Biden scores a victory in South Carolina, AP projects
Vice President Joe Biden notched his first victory of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary on Saturday with a win in South Carolina, which his campaign hopes will halt the momentum of Sen. Bernie Sanders and reset the race heading into Super Tuesday.
The Associated Press declared Biden the winner shortly after polls closed in the state at 7 p.m. ET. Sanders, the AP projected, would finish in second place in South Carolina.
Biden drew robust support from African-Americans in South Carolina, who make up nearly 60 percent of the states Democratic electorate. Sanders has worked hard to build alliances with African-Americans after being trounced by Hillary Clinton in South Carolina in 2016. However, the best-known black politician in the state, Rep. James Clyburn, endorsed Biden.
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After a strong second-place showing in Nevadas caucuses, Biden promised during a Tuesday debate in Charleston that he would prevail in South Carolina.
I will win South Carolina, Biden said.
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