President Biden won the South Carolina Democratic primary on Saturday, according to The Associated Press.

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It is the first official nominating contest for the party, and one that Democrats hope sends a message to Black voters.

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As the incumbent president, Biden had been widely expected to carry the primary.

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Biden backed the push to change the party's calendar this year to put South Carolina's primary at the front of the pack, ahead of Iowa and New Hampshire.

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When I was elected President, I said the days of the backbone of the Democratic Party being at the back of the line were over," Biden said in a statement Saturday night.

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"That was a promise made and a promise kept. Now, you are First In The Nation."

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Polls have shown Biden lagging in approval ratings with younger voters and non-white voters.

"The voters that Democrats need to mobilize in the general election aren't participating in the primary election," Woodbury told NPR.

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