On: March 4th, 2020 / By: Noelle Sanzeri
Bernie Holds onto Public Interest After Super Tuesday Upset
March 3rd, 2020, was a key date in American politics yesterday. It was “Super Tuesday” and people across fourteen different states voted in the Democratic Primaries. So far, the front runner across the board has been Vermont Senator, Bernie Sanders. However, former Obama VP, Joe Biden, has been running in an extremely close 2nd place. This Super Tuesday proved to be an upset for Sanders though, with Biden winning 10 states and Bernie only winning 4 states. Does this mean it’s over for Bernie? Not necessarily according to an analysis of Google search data:
As seen above, Sanders is actually ahead in popular searches the past day during and after Super Tuesday. While this isn’t an indication that Bernie will end with the most delegates, there is still time for him to gain even more momentum over Biden.
Elizabeth Warren Losing Momentum to Biden and Sanders
While this Super Tuesday was an upset for Sanders, it doesn’t seem that the fight is over for him yet. For Elizabeth Warren, however, the race for the Democratic nomination may be over. Warren won 50 delegates total this Super Tuesday trailing behind Bernie’s 388 delegates and Biden’s 433.
Warren has not dropped out of the race yet though, and it is unclear what her plan moving forward will be. She has no public events until March 6th, where she will either continue with her campaign or officially withdraw. It may be best for to leave now, according to an analysis of Google search data:
It is clear Warren is behind not only in the polls, but also even in trending searches. Even when Sanders and Biden were surging in searches, she was still practically flatlining, showing a general lack of interest or disengagement with her campaign and policies.
Noelle Sanzeri Data Journalism 