Joe Biden scores a decisive victory in the South Carolina primary, causing Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, and Tom Steyer to end their campaigns. As the last four candidates look to Super Tuesday, the Trump Administration continues to bungle the response to the growing threat of coronavirus. Then David Plouffe talks to Jon L. about what to watch for on Super Tuesday and his new book, A Citizen’s Guide to Beating Donald Trump.

Show notes

South Carolina

: Steyer drops out of 2020 race

: Tom Steyer Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race

: Goodbye To Tom Steyer, The Other Billionaire Whose 2020 Campaign Never Made Much Sense

: Buttigieg aides say path beyond Super Tuesday is possible but tricky

: For Buttigieg, a Search for Black Support That Never Arrived

: Pete Buttigieg is ending his presidential bid

(2/28): Second choice of Buttigieg supporters

: Winning South Carolina, Biden Makes Case Against Sanders: ‘Win Big or Lose

: Sanders campaign raises more than $46 million in February

: SC results reveal challenge for Sanders among black voters

: Heading into Super Tuesday, Biden gets big funding boost

: What Biden’s Big South Carolina Win Might Mean For Sanders

: Rep. Jim Clyburn’s endorsement gave Biden some serious momentum in South Carolina

: Biden got nearly two-thirds of the black vote in South Carolina

: Turnout in South Carolina makes Biden’s win even more impressive

: South Carolina blows up the 2020 primary

: Exit polls from the 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary

: Near-record turnout in South Carolina sets stage for Super Tuesday battles

Super Tuesday

Politico : Super Tuesday polls: Bernie’s edge, Biden’s bounce and Bloomberg’s debut

FiveThirtyEight : Election Update: South Carolina — And A Bunch Of New Polls — Are Showing A Close Super Tuesday Race

NBC News : NBC News polls: Sanders has the edge in Texas, is tied with Biden in North Carolina

USA Today : Sanders leads Biden in key Super Tuesday states of California, Texas and North Carolina, polls find

NYT : Who Will Win on Super Tuesday? Here’s What Polls Show in 6 Key States

WaPo : Bernie Sanders has the advantage on Super Tuesday as rivals jockey to hold down his delegate count

Politico : Sanders in command as Super Tuesday nears

NBC News : Can Latinos seal the deal for Sanders on Super Tuesday?

Reuters : Sanders surpasses Biden among African American voters: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Politico : Biden’s surprise ray of hope in California

Vox : Joe Biden’s victory in South Carolina could foreshadow a strong performance in the South

Politico : How Biden plans to capitalize on his big win

NYT : ‘He Hasn’t Been Here’: Why Joe Biden Lags in Super Tuesday States

ABC News : Bloomberg campaign plans 2,400 events in 30 states ahead of Super Tuesday

Politico : Bloomberg tumbles heading into Super Tuesday

Bloomberg : Bloomberg Tops Half a Billion Dollars in Campaign Advertising

AP : Virginia a key state in Bloomberg’s Super Tuesday strategy

Politico : Inside Warren’s Hail Mary strategy for the nomination

Medium : Super Tuesday and Beyond

WSJ : Warren’s Ground Game Faces Biggest Test on Super Tuesday

Politico : Warren at risk of losing her home state

AP : Super Tuesday race tightens in Amy Klobuchar’s Minnesota

CNN : Amy Klobuchar abandons South Carolina as she looks ahead to Super Tuesday

NBC News : Klobuchar says she is ‘headed into Super Tuesday’ despite poor showing in S.C.