Former Vice President Joe Biden had another big night on Tuesday in what may be the last big day of primary voting as states that had been coming up on the calendar reschedule due to coronavirus concerns. With around 80% of the expected vote counted in Illinois and Florida and around two-thirds counted in Arizona, which has a larger proportion of vote by mail, Biden had a crushing win in Florida and a dominating one in Illinois. Arizona is somewhat closer as of this writing—but somewhat closer means Biden’s lead is a mere 12 points.
The other big election news Tuesday night was that Rep. Dan Lipinski finally lost his primary, after years of efforts, to progressive challenger Marie Newman. Lipinski is a Democrat in a blue district who’s been conservative pretty much across the board, from his fierce opposition to reproductive freedoms to his also-fierce opposition to marriage equality to his refusal to endorse President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012. Beating him has been a major goal for Daily Kos and other progressive organizations for years, and it is a real bright spot right now.