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It was a good night for Biden, but will the victory translate into momentum for the crucial set of contests on Tuesday? The former vice-president under Barack Obama needed a decisive win in South Carolina after dismal performances in the earlier voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire, and he got it. Biden defeated progressive […] More
Victory gives Biden much-needed momentum – and he can now claim to be the most viable centrist challenger to Bernie Sanders Joe Biden’s victory in South Carolina on Saturday night gave the former vice-president a much needed win within the 2020 Democratic primary contests, and put him at the front of the centrist candidates running […] More
Former vice-president scores much-needed primary victory Biden tells cheering supporters: ‘We just won and we won big’ Follow the latest results in our live South Carolina tracker 3.03am GMT Political reporters weigh in on tonight’s results: there’s no question that Joe Biden’s decisive victory in South Carolina has given his campaign a much-needed shot in […] More
Get the results in the crucial early voting state South Carolina Democrats vote as Biden looks for win to boost flagging campaign Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution South Carolina is the first state in the deep south to cast its vote in the primary race, where African American […] More
Biden confident of beating Bernie Sanders in pivotal contest Fifty-four delegates in play in first southern state to vote Voting is under way in the crucial fourth and final early Democratic presidential primary state of South Carolina, where Joe Biden is hoping for a convincing victory to reinvigorate his flailing campaign and buoy the centrist […] More
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. […] More
Five years after a white officer shot Walter Scott in the back, those associated with the case hope its memory will steer voters Anthony Scott honours the memory of his brother Walter each time he casts a ballot. “I’m not the sort of person to go and visit graves,” he said, sat at a bustling […] More
The senator has an A-list pitchman but still faces an uphill task with South Carolina’s majority black Democratic voters Elizabeth Warren has been making a last-ditch effort to woo black voters away from former vice-president Joe Biden ahead of the South Carolina primary vote on Saturday. Related: ‘Unity, unity, unity’: Pelosi insists Democrats will support […] More
