Biden Wins Democratic Primary In South Carolina, Crucial Super Tuesday Awaits Candidates
"We need you, we want you, there's a place for you in this campaign," Biden said. "If Democrats nominate me, I believe we can beat Donald Trump."
Monday 02 March 2020 | 13:24
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden attends a rally in Philadelphia on May 18, 2019. Joe Biden on Saturday kicked off his running campaign for the 2020 presidential election in Philadelphia. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden declared victory in the party's primary in the state of South Carolina on Saturday, as incoming results consistently indicated his overwhelming lead.
With 93 percent of the precincts having reported results, Biden, the former vice president, gained 49 percent of the votes as of press time, trailed by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, with 19.8 percent.
"This campaign is taking off," Biden told a cheering crowd as he declared victory.
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Having finished previous nominating contests in three states disappointingly, Biden is counting on a projected win in South Carolina, where he has an appeal especially for African American voters, to shore up momentum.
"We need you, we want you, there's a place for you in this campaign," Biden said. "If Democrats nominate me, I believe we can beat Donald Trump."
Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the United States, Feb. 2, 2020. (Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua)
President Donald Trump, who has constantly engaged in a tug of war ever since Bloomberg announced his bid for the presidency in November 2019, took to Twitter, predicting that Biden's victory in South Carolina heralds doom for Bloomberg, who, like Biden, is a moderate.
"Sleepy Joe Biden's victory in the South Carolina Democrat Primary should be the end of Mini Mike Bloomberg's Joke of a campaign. After the worst debate performance in the history of presidential debates, Mini Mike now has Biden split up his very few voters, taking many away!" read a tweet from the president.
