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Joe Biden Looks Past Expected South Carolina Win to Super Tuesday
Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary as he looked to slow Bernie Sanders’s march toward the Democratic nomination
01 Mar 2020, 04:45 PM IST 
Former Vice President Joe Biden, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, left, speaks during a primary-night rally in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. (Photographer: Sam Wolfe/Bloomberg)
(Bloomberg) -- Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary on Saturday as he looked to slow Bernie Sanders’s march toward the Democratic presidential nomination backed by strong support from black voters.
Polls closed at 7 p.m. ET. No official results had been reported, but the Associated Press and networks declared the former vice president the winner.
To contact the reporters on this story: Ryan Teague Beckwith in Washington, D.C. at rbeckwith3@bloomberg.net;Jennifer Epstein in Charleston, South Carolina at jepstein32@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Wendy Benjaminson at wbenjaminson@bloomberg.net, Magan Crane
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