Washington: Former US vice president Joe Biden swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the coronavirus and building pressure on Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to abandon his campaign.
The former vice president's third big night in as many weeks came amid tremendous uncertainty confronting the Democratic contest as it collides with efforts to slow the spread of the virus that have shut down large swathes of American life.
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As a battleground state for the 2020 presidential election, Florida is the biggest state to vote Tuesday, with 219 pledged delegates to this year's Democratic National Convention to award.