Same with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in New Hampshire. Pete Buttigieg is a Midwesterner, so of course he is going to do well in Iowa. Geographically, those two states are places far away from South Carolina, where the results are seen as “association” performances with where the candidates come from. It is a complete and total restart, or can be. Kropf: I don’t think what happened in Iowa or New Hampshire tonight matters a plate of potatoes in the South Carolina race in terms of siding with the winners. Our conversation, conducted via email and lightly edited for flow, is below.Ĭillizza: How much (or little) does what happened in Iowa (and will happen tonight in New Hampshire) impact South Carolina voters? How closely are they following it? I put that question – and a few more – to Schuyler Kropf, a top-notch political reporter at the Charleston Post & Courier. So, how strong is Biden’s South Carolina firewall, especially amid what looks likely to be two straight fourth-place or worse finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire? (He plans to go straight to South Carolina on Tuesday night from New Hampshire, his campaign announced Tuesday). According to NBC News, Biden has about 500 staffers on the ground in Super Tuesday states, compared with 1,300 for Warren, 1,000 for Sanders and at least 950 for Bloomberg.THE POINT - NOW ON YOUTUBE! In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. In addition to ad spending, Biden is lagging in organization.
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