Marianne Williamson, the self-help author now on her second long-shot run for president, appeared to finish ahead of Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota in the South Carolina Democratic primary on Saturday, inching past the candidate who has so far been President Biden's most significant, albeit distant, rival.
Ms. Williamson's very distant second-place finish is a significant blow to Mr. Phillips. His campaign spent about $4.6 million in the last three months of 2023, and he lent it $4 million of his own money, according to a filing with the Federal Election Commission. Mr. Phillips had tried to set very low expectations for his performance in South Carolina. He projected on social media on Friday that Mr. Biden should get 95 percent of the vote in South Carolina. His forecast was not far off.
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