Joe Biden has run for president three times, and yet until Saturday, he had failed to ever win a primary or caucus. He has now notched an expected yet much-needed victory in the South Carolina primary.
Biden also receivedfrom the most influential black Democrat in South Carolina politics, U.S. Rep. James Clyburn.
Supporters cheer as the polls close for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden at his primary night event in Columbia, S.C.Supporters cheer as the polls close for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden at his primary night event in Columbia, S.C.Still, Biden's victory does not put to rest some underlying questions about the health of his campaign and his ability to translate this victory to other states.
Biden has tried to draw parallels between his campaign and that of Bill Clinton, who got a key win in the South Carolina Democratic nominating contest in 1992, en route to the presidency.But as this year's primary season quickly turns into a national fight, with 14 states voting on Tuesday, there are questions about whether Biden has the grassroots energy or the money to compete with the likes of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders or former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
Minutes after television networks projected Biden as the winner, Terry McAuliffe, the former chair of the Democratic National Committee and former governor of Virginia, endorsed Biden on CNN. McAuliffe said it came down to"an electability issue" for him.
"If the Democrats want a nominee who's a Democrat — a lifelong Democrat, a proud Democrat, an Obama-Biden Democrat — join us," he said to voters in the upcoming primaries.
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