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David Smith in Columbia, South Carolina

‘The weirdest campaign’: South Carolina delivers a win, but Biden still faces an uphill path

Close-up of Joe Biden.
South Carolina was a cakewalk for Joe Biden, though the general election is likely to be a fierce battle. Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

Surprise! Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina with a high-90s percentage that would make even Vladimir Putin or Kim Jong-un blush.

But despite the low energy and low turnout, there was a wider narrative on Saturday about representation, the changing face of the US and a rebuke to the white identity politics of Donald Trump.

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