Former Vice President Joe Biden's lead over Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in South Carolina is less than five percentage points according to new polling data, two days before a primary Biden's campaign was expecting to win.
on Thursday of Democratic voters in South Carolina with the state primary expected to take place in two days. However, Biden is only ahead of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders by four points in a state which Biden's campaign was hoping to carry.
In this latest poll, Biden leads the pack with 28 percent, ahead of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders at 24 percent. With 16 percent, billionaire Tom Steyer took third place in the poll, surpassing Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Warren garnered 12 percent of the support of those surveyed while Buttigieg rounded out the top five with 11 percent.
While Biden's support among African American voters in South Carolina remains high, vacillating between 34 and 57 percent, his campaign may receive a boost from an endorsement by South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn. As House Majority Whip, Clyburn is the highest-ranking African American member of Congress.
"I can think of no one better suited, better prepared, I can think of no one with the integrity, no one more committed to the fundamental principles that make this country what it is than my good friend," Clyburn said of Biden at a campaign event on Wednesday.Former Vice President Joe Biden holds the lead over Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in recent South Carolina polling, but only by four points."I know Joe Biden," Clyburn wrote.
"In South Carolina, we choose presidents," Clyburn continued."I'm calling on you to stand with @JoeBiden."Joe Biden has stood for the hard-working people of South Carolina.Iâm calling on you to stand with
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