In South Carolina, Biden is Democrats' top choice

[Scurrilous]

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"Joe Biden is the top choice for his party's nomination among South Carolina Democrats, according to the latest CBS News Battleground Tracker. But Democratic voters in the Palmetto are considering other candidates too. And this is true of African Americans as well, who could make up 60% of the electorate in the state's primary next year."





"Most African-Americans are considering Biden and half are considering Sanders. A third of black voters are considering supporting Kamala Harris.

South Carolina will be the first Democratic contest in 2020 where a majority of the voters will likely be African-American."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/in-south-carolina-biden-is-democrats-top-choice/

[Peacetrain]

1. Those are some amazing numbers!!

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. Go! Joe! Go!

[stonecutter357]

3. K&R

[ucrdem]

4. I can see why Warren and Booker are gunning for Joe

But it doesn't seem to be doing much for their numbers.

Warren - 8%

Booker - 4%

I imagine Warren will pick up a few points in SC with her latest plans to stuff dollars in every shoe but I doubt they'll do more than push her past Sanders.

[riverine]

5. are you allowed to say that here?

her latest plans to stuff dollars in every shoe

Because that really is what her "plans" are.

"Hey, we'll give you some money! And you too!! You too!"

[ucrdem]

6. I mixed up Harris and Warren there, fixed it

thanks for the reply or I wouldn't have noticed!

[Turin_C3PO]

10. No need to attack Warren, her ideas are fine.

Let’s concentrate on Trump.

[honest.abe]

7. Blowout in the works.

No one is going to close that gap.

[customerserviceguy]

8. Agreed

unless something really radical happens, Joe Biden will win SC. The question is, how well will he do outside the South? Especially in states that he would need to win in November, I have strong doubts that he would win any Southern state outside of Virginia and maybe Florida in a general election, especially if he keeps tacking away from the center during the primary season.

[honest.abe]

11. NC will be in play as well.

Latest polling had him up against Trump.

[customerserviceguy]

18. Yes, in 2008 and 2012

Barack Obama won there, but Trump won in 2016. If we have an African-American candidate (or as VP) as the nominee in 2020, yes, NC could be in play.

[MineralMan]

9. Actually, I think there's a fair chance that Biden

could win SC in the general election, too. A strong turnout of AA voters could make that happen, and that might affect other important races, as well.

It seems clear he'll win most or all of the delegates from SC. I don't expect this picture to change much.

[Scurrilous]

12. ...

[peggysue2]

13. Another Go4Joe 2020

Biden's AA support is a huge advantage. And these wowsa numbers have been consistent right from the start. Biden is a known quantity and has genuine civil rights bona fides, despite the recent dustup. I think that's why we saw such a swift response from the CBC.

That being said I think Kamala Harris will eventually be able to spike some numbers in places like SC. She, too, is a quality candidate.

[SouthernProgressive]

14. Certain states are simply going to be Biden states. Nothing will change that.

South Carolina is one of them.

[Cha]

15. Good to know, Scurrilous! They

must not read DU Democratic Primaries.. or care.

Mahalo!

[Scurrilous]

16. Yep.

[Cha]

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