Biden Holds on to Commanding Lead in South Carolina
(CN) – Former Vice President Joe Biden has retained his 20-point lead in South Carolina among likely Democratic primary voters, according to a new poll released Monday.
Because South Carolina is the first state in the South to hold a presidential primary in 2020, it has received a considerable amount of attention Democratic presidential candidates since the beginning of the election cycle.
The Palmetto State’s Feb. 29 primary will be the fourth such contest in the nation, after caucuses in Iowa and Nevada and a primary in New Hampshire.