Biden takes state and Shelby County in strong showing
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden talks with customers as people watch through the window's at the Buttercup Diner during a campaign stop in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (Tony Avelar/AP)
Biden won big in the county and across the state with Bloomberg betting big on Super Tuesday as his entry point to the Democratic nomination. Bloomberg's early organization in Memphis proved no match for Biden's post-South Carolina momentum.
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Bill Dries
Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
Omer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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