China News Agency, Washington, February 29 (Reporter Chen Mengtong) Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate of the United States, won the fourth leg of the 2020 election on February 29, the primary election in South Carolina. The 77-year-old former vice president is expected to use this crucial victory to turn things around.
Data map: On February 2, local time, the Democratic Party of the United States Democratic Party, former Vice President Biden campaigned in Des Moines, the capital of Iowa. Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Mengtong
As of 21:30 on the 29th, the result of 70% of the votes, Biden led by 49.9% of the votes, the second place Sanders received 19.2% of the votes, Billionaire Steyr who cast a lot of election funds in South Carolina Ranked third (11.5%).
South Carolina voters account for about half of the state's population. The primaries are seen as a real test of whether candidates can attract African-American voters. Coupled with only three days to go until Super Tuesday (the 14 states also hold primaries), South Carolina's victory will give candidates no boost in previous places.
"Saturday is all about Biden and whether he can finally convince the anxious Democratic 'institutionalists' to support him." The Associated Press analysis said.
Compared to the strong performance of candidate Sanders in the primaries and the "dark horse" momentum of the former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Buttigieg, Biden only performed mediocrely throughout February. His votes in Iowa and New Hampshire were both fourth, and he was second in Nevada.
Biden's and Sanders' elections have faded, and they have been used by American public opinion to symbolize the struggle between the Democratic Party's "establishment" and "radical" lines. As Sanders played triumphantly, Democrats' internal fears of "radical" campaigners scaring away voters in the middle also increased.
In order to win this "critical battle", Biden invested a lot of campaign energy in South Carolina. When other candidates chose "average exertion" to take into account "Super Tuesday" voting states, Biden has locked a large number of campaign schedules in South Carolina in the past week. In the two recent television debates, Biden also changed his polite style of speaking and adopted an aggressive offensive strategy to make his words more offensive.
Biden ’s campaign team has recently changed its position, no longer calling South Carolina a “firewall” for Biden ’s election, but a springboard for “Super Tuesday”.
The US "Capitol Hill" believes that Biden's recent strong performance and the public support of the South Carolina House of Representatives and the House Majority Whip Klebone at the last moment helped him win this victory. If Biden borrows this victory to bring himself more support on "Super Tuesday", it could force several candidates, including Bloomberg, to consider whether to continue the election.
Still, Biden didn't have much time to celebrate the victory. His campaigns in the "Super Tuesday" states have been relatively slow, and his campaign funding has been far less than most major competitors.
According to the results of multiple polls, Sanders still leads in the two "ticket warehouses" California and Texas. Also standing in front of Biden is former New York Mayor Bloomberg. The effect of his hundreds of millions of dollars in "Super Tuesday" campaign ads will soon be revealed. (Finish)