Polls have closed in the Texas Democratic primary. Follow along for live updates: https://abcn.ws/2wo9fUC #TXPrimary
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Biden led among black voters in the state, as well as older and more moderate voters, while Bloomberg also appealed to some in these groups and Warren competed among college-educated women, per preliminary exit poll results.https://abcn.ws/38lzcl0
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Hispanics accounted for 32% of Texas Democratic primary voters, per preliminary exit poll results — the largest share of Hispanics in any state voting today, vs. 28% in California.https://abcn.ws/38lzcl0
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Hispanics were a strong group for Sanders; 41% backed him, per preliminary exit poll data, while blacks, who accounted for 20% of Texas voters favored Biden with 55% support.https://abcn.ws/38lzcl0
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Very liberal voters made up 24% of voters in the Texas Democratic primary – a new high, if it holds in later results. Sanders won this group, with 49%. Moderates overwhelmingly backed Biden, with 51%, per preliminary exit poll results. https://abcn.ws/38lzcl0 pic.twitter.com/2LbEN6kRdE
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Texas Democratic primary voters are divided on who’s best able to beat Trump – 33% t say it’s Biden, 31% say Sanders, with Bloomberg at 19%.https://abcn.ws/38lzcl0
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Independents backed Sanders by a wide 20-point margin over Biden in preliminary exit poll results. This was a far larger margin than the 8 points by which he won the group against Hillary Clinton in 2016.https://abcn.ws/38lzcl0
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Sanders won 65% of those under 30 and while he lost all other age groups in Texas to Hillary Clinton in 2016, this year he also led among 30-to 45-year-olds, with 46 percent. Biden drew broad support among older voters.https://abcn.ws/38lzcl0
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