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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
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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Washington Post:
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 …
NBC News:
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.
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
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 …
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
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.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
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.
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
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.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
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.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Kaelan Deese / The Hill:
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 …
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
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)
Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart, NBC News, Vox and Politico
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
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.
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
Biden Wins in South Carolina, Adding New Life to His Candidacy  —  Joseph R. Biden Jr. drew on his decades-long relationships and leveraged his close bond with black voters to try to wrap up a state long considered his stronghold.  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joseph R. Biden Jr. scored a decisive victory …
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren comes out swinging after South Carolina drubbing  —  Elizabeth Warren responded to her fourth straight loss Saturday night by taking direct aim at her rivals — including Bernie Sanders.  —  “This crisis demands more than a senator who has good ideas, but whose 30-year track record shows …
Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:   Joe Biden wins South Carolina primary, momentarily stopping Bernie Sanders' rise
New York Times:
South Carolina Primary Forecast
New York Times:
Joe Biden Had a Big Night. He Needs Another in 72 Hours.
Discussion: Althouse
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:   It's Time for Obama to Man Up and Back Biden
Juana Summers / NPR:
Tom Steyer Drops Out Of 2020 Presidential Race
Discussion: The Week
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Billionaire, liberal activist Tom Steyer ends presidential bid
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Tom Steyer drops out of presidential race
Discussion: The Federalist
CNN:   6 takeaways from Biden's South Carolina win and what it means for Super Tuesday
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
‘Two Person Race’: Ex-Obama Adviser Says 2020 Fight is Now Down to Bernie and Biden
Discussion: NPR and Vanity Fair
New York Times:   For Buttigieg, a Search for Black Support That Never Arrived
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Tom Steyer drops out of the presidential race
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and New York Times
Washington Post:
Eighteen days that resuscitated Joe Biden's nearly five-decade career
Discussion: The Week and Vox
Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Trump jokes Biden won't be governing as president: 'He'll be in a home'
Discussion: NBC News
Washington Post:
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 …
Discussion: The Guardian and Raw Story
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: New Fears in Washington State, and a Murder Inquiry in Korea  —  The coronavirus may have been in Washington State for weeks, and 150 to 1,500 may have been infected.  —  RIGHT NOW South Korean officials are seeking an inquiry into leaders of a church at the center of the country's outbreak on murder charges.
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Washington Post:
Live updates: New coronavirus cases indicate virus is spreading in U.S.; FDA expands testing
Ted Hesson / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. weighs restrictions at border with Mexico over coronavirus threat
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:   Trump misidentifies first coronavirus fatality in U.S. as a woman
David Cohen / Politico:
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 …
Discussion: The Hill
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Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Pentagon sees Taliban deal as allowing fuller focus on China  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's peace deal with the Taliban opens the door for an initial American troop withdrawal that Defense Secretary Mark Esper sees as a step toward the broader goal of preparing for potential future war with China.
TMZ.com:
Bernie Sanders Boards the Wrong Private Jet, Campaign Brain Fart  —  BERNIE SANDERS BOARDS THE WRONG PRIVATE JET ... Case Of Campaign Brain  —  Bernie Sanders is on the go all the time — which seems to have given him a momentary case of a campaign brain fart as he accidentally boarded the wrong jet.
Discussion: Redstate and PJ Media Home
 
 
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