(CNN) The South Carolina primary is in the books.

Former Vice President Joe Biden got the win he so badly needed, with just days left before the primary goes nationwide -- starting with Super Tuesday, when 14 states and American Samoa are set to cast ballots.

WINNERS

* Joe Biden: The former vice president would have taken any sort of win after finishing fourth, fifth and second in the first three votes. That he won with such a HUGE margin -- almost 30 points over : The former vice president would have taken any sort of win after finishing fourth, fifth and second in the first three votes. That he won with such a HUGE margin -- almost 30 points over Bernie Sanders -- should provide him with at least some sort of bounce heading into Super Tuesday. And Biden's dominating performance among black voters in South Carolina (he won more than 6 in 10) should bode very well for his chances in southern states likes Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia, which have substantial black populations and are set to vote on Tuesday. Biden still isn't the clear alternative to Sanders in this race, but he took the first necessary step to being that person on Saturday.

* Jim Clyburn: Almost : Almost half of South Carolina voters said that the endorsement of the longtime African American congressman was either a critical or one of several key factors in their decision. That is a VERY big deal -- and a sign that there are still some endorsements that actually matter. Clyburn also made clear on Saturday -- before the vote was final -- that even though he had endorsed Biden, he didn't think things were hunky dory in the campaign. "I think we will have to sit down and get serious about how we retool this campaign, how we retool the fundraising, how we do the GOTV, and at that point in time many of us around the country will be able to join with him and help him get it right," Clyburn said of Biden