有望当选总统的乔·拜登刚刚离获得头奖又近了一步，这是他在初选或党团会议上的首次胜利，这是他本周末在南卡罗来纳州的一次重大胜利。
在他的职业生涯中，拜登已经三次竞选总统。首先是在80年代末，1988年的选举最终由乔治·布什获胜。2008年第二，2020年第三。
拜登的第一次尝试在剽窃指控后结束——他承认了这一点。
有消息称，他美化了自己的学术记录，引用了包括英国工党领袖尼尔·戈登·金诺克在内的政治家的话，但没有署名(根据报道，后来被描述为“疏忽”)纽约时报)迫使该政治家退出1987年9月的竞选。
拜登当时是特拉华州的一名44岁的参议员，他说他是带着“难以置信的不情愿”这样做的他补充道，根据CSPAN的说法，“我对自己不得不把自己置于不得不做出这个选择的境地感到愤怒。”
二十年后，民主党人试图再次竞选总统。然而，在爱荷华州党团会议上表现不佳后，他和同为参议员的克里斯·多德一起退出了竞选。
拜登在爱荷华州获得第五名后不久宣布退出竞选的决定，他说，根据NPR的说法，“让我向你说清楚，我不会离开。”
他没有。尽管对当时的候选人巴拉克·奥巴马有一些争议性的评论(根据美国全国广播公司新闻，称他“干净”和“能言善辩”)，他后来加入了奥巴马的阵营，成为了副总统。
2020年2月29日，南卡罗来纳州哥伦比亚市，民主党总统候选人、前副总统乔·拜登在宣布南卡罗来纳州总统初选胜利后，在台上发表讲话。
拜登的总统生涯可能是第三次幸运。这一次，他比他之前两次竞选中的任何一次都更进一步——而且，截至本周末，他在初选或党团会议中确保了他的第一次每次胜利。
这位前副总统已经在南卡罗来纳州投入了大量的时间和资源，而且似乎已经有了回报。美国有线电视新闻网的出口民调显示，他在黑人选民、老年选民和温和派选民中表现特别好。
对于拜登来说，这是一场长期的战斗，也是一场非常需要的胜利。他作为“最有资格”的候选人参选，但没能赢得他所希望的胜利。
在爱荷华州和新罕布什尔州，他落后于对手，分别排在第四和第五位。他在内华达州获得了(一些)支持，仅次于伯尼·桑德斯，但在南卡罗来纳州没有强劲的表现，拜登获得提名的机会看起来岌岌可危。
幸运的是，拜登获得了将近50%的选票，他在南卡罗来纳州的胜利是决定性的——这让他在2020年3月3日的超级星期二处于更有利的位置。
周二，民主党候选人将争夺14个州的1357名代表，包括德克萨斯州和加利福尼亚州。那天晚上的结果可能会对最终谁将赢得提名大有启发，要么确保桑德斯的领先地位，要么加紧竞选。
拜登以第二高的代表比例进入本周(48)，仅次于桑德斯(56)。根据英国《金融时报》皮特·布蒂盖格(26岁)、伊丽莎白·沃伦(8岁)和艾米·克洛布查尔(7岁)分别排在第三、第四和第五位，目前为止，其余的代表名单已经公布。
他告诉人群，“就在几天前，媒体和权威人士宣布这一候选资格已经死亡。现在，感谢你们所有人——民主党的核心——我们刚刚赢了，而且我们赢了很多。”
2020年2月28日，在南卡罗来纳州斯帕坦堡沃福德大学，普雷斯顿·布朗宁坐在看台上，等待民主党总统候选人、前副总统乔·拜登的竞选活动。
BIDEN VICTORY IN SOUTH CAROLINA HIS FIRST PRIMARY OR CAUCUS VICTORY EVER IN THREE RUNS FOR PRESIDENT
Presidential hopeful Joe Biden just got one step closer to clinching the top prize, securing his first ever win at a primary or caucus with a stomping victory in South Carolina this weekend.
Over his career, Biden has made three runs for president. First in the late eighties, for the 1988 election eventually won by George H. W. Bush. Second in 2008 and third in 2020.
Biden's first attempt came to a close following allegations of plagiarism—which he admitted to.
News that he had embellished his academic record and lifted quotes from politicians—including British Labour leader Neil Kinnock—without attribution (later described as "an oversight," according to The New York Times) pressured the politician to pull out of the race in September 1987.
Biden, who was at the time a 44-year-old senator for Delaware, said he did so with "incredible reluctance." He added, according to CSPAN, "I'm angry at myself for having to put myself in the position of having to make this choice."
The Democrat attempted a second run at president twenty years later. After a poor showing at the Iowa caucuses, however, he stepped down from the race along with fellow senator Chris Dodd (D-CT).
Announcing his decision to drop out of the race shortly after coming fifth in Iowa, Biden said, according to NPR, "Let me make something clear to you, I ain't going away."
He did not. Despite some controversial comments about then-candidate Barack Obama (calling him "clean" and "articulate," according to NBC News), he later joined the Obama ticket and became vice president.
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks on stage after declaring victory in the South Carolina presidential primary on February 29, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina.
Biden's presidential career may be a case of third time lucky. This time round, he made it further than he has on either of his previous two runs—and, as of this weekend, he secured his first every victory in a primary or caucuses.
The former vice president has poured a lot of time and resources into South Carolina and it appears to have paid off. CNN exit polls suggest he fared especially well with black voters, older voters and moderate voters.
It is a long fought for and much needed win for Biden, who is running as the "most qualified" candidate but had failed to grab the victories he was hoping for.
In Iowa and New Hampshire, he trailed behind his rivals coming fourth and fifth respectively. He gained (some) steam in Nevada, coming (a distant) second to Bernie Sanders' first, but without a strong showing in South Carolina, Biden's chances at the nomination were looking precarious.
Fortunately for Biden, with almost 50 percent of the vote, his victory in South Carolina was decisive—and it puts him in a better position for Super Tuesday on March 3, 2020.
On Tuesday, the Democratic candidates will be competing for 1,357 delegates across 14 states, including Texas and California. The results of that night could be hugely illuminating as to who will eventually win the nomination, either securing Sanders' frontrunner status or tightening the race.
Biden goes into the week with the second highest share of delegates (48), behind Sanders (56). According to The Financial Times, Pete Buttigeig (26), Elizabeth Warren (8) and Amy Klobuchar (7) come third, fourth and fifth respectively, with the remaining delegates given out so far.
He told crowds, "Just days ago the press and the pundits had declared this candidacy dead. Now, thanks to all of you—the heart of the Democratic Party— we just won, and we've won big."
Preston Browning sits in the bleachers before a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at Wofford University February 28, 2020 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
