Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary easily
Charleston, USA:
US President Joe Biden won a landslide victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary on Saturday, saying he would make Republican rival Donald Trump a “loser” in the November election.
According to US media predictions, the 81-year-old incumbent Biden overwhelmingly defeated two opponents who were far behind, opening his path to the party’s nomination.
But Democrats will be watching the primary results closely to see whether Biden, while battling low approval ratings, wins over the black voters who helped him win the White House four years ago.
“Now in 2024, the people of South Carolina have spoken again, and I have no doubt that you have put us on the path to winning the presidency again and making Donald Trump a failure again,” Biden said in a statement. By.”
As I said four years ago, this sport is for everyone who has been knocked down, knocked out and left behind. This is still true today. More than 14 million new jobs were created, and the unemployment rate has been below 4% for 24 consecutive months (two years), a record low…
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) February 4, 2024
The southern U.S. state launched Biden’s path to the White House in 2020, when he turned around his campaign after a series of setbacks in early primaries.
Biden has only two hopeful challengers in the primary: Minnesota congressman and ice cream mogul Dean Phillips and best-selling self-help author Marianne Williamson.
“Who are the other two people on the ballot? I didn’t even look,” joked retiree Jane Douglas, 69, as she left a polling place at an elementary school in Charleston.
But there are concerns about turnout, with only a handful of voters at polling stations in the historic city of Charleston visited by AFP, as many apparently believe his victory is a foregone conclusion.
Biden himself urged voters to head to the polls in a video on X (formerly Twitter), saying: “Go vote today, South Carolina!”
While South Carolina may remain in Republican hands in November as it has been since 1980, Biden still sees it as a proving ground for his support among black voters.
Some voters say Biden’s record as president is largely satisfactory, while acknowledging a lack of enthusiasm for his second term, but they don’t want to see Trump win.
“It’s the lesser of two evils,” said Noelle Paris, 63. “Biden is the most viable candidate in terms of opportunity because, again, you know. But strong What about the candidates? In my opinion, that’s not the case.”
Biden, who has made a series of campaign visits to South Carolina but skipped Saturday, has turned his attention to next week’s primary in Nevada, where he will hold a campaign event on Sunday.
“I feel good about where we are. I really do,” Biden said during a visit to his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, with Vice President Kamala Harris.
However, some recent polls show Biden’s support among black voters, especially young people, slipping because they feel he has failed to address their priorities despite supporting him four years ago. Frustrated.
But other polls show him ahead of or neck-and-neck with Trump, even as his personal approval ratings remain at levels not seen for an incumbent president in decades.
“I think he did the best he could,” said Annette Hamilton, 63, as she cast her vote in a church hall in North Charleston. Asked whether Biden could win in November, she responded: “I pray to God that he wins.”
Biden also noted that he won an unofficial primary in New Hampshire despite the fact that he was not on the ballot and voters had to write him off.
Biden has pushed South Carolina to the top of this year’s Democratic primary calendar, where 23% of the population is black, higher than New Hampshire, which is almost entirely white.
Democrats have made major efforts on the campaign trail, with Biden visiting twice this year, including a 2015 visit to a Charleston church where a racist gunman killed nine parishioners.
The Republican primary on February 24 promises to be more dramatic than the Democratic primary, with Trump trying to deal a fatal blow to former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley on his own turf.
US President Joe Biden won a landslide victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary on Saturday, saying he would make Republican rival Donald Trump a “loser” in the November election.
According to US media predictions, the 81-year-old incumbent Biden overwhelmingly defeated two opponents who were far behind, opening his path to the party’s nomination.
But Democrats will be watching the primary results closely to see whether Biden, while battling low approval ratings, wins over the black voters who helped him win the White House four years ago.
“Now in 2024, the people of South Carolina have spoken again, and I have no doubt that you have put us on the path to winning the presidency again and making Donald Trump a failure again,” Biden said in a statement. By.”
The southern US state launched Biden’s path to the White House in 2020, when he turned around his campaign after a series of setbacks in early primaries.
Biden has only two hopeful challengers in the primary: Minnesota congressman and ice cream mogul Dean Phillips and best-selling self-help author Marianne Williamson.
“Who are the other two people on the ballot? I didn’t even look,” joked retiree Jane Douglas, 69, as she left a polling place at an elementary school in Charleston.
But there are concerns about turnout, with only a handful of voters at polling stations in the historic city of Charleston visited by AFP, as many apparently believe his victory is a foregone conclusion.
Biden himself urged voters to head to the polls in a video on X (formerly Twitter), saying: “Go vote today, South Carolina!”
While South Carolina may remain in Republican hands in November as it has been since 1980, Biden still sees it as a proving ground for his support among black voters.
Some voters say Biden’s record as president is largely satisfactory, while acknowledging a lack of enthusiasm for his second term, but they don’t want to see Trump win.
“It’s the lesser of two evils,” said Noelle Paris, 63. “Biden is the most viable candidate in terms of opportunity because, again, you know. But strong What about the candidates? In my opinion, that’s not the case.”
Biden, who has made a series of campaign visits to South Carolina but skipped Saturday, has turned his attention to next week’s primary in Nevada, where he will hold a campaign event on Sunday.
“I feel good about where we are. I really do,” Biden said during a visit to his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, with Vice President Kamala Harris.
However, some recent polls show Biden’s support among black voters, especially young people, slipping because they feel he has failed to address their priorities despite supporting him four years ago. Frustrated.
But other polls show him ahead of or neck-and-neck with Trump, even as his personal approval ratings remain at levels not seen for an incumbent president in decades.
“I think he did the best he could,” said Annette Hamilton, 63, as she cast her vote in a church hall in North Charleston. Asked whether Biden could win in November, she responded: “I pray to God that he wins.”
Biden also noted that he won an unofficial primary in New Hampshire despite the fact that he was not on the ballot and voters had to write him off.
Biden has pushed South Carolina to the top of this year’s Democratic primary calendar, where 23% of the population is black, higher than New Hampshire, which is almost entirely white.
Democrats have made major efforts on the campaign trail, with Biden visiting twice this year, including a 2015 visit to a Charleston church where a racist gunman killed nine parishioners.
The Republican primary on February 24 promises to be more dramatic than the Democratic primary, with Trump trying to deal a fatal blow to former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley on his own turf.
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