Joe Biden finally got one on the win board earning a decisive victory in the South Carolina Democratic Primary. With 91% of the ballots counted, Biden has earned nearly 50% of vote (48.6%) finishing well ahead of Bernie Sanders who has garnered 20% of the vote. While Sanders finished a distant second, he will add to his delegate count.
Tom Steyer broke double digits with 11.3% of the vote but it cost him $22 million and no delegates to show for it. Following the results, Steyer dropped out of the race. So much for the Steyer surge I wondered about a few days ago.
Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar round out the vote with 8.1%, 7% and 3.1% of the vote, respectively. I've a feeling that Warren and Klobuchar might be joining Steyer in 72 hours especially if Warren and Klobuchar fail to win their home states on Super Tuesday with Sanders polling strong in both Massachusetts and Minnesota. The same question might also be posed of Michael Bloomberg if fails to win anywhere.
One must also ask if South Carolina represents a second wind for Biden or if he is a one hit wonder. While Sanders will probably win in California, Biden could do well in Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia and Texas. If this comes to pass, the Democratic contest could be a two way race between Bernie and Biden. But Buttigieg could come up the middle and make things interesting. But for the moment, Biden is in best position he's been in this entire campaign.
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