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With 82 percent of the vote counted, Biden scored a big win in the Sunshine State on Tuesday night over U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

On a campaign call with reporters ahead of the looming Florida primary, Dan Kanninen, Bloomberg’s state director, said it is time for Democrats to consolidate behind one candidate and understand what the long term implications are of both Super Tuesday and the March 17 Florida primary.

With Florida ranking as the largest swing state in the general election, Democrats are already taking a look at the state with some of them seeing the I-4 corridor between Daytona Beach and St. Petersburg as the key.

On Wednesday, Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) Business and Economics Polling Initiative (BEPI) released a poll showing Biden ahead of the pack with 42 percent. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., stands in distant second with 16 percent followed by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., with 10 percent.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is making the effort to qualify for the primary ballot in multiple states with early deadlines. Will he run? Bloomberg won’t say for sure but Vegas is certainly taken notice.

On Monday, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., sent a letter to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg urging him to reconsider his decision to host the New Economy Forum in Communist China.

Quinnipiac University's latest 2020 Presidential Primary poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden with the highest favorable option rating among potential Democratic candidates considering running for president. Biden had a 53 - 33 percent favorability...

Swalwell is part of a large crowd of Democrats looking at running for president in 2020.