Joe Biden’s team is painting South Carolina as a clarifying moment in the 2020 primary — one they hope transforms the contours of a race where the party was in search of an alternative to Bernie Sanders and his brand of democratic socialism
Now, his campaign advisers and allies say their challenge is to seize on the performance by locking down the moderate wing of the party and making the race a choice between him and Bernie Sanders.Under-resourced and lacking organization in Super Tuesday states, Biden over the next three days is counting on momentum, free media and surrogate work to give him a fighting chance at remaining in the delegate hunt.
The campaign is also immediately leaning heavily on Jim Clyburn, the powerful South Carolina congressman whose endorsement helped deliver Biden’s resounding victory. Though Clyburn made remarks on Saturday that questioned the campaign’s organization and fundraising efforts, he later backed away from them and will campaign in North Carolina for Biden. Clyburn is also in discussions to cut a radio ad for the campaign.
The campaign is also planning to announce a raft of new endorsements in coming days, attempting to signal to moderate Democrats it’s time to consolidate behind the former vice president. While money began flowing again to the campaign and super PAC in the last week after strong debate performances and an uptick in polling, it’s coming too late to create a demonstrable effect in the 14 states headed to primaries on Tuesday. The super PAC has spent $1 million in digital advertising across Super Tuesday states, pocket change compared to the hundreds of millions Bloomberg has dropped, as well as Sanders’ organizational and spending advantages.
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