00.4

the Democratic hierarchy, as centrist politicians and their wealthy benefactors grapple with the upheaval brought by an electorate not only hungry to defeat President Trump, but also clamoring for radical change.

1:12.0

Following Sanders's resounding victory in the Nevada

1:15.0

Caucasus on Saturday and with polls showing him on the rise not just in South

1:19.0

Carolina but across several of the 14 states that vote on Super Tuesday.

1:23.5

Democrats are entering a season of open warfare

1:26.1

over whether Sanders is equipped to beat Trump

1:28.8

and what will be a brutal general election.

1:32.3

The Sanders insurgency is the culmination of

1:34.5

grievances that have simmered for the past decade among liberals who say

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