Slate Plus Bonus Episode: South Carolina and Super Tuesday

Political Gabfest

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🗓️ 1 March 2020

⏱️ 2 minutes

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David Plotz and John Dickerson discuss Biden's win in South Carolina and what it could mean for Super Tuesday and the Democratic Primary overall. Become a Slate Plus today to hear this bonus episode in full www.slate.com/gabfestplus You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a special Slate Plus episode about the South Carolina Democratic primary and a preview
0:05.0	of Super Tuesday.
0:06.5	If you want to hear the full episode, subscribe by going to Slate.com slash Gapest Plus.
0:12.9	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gap Fest from March 1st, 2020.
0:24.6	A very special South Carolina Super Tuesday episode.
0:29.7	I am David Plott of Atlas Obscura joining me from New York by Skype, which may explain
0:35.5	why the audio quality on the show is as high as it is on our usual shows.
0:40.8	Joining me on this bright Sunday morning here in Washington, I don't even know what kind
0:45.4	of Sunday morning it is in New York, is John Dickerson of CBS's 60 Minutelo John.
0:50.4	Hello David, it's bright and clear but quite cold.
0:54.0	Is that a metaphor?
0:55.0	Let's not even talk about a metaphor.
0:56.8	John, let's get started.
0:58.6	Last night, Joe Biden got the big win he's been looking for in the Democratic race.
1:04.2	He won the South Carolina primary.
1:06.6	Almost got a majority of all voters, but a huge margin between him and Bernie Sanders, who
1:12.7	was in second place with about 20% of the vote.
1:16.2	Biden got about 48% of the vote.
1:19.2	Tom Steyer finished third, already dropped out.
1:22.3	Is this the winning big margin that Joe Biden has been saying, winning big, is that the
1:29.1	winning big margin that he needed?
1:31.6	I think so.
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