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George Chidi in Columbia, South Carolina

Biden in South Carolina for one of his first presidential election campaign appearances of 2024

a man in a blue suit speaks at a podium with american flags behind him
Joe Biden speaks in Columbia, South Carolina. Photograph: Artie Walker Jr./AP

Four years ago, Democrats in South Carolina – and Black Democrats in particular – effectively cleared the field for Joe Biden’s nomination, ending what might have otherwise been a rowdy primary campaign for the right to face Donald Trump.

At a Democratic party dinner on Saturday in Columbia celebrating South Carolina’s new status as the first Democratic primary state, the US president returned to thank them for it, one week before voters head to the polls.

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