Biden: South Carolina win shows 'Democrats want a nominee who's a Democrat'

Joe Biden.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden took what might have been a not-so-subtle shot at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) during his victory speech after winning the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary Saturday.

Biden's talking points mostly had to do with continuing the legacy of former President Barack Obama and defeating President Trump in November, but he also said — without mentioning Sanders or any other Democratic candidate by name — that the victory showed Democratic voters "want a nominee who's a Democrat." Sanders, of course, considers himself a democratic socialist and is technically an independent outside of his presidential runs.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.