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Joe Biden sees South Carolina as ‘launching pad’ for his campaign

The former vice-president looks to be in the driver’s seat as the first state in the deep south casts its vote

Joe Biden is heading into South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary vote on Saturday as the heavy favourite to win, which would provide a much-needed boost just days ahead of the crucial Super Tuesday elections.

There was a point in the last few weeks when it seemed like the former vice-president’s South Carolina “firewall” might actually have some cracks in it. It seemed that the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, Biden’s ideological polar opposite, might prevent him from winning the state decisively.

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Source: US Politics - theguardian.com


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