[[02-29]] - [[Biden, Joe]] won [[South Carolina]] primarily due to strong African-American support (in part for his role as [[VPOTUS]] under [[Obama, Barack]]). [[Buttigieg, Pete]] and [[Klobuchar, Amy]] to dropped out shortly after to endorse him. ## Direct Causes - [[1.2016-11-08 - Donald Trump wins presidential election]] - Showed the importance of [[Strategic voting]], which minority voters are more likely to do. - [[1.2020-02-22 - Bernie Sanders wins Nevada primary]] - Strong show of support for [[Sanders, Bernie]], demonstrating a need for the moderate lane to unify if they wanted to stop him.