Min menu

Pages

South Carolina primary: Who were the big winners and losers?



On Saturday, South Carolina became the fourth US state to hitch the race to seek out a Democrat to require on Republican Donald Trump in November's election . Who were the large winners and losers?

Enter the foremost diverse electorate of the states that have gone thus far - one that better reflects the national make-up of the Democratic Party .

The South Carolina contest is especially important because it's essentially the gateway to Super Tuesday in only two days, when 14 states hold their own nominating contests.

Here's a glance at the person who got a lift and therefore the candidates who were busted within the South Carolina , as South Carolina is understood .

an easy guide to the primaries

WINNERS
Joe Biden

South Carolina had been billed as Joe Biden's last stand - where he poured time and resources into securing a positive result. Just a couple of weeks ago, as his poll numbers sank across the state , it also appeared it might be his campaign's final resting place.

Instead, after every week of furious effort, South Carolina gave Biden his first primary victory of the year - his first win in any of his three presidential bids, in fact.
Image copyright Getty Images

Biden may have one man especially to thank for his success: Congressman James Clyburn, a strong voice within the state's black community, who endorsed the vice-president on Wednesday. Exit polls indicate Clyburn's backing was a crucial factor for about half the first voters - and doubtless one among the explanations Biden posted such a dominating performance among the state's black voters.

If he can match that sort of showing in states to return , he's getting to give Bernie Sanders a troublesome fight.

Biden goes to possess to hope his success in South Carolina translates into a surge on Super Tuesday without much assistance from his campaign, however. He only recently began advertising within the upcoming states, and a Saturday afternoon trip to North Carolina was the primary time he left South Carolina in almost every week .

He's still running on a wing and a prayer, but a minimum of for one night and in one state, those prayers were answered.

is that this Joe Biden’s big comeback?

LOSERS
Bernie Sanders


Four years ago, South Carolina dealt the Vermont senator a powerful , devastating defeat in his race against Hillary Clinton - a foreshadowing of the struggles he would have with black voters for the remainder of the race.

While the margin was narrower this point around, it had been still substantial - and he actually won a smaller percentage of the general vote. The task for Sanders are going to be to point out that the state's result this point is merely a blip, not a trend. His campaign is fortunate that, while Biden goes to urge a lift out of his win, many early votes have already been cast in Super Tuesday states, which could blunt the previous vice-president's momentum.

Sanders made a late push in South Carolina, trying to land a knockout blow on Biden. that did not happen - and Biden will pull on the brink of or before him on both delegates and total votes nationally once the dust settles. Sanders still is in an enviable position, but it suggests he are going to be certain an extended slog to the convention.
Reactions

Comments