BUFFALO (WBEN) - Former Vice President Joe Biden now has complete momentum and is the clear favorite to emerge as President Trump's challenger come November.
After a brutal beginning to the primary season for Biden, where Senator Bernie Sanders won the popular vote in three consecutive contests (Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada), most pundits saw Sanders as the likely nominee and believed Biden's campaign to essentially be dead in the water.
However, Biden came storming back in South Carolina with an overwhelming victory, and he then proceeded to a huge Super Tuesday night, winning Alabama, Maine, Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
On Tuesday night, Biden only added to his momentum, capturing Idaho, Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi.
In a matter of 10 days, Biden went from a major disappointment to the Democratic frontrunner.
While Sanders announced Wednesday that his campaign will urge on, the math is well stacked against him. As of Wednesday afternoon, Biden leads Sanders 857-709 in the delegate count.
After such a major swing in momentum, Sanders supporters, who are well-known for their enthusiasm about the senator's ideology, aren't too thrilled about how the last week-and-a-half has changed so much.
"After (Tuesday) night it's obviously very frustrating," said Justina Cincotti. "I think last night I was disappointed in how everything has played out, but today it kind of just turned more to frustration and a little bit of anger toward the Democratic Party as a whole."
So, what's the next move for Bernie supporters?
There are those such as Buffalo resident Nick Bittner who admit their disappointment, but at the same time believe it to be a no-brainer to now back Biden.
"I've kind of come to terms with it now that it's pretty clear Biden is going to win the nomination," said Bittner. "At this point, there's nothing we can really do besides get behind Biden because I don't really disagree with a lot of what Biden does, and anything is better than Trump at this point."
"To me, at this time in history where we really need change in short timeframe, to just rely on small baby steps from the Democratic establishment isn't really going to cut it," said Barber. "It's just not really meeting this moment in history to me. I don't really have another four or eight years to wait for healthcare to change or to wait for our climate policy to maybe get a little bit better - I just don't think we have the timeframe anymore. So, to me, I personally wouldn't support Biden."
Barber does not adhere to the "anyone but Trump" motto often heard from Democrats.
"I don't really think along those lines," he continued. "I think Trump is kind of a symptom of our dysfunctional political system, and to sort of say that, 'Oh, we just have to get Trump out of there, and then everything will be back to normal,' well back to normal isn't really good enough for most poor people, for most young people, for minorities - that's not really good enough."
"Of course I will vote for the nominee, whoever that may be to go up against Trump, it's just, unfortunately, I don't see Biden winning...so of course, yes, I would vote for him, I just don't know if I see myself campaigning for him," said Cincotti.
She also explained she wouldn't be upset with someone like Barber for not voting for Biden.
"I think I would understand where they're coming from."
