Comeback kid: Joe Biden wins South Carolina primary

Joe Biden’s ailing presidential primary campaign received a much-needed boost after the former Vice President won the South Carolina Democratic primary on Sunday. As soon as voting closed in the Southern state, exit polls showed the 77-year-old easily defeating rival Bernie Sanders, who won primaries in Nevada and New Hampshire. Mr Biden needed to win following his dismal showing in the early voting states, where he received far less voters than Senator Sanders, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar. The former Vice President was clearly relieved, telling supporters his campaign “is back on track”. “Just said ago the press and the pundits declared this candidacy dead,” he said. “Now thanks to all of you, the heart of the Democratic Party, we just won and we won big because of you. “We are very much alive.” The victory gives him new momentum as the Democratic race to find a challenger to President Trump now comes to a head, with the Super Tuesday primaries in 14 states that will award one-third of the available national delegates in a single day.

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