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 state’s 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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