Fx-VP Biden Biden wins South Carolina primary
Former vice president Joe Biden won the SC primary on Saturday, reviving his flagging campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.Each of the major television networks projected the 77-year-old Biden as the winner just minutes after polls closed in South Carolina at 7:00 pm (0000 GMT).
The networks didn't provide any vote totals however the early projections were an indication that Biden had scored a decisive win in the state where he was relying on heavy support among African-American voters.
A SC victory was viewed as imperative to Biden's hopes of challenging Bernie Sanders, the 78-year-old senator from Vermont, for the Democratic nomination and the location on the ticket in November against Republican Donald Trump.
Sanders has been the clear frontrunner in the race having won both New Hampshire and Nevada after finishing in a virtual tie in Iowa with former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg.
Biden finished fourth in Iowa, fifth in New Hampshire and second in Nevada and he desperately needed a win in South Carolina ahead of next week's "Super Tuesday," when 14 states go to the polls.One-third of the delegates who formally opt for the Democratic nominee at the July party convention will be shared on Super Tuesday.
