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What Joe Biden’s South Carolina Victory Means.
It was a big one, but did it come in time to make a much of a difference on Super Tuesday?
So, Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary.
It was definitely a crushing victory that shouldn’t be ignored, and a setback to the momentum that Bernie has been enjoying in recent weeks.
That being said, Super Tuesday is in just a few days, and Joe Biden hasn’t campaigned at all or established any sort of infrastructure in those states. Is this win really going to help his chances in any meaningful way?
It will be fascinating to see.
Obviously, the states to watch are going to be California and Texas.
In California, Bernie Sanders currently stands at 34%, while his closest competitor Elizabeth Warren stands at 17%. The rest of the candidates don’t even meet the viability threshold. This potential “Biden bump” is not going to bring Joe from 8% all the way to 15 in less than three days. But it might be enough to bring him to around 12 or 13, and that bump isn’t going to be coming from people leaving Bernie. These results might ensure that everyone other than Bernie leaves California with nothing more than a handful of delegates if any at all. Biden’s South Carolina victory could end up being…
