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Super Tuesday: 5 things to watch

WASHINGTON - Super Tuesday is upon us - primaries from Maine to California, 14 states in all, distributing more than a third of all the delegates to this summer's Democratic nominating convention. In some states, notably California, voters have been casting ballots for weeks already.

Here are five key things to watch for as the returns come in:

- HOW MUCH DOES JOE BIDEN DOMINATE THE SOUTH?

In 2016, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' inability to beat Hillary Clinton in Southern states ultimately led to his defeat. Sanders and his aides learned from that experience and put significant effort into wooing African American voters, who make up a large share of the Democratic electorate in the South.

But in Saturday's South Carolina

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