Vice President Joe Biden notched his first victory of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary on Saturday with a win in South Carolina that his campaign hopes will halt Bernie Sanders’s momentum 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.Biden drew robust support from African-Americans in South Carolina, who make up nearly 60 percent of the state’s Democratic electorate. While Sanders has worked hard to build alliances with African-Americans after being trounced by Hillary Clinton in South Carolina in 2016, the best known black politician in the sate, Rep. James Clyburn, endorsed Biden.After a strong second-place showing in Nevada’s caucuses, Biden had guaranteed victory in South Carolina during a Tuesday debate in Charleston.“I will win South Carolina,” Biden said.The state awards 54 pledged delegates on a proportional basis and Biden will take the majority based on the final percentage of the vote he received. Before Saturday’s vote, Sanders was leading the field with 45 delegates. Pete Buttigieg had earned 26, while Biden had 15.Biden will need to continue to build on his momentum on Super Tuesday, especially in Southern states like Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama which have a more conservative electorate than places like California, Colorado and Massachusetts which would seem to favor Sanders.
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