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Joe Biden Is Now the Only Democrat Who Can Stop Bernie Sanders — After Joe Biden finished as astonishing 4th place in Iowa and then 5th place in New Hampshire, I wrote a post-mortem for his campaign. It now looks like one of the most wrong things I have ever written.
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Outside the Beltway and New York Times
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Early exit polls from the 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary … Who's winning each group — Groups that candidates are winning by six or more percentage points — Preliminary exit poll results will be updated as vote tallies are reported. — Former vice president Joe Biden …
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The Daily Beast, Vox, WIS-TV, Outside the Beltway, Reuters, The Guardian, Spectator USA and Mother Jones


Billionaire Tom Steyer quits Democratic primary race — The announcement came after an underwhelming finish in the South Carolina Democratic primary. — Tom Steyer, the California activist billionaire who has largely been a nonfactor in the Democratic primary campaign, dropped out of the race on Saturday night.
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Breitbart, Politico, Associated Press, Outside the Beltway, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and The Week


Embattled Chris Matthews Left Out of MSNBC's S.C. Primary Coverage — The MSNBC host was nowhere to be found on air a day after he was accused of sexual harassment. — A day after he was accused of sexual harassment by a journalist, MSNBC decided to keep host Chris Matthews off …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Caller, Redstate and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »


NBC News polls: Sanders has the edge in Texas, is tied with Biden in North Carolina — The two states award a combined 338 delegates on Super Tuesday. — WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders holds a double-digit lead over his closest Democratic rival in Texas, while he's essentially tied …
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The Hill, Politico, One America News Network, Associated Press and Breitbart


Biden romps to victory in South Carolina — COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joe Biden notched his first election win Saturday in this first-in-the-South state on the strength of widespread support from black voters — a triumph that he's hoping will propel him on Super Tuesday and then into a one-on-one race against Bernie Sanders.
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NBC News, The Hill, Washington Free Beacon, Big League Politics, BuzzFeed News, New York Post and New York Times


Bernie Sanders raises $46 million in February, a huge sum — The haul could help sustain him in a lengthy battle for the nomination. — NORFOLK, Va. - Sen. Bernie Sanders raised $46.5 million in February, his presidential campaign said Sunday, a huge sum that could help sustain him in a lengthy battle for the nomination.
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Vox


The resurrection of Joe Biden — COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Biden campaign has always had a healthy sense of impending doom running through it. Maybe it's the Catholic sensibility of many of the senior staffers, but it's been noticeable in conversations over the last year.
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New York Magazine


Joe Biden bundlers see surge of pledges from new big money donors after he wins South Carolina — Bundlers backing Joe Biden's campaign told CNBC that they are seeing a surge in big money commitments in the wake of Saturday's apparent blowout victory in the South Carolina primary.
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Washington Monthly


Analysis: Biden buys time with emphatic South Carolina win — Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during his primary election night rally in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, after winning the South Carolina primary. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)


Sanders says he raised impressive $46.5M in February alone — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign said it raised more than $46.5 million in February, a show of financial strength announced Sunday, after the Vermont senator finished a distant second behind Joe Biden in South Carolina's primary.
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Politico and Talking Points Memo


Joe Biden says he's feeling good following his win in South Carolina — Joe Biden joined ABC's “This Week” following a commanding win in South Carolina. — Former Vice President former Vice President Joe Biden said on ABC's “This Week” that Sen. Bernie Sanders could have difficulty helping …
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The Hill and Associated Press


Professor with history of correctly predicting elections says it's 'the incumbent's election to lose' — A professor in political science with a history of accurately predicting the outcome of U.S. presidential elections said either Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) would win the primary election …
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Politico, Washington Post, NBC News, ABC News, The Independent and Breitbart


Biden Wins in South Carolina, Adding New Life to His Candidacy
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The Hill, PJ Media Home, The Guardian, Mediaite, Deadline and Daily Kos

South Carolina primary election live updates
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ABC News, New York Times, NBC News, Townhall, Vox, Breitbart, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Mediaite

Joe Biden's victory in South Carolina has reset the Democratic race
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Outside the Beltway

South Carolina 2020 Primary: Live Results
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Vox, FiveThirtyEight, American Prospect, Carl Beijer, Slate, Reason and TalkLeft


Joe Biden Finds His Voice After a Blowout Victory in South Carolina
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The Federalist

Billionaire, liberal activist Tom Steyer ends presidential bid
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FiveThirtyEight

Tom Steyer drops out of presidential race
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VICE, The Federalist, Vox and Breitbart

‘Two Person Race’: Ex-Obama Adviser Says 2020 Fight is Now Down to Bernie and Biden
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NPR and Vanity Fair

Joe Biden's South Carolina Victory Has Him Back In The Running — But For How Long?
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CNN, HuffPost and The Gateway Pundit


Inside Trump's frantic attempts to minimize the coronavirus crisis — Minutes before President Trump was preparing Wednesday to reassure a skittish nation about the coronavirus threat, he received a piece of crucial information: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had identified …
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Raw Story
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Coronavirus: Pence defends Trump Jr claim Democrats want ‘millions’ to die — When Donald Trump Jr said Democrats hope coronavirus “kills millions of people” in the US because they want to bring his father down, he was merely “pushing back” at politicisation of the viral outbreak by Trump opponents …
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Washington Post and The Daily Beast

HHS Secretary Azar says new coronavirus case appears in Chicago
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Chicago Tribune and fox8.com


Live updates: New coronavirus cases indicate virus is spreading in U.S.; FDA expands testing — More coronavirus infections were reported from South Korea to France to Qatar on Saturday after health officials in Washington state, Oregon and California on Friday reported a worrying development …
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Pence: It's OK for local schools to shut down over the coronavirus — Vice President Mike Pence said the Trump administration will defer to local officials on their decisions on the coronavirus. — “I think the president would respect any decisions that are made at the state and local level …
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The Hill
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Trump expands Iran travel ban in the wake of the first US coronavirus death
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Politico, New York Times, One America News Network and Breitbart


Trump is pushing a dangerous, false spin on coronavirus — and the media is helping him spread it — Among the many outlandish statements President Trump has made since taking office, one in particular stands out for me. — Speaking in Kansas City, Mo., in the summer of 2018 …