… According to the latest NBC News projection, Biden leads Sanders by 513 to 461 in pledged delegates, with 105 for other candidates (1,991 are required to win the nomination). There are still millions of votes to count in California in the coming days, giving Sanders room to grow. But Biden’s total will also grow as his best states are certified and delegates are awarded based on the results calculated in each congressional district.
At first glance, Biden’s delegate lead doesn’t look that imposing. But there are three reasons Super Tuesday may have just given him a lead that could be extremely difficult for Sanders to erase by the July convention: CONT.
David Wasserman, NBC News