Joe Biden revitalizes his campaign with win in South Carolina
Biden wins big: Joe Biden, the 77-year-old Former Vice President, won the South Carolina primary revitalizing a stalled presidential bid.
Biden surged to a strong victory and he notched his first-ever nominating contest win, more than three decades after he launched the first of his three campaigns for the White House. Biden won approximately 3 in 5 black voters, with Sanders, his closest competitor getting almost 1 in 5 of the group, and Steyer came close to Sanders, with approximately 1 in 7 black voters.
after winning South Carolina primary Joe Biden said at his victory speech:
“If Democrats want to nominate someone who will build on Obamacare, not scrap it; take on the NRA and gun manufacturers, not protect them; stand up and give the poor a fighting chance and the middle class get restored, not raise their taxes and keep the promises we make, then join us,” Biden said. “And if the Democrats want a nominee who’s a Democrat. A lifelong Democrat. A proud Democrat. An Obama-Biden Democrat, then join us.”
With this victory, Biden closed the delegate gap on Sanders.Biden is now is only 12 delegates behind Bernie Sanders, who is leading with 53. Biden’s delegate count increased tonight from 34 to 41. Candidates need 1,991 delegates to win the Democratic nomination.
Two days ahead of this week’s Super Tuesday contests in 15 states and territories in which Sanders, who finished in second, the question now is whether Biden can use South Carolina as a launchpad.
News Source: News 19 WLTX and CNN – MSNBC (Photos by deadline)
