JUST IN: Bernie Sanders will be second in the South Carolina primary, ABC News projects based on analysis of exit polls and the vote.
just three days before Super Tuesday, when 14 states and one territory vote -- and the stakes of the race reach new heights across a national map.
Based on an analysis of exit polls, Sen. Bernie Sanders is projected by ABC News to finish second in the South Carolina primary.7:10 p.m. Black voters in South Carolina prefer Biden 3-to-1 over Sanders About 52% said the next president should return to Barack Obama’s policies, compared with approaches seemed more liberal or more conservative . That was a boon for Biden, as 6 in 10 of those who preferred Obama-era policies backed him. Sanders won voters seeking more liberal policies, but by less of a margin.Two voters cast their ballot at a polling station for the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary in Fort Mill, S.C., Feb. 29, 2020.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden listens to the introductory speakers during a campaign event at Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh, N.C., Feb. 29, 2020.Health care continues to be the top issue for voters in South Carolina. About 51% said that the American economic system needs"a complete overhaul," while 35% said it requires only"minor changes."ABC News Polling Director Gary Langer reported.
"We need to do some retooling in the campaign. No question about that. I did not feel free to speak out about or even deal with it inside, because I had not committed to his candidacy,” Clyburn said today on CNN. “I have now. I'm all in. And I'm not going to sit idly by and watch people mishandle his campaign.”
It’s also a first chance to see voters’ views of billionaire Mike Bloomberg, even though he’s not on the ballot in South Carolina. Early exit polls find that just 25% view him favorably overall. As for other top candidates, Tom Steyer, who's spent heavily in the state, is seen favorably by 55%, Sen. Elizabeth Warren by 54%, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg by 51% and Sen. Amy Klobuchar by 44%.
Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar waves as she leaves the stage after speaking at a campaign rally at the Altria Theatre on Feb. 29, 2020, in Richmond, Va.“I don't pretend to think I'm going to be No. 1 in South Carolina. I think we've seen that in the polls," she said."But my point is that we are still number three in total votes and we are going to be going into the Super Tuesday states of a state like Colorado or a state like Virginia strong.
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