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Like the state of Nevada, South Carolina decided not to hold a Republican nominating contest this year. All the GOP delegates in those states are expected to be set aside for the incumbent Republican President Donald Trump. But South Carolina did hold a Democratic primary on Saturday and former Vice-President Joe Biden won his first victory. He got just over 48 percent of the vote. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont won about 20 percent and they were the only two candidates awarded delegates from the state.
That's really what these races are all about. Whoever wins a majority of a party's delegates in these primaries and caucuses is likely to become that party's nominee for president. After South Carolina, Senator Sanders leads overall with 56 delegates. Former Vice-President Joe Biden is in second place with 51. Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg was in third place. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota rounded out the top five.
But last night Buttigieg became one of the two Democrats who suspended their campaigns after the South Carolina primary. This mean they're no longer in the race. The other is former investment manager Tom Steyer who did not win any delegates in South Carolina despite his third place finish there. So there are now six Democrats still in the race.
And tomorrow's a big day in the nomination process. It's called Super Tuesday because 14 states and one U.S. territory are all holding contests at the same time. Most of them will be for Democrats and Republicans and they could really help establish a Democratic frontrunner or two while President Trump is all but certain to win for Republicans.
