Sanders seeks repeat of 2016 performance in Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Bernie Sanders hopes Super Tuesday in Oklahoma will be a repeat of his performance four years ago, while the rest of the Democratic field hope to get a foothold in the Sooner State as voters in 14 states head to the polls.
Sanders won Oklahoma’s Democratic primary in 2016 and in September held a rally in Norman and visited a Comanche Nation powwow outside of Lawton. His wife, Jane Sanders, visited Tulsa and Tahlequah last week hoping to rally his base just days ahead of the primary.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent heavily on advertising and nearly two dozen field staffers in Oklahoma and made multiple campaign stops in the Sooner State, including a January visit to Tulsa's historic Greenwood District, where he outlined an racial economic equality proposal aimed at increasing the number of black-owned homes and businesses.
Meanwhile, former Vice President Joe Biden looked to turn his decisive win Saturday in South Carolina into momentum for his campaign.
Bloomberg and Biden both are targeting the Democratic Party's moderate lane, especially after Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar suspended their campaigns in recent days. Buttigieg, who ended his campaign on Sunday, and Klobuchar, who dropped out Monday, both had previously planned campaign stops in Oklahoma on Monday.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who grew up in Oklahoma City and held a December rally here, hoped her roots in the state would help propel her to success in Oklahoma.
Polls are open statewide on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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