If there was a best case scenario for Joe Biden, this was it
The result was so lopsided that South Carolina was called the minute polls closed. For the first time in weeks, the presidential primary once again looked like a race.juggernaut, the poor performance of Biden’s centrist
In one sign of Biden’s sudden momentum, Terry McAuliffe, the former Virginia governor and former Democratic National Committee chair, and Virginia Rep. Bobby Scott, both endorsed Biden ahead of the Super Tuesday contest in that state. And Sen. Tim Kaine, another recent addition to the Biden camp, was preparing to campaign with Biden in Norfolk on Sunday.Just three days away, the Super Tuesday landscape favors Sanders, with his hardened base and extensive organization.
“They want to be in a consolidated field,” said Doug Herman, who was a lead mail strategist for Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns. “It’s all about being an option. When the music stops, who has a chair to sit on?” Steyer already succumbed to that calculation. Both Amy Klobuchar, who did abysmally in South Carolina, and Warren, who did only marginally better, on Tuesday will have to defend their home states of Minnesota and Massachusetts, respectively. Sanders is pressing them hard in both states.
But Sanders’ lead is narrower in Texas, Tuesday’s second-largest source of delegates, and Biden’s victory on Saturday could spill over for him there.
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