President Joe Biden is expected to win the first Democratic primary of 2024 in South Carolina on Saturday, according to the Associated Press.
Biden is expected to defeat his challengers, Democratic Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson, with more than 96% of early votes cast. according to To AP. The DNC has rescheduled its primary elections to February 2023, moving Iowa from its traditional No. 1 spot in the nation and New Hampshire from its first presidential primary position. (Related article: Democratic Senate candidates shy away from Biden as election approaches)
In December 2022, Biden asked the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to put South Carolina at the forefront of numerous Democratic primaries.
A person votes at a polling place in West Columbia, South Carolina, during the South Carolina Democratic primary on February 3, 2024. (Photo by Alison Joyce/AFP via Getty Images)
Biden performed poorly in Iowa and New Hampshire in the 2020 presidential primary, but won the South Carolina primary with 48.6% of the vote, supported by Democratic South Carolina Representative James Clyburn. did.
In an interview with CNN, Clyburn said the Democratic National Committee changed the 2024 primary to improve Biden's chances.
Former President Donald Trump won the New Hampshire Republican primary with 54.3% of the vote, while Biden won the New Hampshire Democratic primary as a write-in candidate with 63.9% of the vote. Mr. Trump beat the next candidate, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, by more than 11 points on the Republican ballot, and Mr. Biden beat the next candidate, Ms. Phillips, by more than 43 points on the Democratic vote.
Biden's support among South Carolina's large black voters has declined since he won the 2020 primary. according to To AP. A December poll found 63% of Black Americans chose Biden, who won 92% of the Black vote in the 2020 election.
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