"Just days ago the press and the pundits had declared this candidacy dead," Biden told hundreds of cheering supporters at a victory rally in Columbia, the South Carolina capital. AdvertisementWith 85 per cent of the ballots counted in South Carolina, Biden had 48.5 percent of the vote. Commenting on Twitter on the South Carolina results, Trump said Bloomberg should drop out. Betty Malone, a part-time realtor, attended the Biden victory rally and said she expected his South Carolina win would be followed by more victories next week. Despite his South Carolina victory, Biden and the other candidates may well face a Sanders buzzsaw on Super Tuesday.

Source: Daily Nation March 01, 2020 04:28 UTC