Around ten people stood up to protest Bloomberg by turning their back to him halfway through his speech. Of those standing, two of them were white and a majority of them were women. Bloomberg continued speaking and did not react to the protest. He looked unfazed after he finished his speech and returned to the pew. The protests came after an awkward interaction with Rev. Strong noted that Bloomberg had initially declined Strong's offer to visit the church on Sunday, saying he was "too busy defeating Donald Trump.
The congregants laughed. Trump reignited his feud with Bloomberg, targeting his advisers in tweets overnight Saturday into Sunday morning. Your reputation will never be the same! Nicole Acevedo. Ofelia Alonso, 24, thinks there's a big misconception that most Latinos are "part of an older generation who doesn't care about politics.
Ben Kamisar. Mayor Pete Buttigieg told "Meet the Press" Sunday his campaign is pressing on after a fourth-place finish in South Carolina's Democratic primary, arguing that his message has "resonated across the country.
While polls will close at 7 pm ET , results may not be available until later Saturday night. Polling bears out that confidence: Biden is leading in the FiveThirtyEight South Carolina polling average by just over 19 points, at Bernie Sanders , the current frontrunner for the nomination , is in second with Amy Klobuchar , however, the South Carolina primary could be tough going.
In a recent Monmouth University poll , they were mired at 2 percent and 0 percent support, respectively, with black voters in the state, who made up about 61 percent of the Democratic primary electorate in Their difficulties with voters of color are well-documented.
As the first major test of African American support, South Carolina could seriously help cull the field. Organizer Nicola Hemphill wiped streams of tears from her face as she clung to friends. And he did it on the national platform. Hemphill described what she believes will become Steyer's legacy: "Tenacity. He cares about our lives. Nearly all staff members took the stage for a final rallying cry before dispersing into the crowd of remaining supporters.
We have a long fight ahead of us," one staff member announced. Seated in the first row, supporter Courtney Young from Columbia, said she will "absolutely" consider Steyer's endorsement moving forward, if he chooses to back another presidential contender. He was the type of President, I would have seen, because I know from the depths of his heart he would have been — next to President Obama — the second best president in the whole wide world.
Joe Biden has earned 32 national delegates from South Carolina and Bernie Sanders has earned 10 as of 11 p. Sanders still leads the overall race with 55 national delegates, but Biden has leaped into second place with The current national CBS News delegate estimate is below, subject to change as more of the South Carolina vote comes in.
As of p. This will be updated further when more of the vote comes in. There are 54 pledged delegates available in the South Carolina primary. Jill Biden said they felt "so overwhelmed" when Biden's victory in South Carolina was official.
And, you know, we will first ever be grateful to them for coming out for Joe and supporting him and just, you know, the kindness that they've shown in the love. CBS News projections indicate he is not on pace to win any delegates.
The more religious a voter was in the South Carolina Democratic primary, the more likely that voter was to cast a ballot for Joe Biden. Following Biden's decisive win in South Carolina, Kevin Sheekey, Bloomberg's campaign manager, reiterated that the former New York City mayor has not to appeared on the ballot and is instead focused on "organizing Democrats and building infrastructure in states all around the country.
Bloomberg was not on the ballot in any of the four early-voting states, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. Earlier Saturday, he appeared before supporters in North Carolina, where voters will head to the polls Tuesday.
Steyer announced he is dropping out of the presidential race, following his projected third place finish in South Carolina. Steyer disclosed his decision in remarks to supporters, during which he reiterated his reasons for jumping into the presidential race and heralded his team in the state. Steyer vowed to support the Democratic presidential, nominee, saying any Democrat is "a million times better than" Mr.
He also criticized South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, calling him a "disaster for the people here. He had the most staff in South Carolina, with staffers, and spent 23 days campaigning in the state.
Before the primary, Steyer's efforts appeared to pay off, as polling in the run-up to the primary put him in third behind Biden and Sanders. But he failed to earn any delegates in the other three early-voting states, Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.
The billionaire philanthropist was among the first to call for President Trump's impeachment and has been one of the most vocal to sound the alarm about climate change. A smiling Biden addressed a cheering crowd shortly before 9 p. Biden emphasized his ability to defeat Mr. Trump and said that he represented a return to consistency. Biden also took a shot at Bloomberg, who was previously a Republican, and Sanders, an independent, saying that he is a "candidate who's a Democrat, a lifelong Democrat, a proud Democrat, an Obama-Biden Democrat.
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