Big South Carolina win injects new life into Joe Biden campaign as Super Tuesday looms
The resounding margin could slow Bernie Sander’s momentum, who to now has grown stronger with each contest
01 March 2020 - 08:59
Columbia — An outpouring of black voter support propelled Joe Biden to a convincing victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary on Saturday, resurrecting his faltering White House bid and giving the former vice-president a chance to claim he is the moderate alternative to front-runner Bernie Sanders.
The decisive win gives Biden a burst of momentum in the Democratic race to challenge Republican president Donald Trump, which broadens quickly with Super Tuesday primaries in 14 states in three days that will award one-third of the available national delegates...
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