And just like that, Biden’s back in the game.
The former vice president got back in the race after a strong first place showing in South Carolina, a state he wanted to desperately to win. He appeared confident when asked that question during the Democratic Debate this week, and his endorsement from House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn on either Wednesday or Thursday pretty much sealed the deal.
Biden said that if he wasn’t going to win either Nevada or South Carolina, he was going to drop out.
He won South Carolina. Now he forges ahead to Super Tuesday, in which fourteen are scheduled to vote on Super Tuesday, March 3: 1,617 pledged delegates are up for grabs (from which only 1,344 of them are pledged).
South Carolina’s win makes the count: 1 state for Biden, 2 for Sanders (New Hampshire and Nevada) and one for Buttigeg (Iowa). Since Biden and Sanders were the only top candidates with 15 percent or more of the overall votes, they are awarded the delegate count. Biden got the most.
Here are the results of the primary:
And here are where the top candidates stand in the headboard.
With Biden’s win, he is now almost neck-and-neck with Sanders and can easily overtake this.
Despite finishing in third place, Tom Steyer dropped out of the political race a hour of two after the election was called. Now he can focus on the Need to Vote movement (formerly Need to Impeach), and he has pledged to give his full backing to whoever comes out on top.
Next stop - Like I mentioned, March 3 is Super Tuesday, where 14 states will participate.
The states in play are as follows: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia
The American Samoa will also hold its caucus on that day, and the Democrats Abroad will also hold a week-long voting from March 3-10, 2020.
I expect a lot more candidates will drop after either this Super Tuesday or next Tuesday, March 10.
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