Leading presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) congratulated President Biden on Saturday for winning South Carolina’s Democratic primary, joking that he received a “good old-fashioned cheer.”
“Clearing four digits has never felt so good,” Phillips wrote. X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after the election campaign was called for the incumbent. “Congratulations, Mr. President, with a good old cheer. See you in Michigan.”
Biden conceded after he won more than 96 percent of the vote, according to the latest tally from Decision Desk, a partner at The Hill. As of 10 p.m. ET, Biden has 55 delegates, but still has 10 to go.
In his victory comments, Biden reflected on his 2020 victory in the state, which served as a spark in his bid to take the White House from former President Donald Trump.
“As I said four years ago, this campaign is for everyone who has been downtrodden, excluded, and marginalized,” Biden wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. . “That still applies today.”
“In 2020, it was South Carolina voters who proved the experts wrong, breathed new life into our campaign, and put us on the path to winning the presidency.” Ta. “Now, in 2024, the people of South Carolina are once again raising their voices and saying there is no doubt that you have put us on the path to winning another presidential election and making Donald Trump a loser again. there is no.
For Phillips, who won less than 2% of the vote in the Palmetto State, the loss comes as he questions Democratic voters’ enthusiasm for Biden and says the president’s declining approval ratings and age favor him. It undermines the main argument.
The next race, the Democratic Michigan primary, is scheduled to be held on February 27, with Biden, Phillips and author Marianne Williamson voting.
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