Sen. Bernie Sanders received another hit to his 2020 presidential bid Tuesday, losing primary contests in Illinois and Florida to former Vice President Joe Biden.
At 8 p.m. with 60% of precincts reporting, Florida was called for Biden who led with 60.8% while Sanders received 22.56%. Thirty minutes later, with just 2% of the results reported, the Associated Press gave the race in Illinois to the former vice president. Biden had 64% and 29.3% of the vote went to the Vermont senator.
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