Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

How South Carolina May Shape the Democratic Race

We could be in for a one-on-one fight between Biden and Sanders.

February 28, 2020 at 12:30 PM UTC

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

Fighting for the Palmetto State.
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After Nevada clarified the Democratic contest for the nomination, the South Carolina primary on Saturday may be able to give it structure. It’s starting to look like we’re in for a one-on-one fight between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. Maybe.