Former vice president Joe Biden’s stunningly large victory in South Carolina on Saturday will give his campaign much-needed energy going into Super Tuesday. That doesn’t mean he has supplanted Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as the front-runner. Biden’s win was more a feature of demographics than a serious comeback. South Carolina […] Read more »
Why South Carolina matters for Super Tuesday
… Biden comes out of South Carolina with a head of steam. He scored nearly 50% of the vote and won by nearly 30 points. CNN’s polling demonstrates that if Biden’s going to stay competitive with Sanders beyond South Carolina, he’s going to need a big and fast bounce out […] Read more »
What Biden’s Big South Carolina Win Might Mean For Sanders
Saturday was Joe Biden’s first-ever win in a presidential primary or caucus. It was an awfully big one: Biden won South Carolina by nearly 30 percentage points over Bernie Sanders. And it made for one heck of a comeback: Biden’s lead over Sanders had fallen to as little as 2 […] Read more »
Will South Carolina Rearrange the Democratic Race?
Following the Nevada caucuses, the political narrative was pretty well settled. Bernie Sanders’ big win cemented his place as the frontrunner and the likely nominee. Biden had long counted on a South Carolina win, but his so-called firewall was looking anything but reliable. Four polls released between mid-February and the […] Read more »
The 10th Democratic Debate Motto: Attack Bernie
This week, we break down the tenth Democratic debate and the Nevada Caucuses’ results. Then, we preview the next primaries in South Carolina and the Super Tuesday states. The Forecast Fest Read more »
Poll Hub: The Time Has Come
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, the nation’s eyes turn to South Carolina where it’s make or break time for many of the Democratic presidential candidates, including Joe Biden. We assess the latest polls of South Carolina voters and share our observations as the contest moves on to Super […] Read more »