Analysis: Joe Biden faces a do-or-die moment in the South Carolina primary. - sahilkapur
In Nevada, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg barely won any delegates while Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., won none. Both may miss out on any of South Carolina’s 54 delegates if state polls are right — they’re running in high single-digits, under the 15 percent threshold to put points on the board.
The two candidates have been favorites of well-educated white voters and showed immense potential when at their best: Buttigieg squeaked out a victory in Iowa, becoming the first millennial and openly gay American to win a major party presidential primary. Warren has demonstrated broad appeal within the party and was neck-and-neck last fall for front-runner status.
But time is running out for both of them to prove they can lay claim to the nomination. Money could dry up if they don't pick up steam soon. Their performance in South Carolina will prompt voters to reflect on whether they still have a fighting chance in the 2020 primary or whether it's time to look elsewhere.The wealthy investor and philanthropist barely registered in the first three states, but he has gone all in on South Carolina and polls in third place.
A podium finish might keep his campaign afloat through Super Tuesday and — if he’s lucky and the field rapidly narrows — beyond that. But Steyer’s path to the nomination is exceedingly narrow and it would take a series of political miracles for him to win. If that’s going happen, it has to begin in South Carolina.
“I’m hoping that the people of South Carolina will vault me into Super Tuesday. … That’s what I’m hoping for, and what I’m counting on,” Steyer said Thursday on CNN. “This is a place that reflects the diversity of the Democratic Party.”
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