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BIDEN'S STRONG PERFORMANCE IN MAINE DESPITE NEVER CAMPAIGNING HERE. (PORTLAND VOTING YESTERDAY) THE KEY FINDING OF THE SURVEY OF MAINE'S DEMOCRATIC VOTERS EXITING THE POLLS IS- (GFX 1 & 2) ALMOST HALF DECIDED WHO TO VOTE FOR ON PRIMARY DAY OR IN THE FEW DAYS BEFORE, AND BIDEN WON THE BULK OF THEM. (TRUMP RALLY - MANCHESTER 2/10 OASIS) TWO-THIRDS OF MAINE DEMOCRATS SAY A NOMINEE WHO CAN DEFEAT DONALD TRUMP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN AGREEMENT ON ISSUES, AND BIDEN WON 40- PERCENT OF THOSE VOTERS. (SOT SPENCER THIBODEAU, PORTLAND CITY COUNCILOR, BIDEN SUPPORTER, 7:45:50) "JOE BIDEN IS THE BEST PERSON TO BEAT TRUMP. I BELIEVE JOE BIDEN BEATS TRUMP EVERY TIME." (DOCTORS... CLIMATE CHANGE BEACHES OASIS) TOP ISSUES FOR MAINE DEMOCRATS ARE HEALTH CARE AND CLIMATE CHANGE, WHERE SANDERS HAD MORE APPEALS. (SOT TONY LEWIS, SANDERS SUPPORTER, 3:47:13) "UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS OBVIOUSLY HUGE FOR ME. I'M AN ENVIRONMENTALIST, SO SOMEONE WHO'S GOING TO BE TOUGH ON THE ENVIRONMENT." (PORTLAND VOTING YESTERDAY) SANDERS WON PORTLAND, BUT BIDEN BEAT SANDERS IN MAINE SUBURBS, WHERE HALF OF YESTERDAY'S DEMOCRATIC VOTERS LIVE. (GFX 3 & 4) SANDERS DID MUCH BETTER AMONG MEN, BUT THEY WERE ONLY 41 PERCENT OF DEMOCRATIC VOTERS. BIDEN WON AMONG WOMEN, WHO WERE 59 PERCENT. (GFX 5) EIGHT MAINE COUNTIES VOTED FOR BARACK OBAMA IN 2012 BUT PIVOTED TO DONALD TRUMP IN 2016. BIDEN WON SIX OF THEM, IN BLUE -- INCLUDING KENNEBEC, ANDROSCOGGIN, AROOSTOOK, AND OXFORD -- BOLSTERING HIS ARGUMENT THAT HE'S MORE ELECTABLE THAN SANDERS, WHO WON TWO PIVOT COUNTIES, PENOBSCOT AND FRANKLIN. (QUESTION 1 YES NO SIGNS) MAINE DEMOCRATS ALSO DEFENDED THE STATE'S NEW VACCINE LAW - PASSED BY A DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATURE AND SIGNED BY A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR - PROPELLING "NO" ON QUESTION 1 TO VICTORY. (SOT MOS WOMAN AT EXPO, 3:50:03) "REALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY, I STOOD WITH THE SCIENCE AND THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY." (TAG) FORMER NEW YORK CITY MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG WHO FINISHED FOURTH IN MAINE, AND MOST OTHER STATES, ENDED HIS CAMPAIGN TODAY. SENATOR WARREN, AFTER FINSISHING THIRD HERE AND MOST OTHER STATES...IS HUDDLING WITH ADVISERS, DECIDING WHETHER TO

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Former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the winner Wednesday of Maine's presidential primary.Biden defeated Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders by just a few hundred votes.The lead flip-flopped several times Tuesday night before Biden took the lead and held it.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Maine was the last Super Tuesday race to be decided.App users tap here if you can't see the results aboveBiden's win is a blow to Sanders, who overwhelmingly won the Maine presidential caucus four years ago.Maine switched to a primary system for this year's election.Biden won 10 of the 14 Super Tuesday states, reviving a campaign that had been struggling after poor showings in Iowa and New Hampshire.The candidates were vying for Maine's 24 pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Biden won 11 delegates, Sanders won nine delegates and Sen. Elizabeth Warren won four delegates.They were the only candidates to hit the 15% threshold to quality for delegates. Maine also has eight unpledged delegates.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High Voter TurnoutHigher than expected voter turnout was a major headline on Tuesday's primaryMaine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap predicted a 15% turnout, but the final number will surpass that projection.Several Maine communities, including Portland, had to photocopy ballots after running low.The law allows the Dunlap to certify more copies being made in order to ensure everyone can vote.Portland city elections clerk Kathy Jones said Tuesday night that the state supply of Democratic party ballots ran low in a number of the 11 polling places.Jones said the state simply underestimated Democratic turnout, especially of first-time registrants choosing to vote Democratic.The wait to register and vote at the Portland Expo was more than an hour Tuesday evening. People who were in line waiting when polls closed at 8 p.m. were allowed to vote.One voter said he waited for about 2.5 hours to vote. Some were still in line as of 9 p.m. waiting to cast their ballot.