Plebiscite for Joe Biden in South Carolina where he won the Democratic primaries with over 96% of the votes. "South Carolina has spoken - wrote the US president on X - and I have no doubt that it has put us on the path to winning the presidency again and defeating Donald Trump once again."
A widely expected victory but which, thanks to the very large majority, projects the president directly towards the nomination and, in all likelihood, a new challenge against the tycoon in the November vote. A victory that could not have been more clear, with 40% of the votes counted for the president there was almost a plebiscite: 96.6% against the 1.9% of the writer Marianne Williamson and 1.4% by Congressman Dean Phillips. The test of the primaries in South Carolina, which not surprisingly this year was preferred to New Hampshire as the first state to host the Democrats' elections, also served the Biden campaign to test the president's appeal among the electorate black. After months of polls showing a growing percentage of black voters disillusioned with the administration, this primary has brought a sigh of relief to the campaign.
The next stop for the Democrats will be February 6 in Nevada, where two days later the Republican candidates, Trump and Nikki Haley, will face each other. Then on February 24th it will be the turn of the Grand old party in South Carolina, where the former governor will play at home. Three days after the 27th, Michigan will host the Dem primaries, while the Republican caucuses will take place on March 2. Until Super Tuesday, March 5, when 16 states will vote, including Alabama, California, Colorado, Texas, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Virginia and North Carolina.
(Unioneonline/ss)
