… Mr. Biden’s win in South Carolina was a turning point for his once-flailing campaign. His support came from across all demographics, but his particular strength was older black voters — people who said the community’s familiarity with and trust of Mr. Biden, combined with his perceived ability to beat […] Read more »
Black turnout in primaries might make Democrats think twice about swing voter strategy
Voters fill out Super Tuesday ballots in North Carolina. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images Todd Shaw, University of South Carolina Big wins for Joe Biden on Super Tuesday and in the South Carolina primary a few days earlier have seemingly bolstered a centrist view of how best to capture the presidency: […] Read more »
Upcoming primaries present Biden with a path to nomination
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 run for the White House has been predicated on his ability to energize the electorate and bring new voters to the polls. But results from primary states so far suggest that increases in the vote up to now have not helped Sanders. In fact, the […] Read more »
Inside the 3 days that remade the Democratic primary
At Mike Bloomberg’s midtown Manhattan campaign headquarters, a team of pollsters and analysts churned out multiple tranches of data each day on the state of the Democratic race. The sophisticated data operation was supposed to be the candidate’s not-so-secret weapon, giving Bloomberg an almost real-time look at voters’ preferences in […] Read more »
Biden’s Super Tuesday Test: Defending the South
Key Points • Joe Biden’s victory in South Carolina re-established him as the main challenger to Bernie Sanders. • There is some indication their battle could break on regional lines, with Sanders fighting for inroads in the South and Biden for access to the North. Biden’s task on Tuesday is […] Read more »
Some Questions Already Seem Answered About Super Tuesday
It’s hard to remember an Election Day with so much uncertainty as voters go to the polls. And yet Joe Biden’s blowout win in South Carolina on Saturday — and subsequent steps toward consolidating the Democratic Party’s moderate wing — may have already answered many of the biggest questions about […] Read more »