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Several voters at Sanders South Carolina rally today told me this was their first-ever political event.

They cited student debt, jobs and health care as reasons they like Sanders
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We heard from other voters here that they are standing by Joe Biden, and they believe he’s found his voice punching back.
People also brought up Warren as a fighter and alternative to Sanders
We also heard from Columbia, SC rapper @Mooktbg arguing against billionaires taking over democracy...

(and we briefly discussed Carolina rappers @DaBabyDaBaby @JColeNC & @Jeezy )
Thanks to The Lizard’s Thicket for hosting — if you’re local, we are back here Saturday at 4 PM if you want to stop by...
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"If anything kills over 10 million people in the next few decades, it's most likely to be a highly infectious virus rather than a war... We are not ready for the next epidemic."

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Tonight: Joe Biden says he will pick a woman as his running mate and a black woman for the Supreme Court, if he wins
Sanders responds by saying "in all likelihood" he would do the same, putting a "progressive woman" on the ticket if he won
Biden has previously pledged to appoint a black woman to SCOTUS; the running mate pledge sounds the most ironclad to date.

(Feb: "I’m looking forward to making sure there’s a black woman on the Supreme Court")
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New: Bloomberg spent TWENTY FOUR times what Biden did for each vote so far.

What does that say about their organic support from voters?
Sanders has now spent three times as much as Biden per vote.

From our original report tonight:
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