Joe Biden wins South Carolina’s primary as he gears up for re-election

US President Joe Biden (Alex Brandon, AP)

President Joe Biden has easily won South Carolina’s Democratic primary, clinching a state he pushed to lead off his party’s nominating process after it revived his then-struggling White House bid four years ago.

Mr Biden defeated the other long-shot Democrats on Saturday’s South Carolina’s ballot, including Minnesota representative Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson.