President Joe Biden won the Democratic primary in South Carolina, a state that carried his path to the nomination in the 2020 presidential election—as his campaign hopes Saturday’s victory will re-energize Black voters who have strayed from the president, contributing to his sliding approval rating.
The Associated Press called the race for Biden at 7:23 p.m.—just 23 minutes after the polls closed Saturday—with Biden having more than 95% support.
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) and author Marianne Williamson each had less than 2% of the vote.
Biden was widely expected to…
