The Morning Dispatch: It’s General Election Time

Happy Wednesday! And good morning to everyone except for Barbra Weber, who thoroughly beclowned herself on national television last night by refusing to support her son’s quest for love. Peter doesn’t deserve Madison (or Hannah Ann, for that matter), but we here at The Dispatch (Declan) are rooting for their relationship anyways. [Editor’s Note: This season of The Bachelor finally ended last night, so Declan has agreed to shut up about it going forward.]

Quick Hits: Today’s Top Stories

  • Joe Biden extended his delegate lead over Bernie Sanders in Tuesday’s voting, winning the Mississippi, Missouri, Idaho, and Michigan primaries, with North Dakota and Washington too close to call.

  • Sanders and Biden both canceled campaign events over coronavirus fears, the first time either campaign has done so.

  • Russia’s Vladimir Putin endorsed a constitutional proposal that would eliminate term-limit regulations and allow him to serve two additional six-year terms as president if he so chooses.

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