Morning Joe: Prior to NV debate, Jim Clyburn was leaning towards Bloomberg.

[denem]

When Bloomberg was mortally wounded, Clyburn moved towards Biden. Decided to endorse Biden after SC debate. Scarborough - "debates matter".

[hlthe2b]

1. Then we have E. Warren to thank as well...

[SharonClark]

2. So his endorsement wasn't as heart felt

as it seemed.

[madaboutharry]

4. I don't see it that way.

Maybe he was worried that Biden wouldn’t be able to win. I think for the African-American community winning this upcoming election is the most important thing. It’s politics.

[blm]

7. Exactly. Biden, himself, visibly changed after Warren took down Bloomberg.

Bloomberg’s rising numbers had been spooking Biden and it showed.

[RoadRising]

3. SC voter here

All due respect to Jim Clyburn, whom I have great respect for, his influence in SC is being wildly overstated by the pundits. Just like Dems around the country, we in SC struggled mightily with our choice, knowing we could have outsized influence and fearing casting a vote that could ultimately help Trump. People I know, black and white, debated the choices for months and when it came time to cast our ballot put personal preferences aside and chose the one candidate best positioned to beat back Sanders and defeat Trump. When I heard Clyburn was endorsing Biden, it was a blip - of course he was. The idea that one man's opinion had so much sway on us feels a little insulting to SC voters. We thought, we debated, we chose, we voted. And the rest appears to be history.

[TwilightZone]

6. Disagree.

60% said it was a factor. I don't think it's possible to overstate that.

Edison — which compiles voter polls and live election results for media organizations including ABC News, CBS News, CNN, NBC News and Reuters — found that six out of 10 state primary voters said U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn’s endorsement of Biden, who was vice president under Democratic President Barack Obama, was a factor in their decision.

https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/voters/clyburn-s-endorsement-of-biden-a-factor-for-a-majority/article_13cd8a46-32f6-5b77-918d-9cd3aaaaf1da.html

[blm]

5. Elizabeth Warren - Tide Turner.

[denem]

8. Again from Morning Joe

(Bloomberg reassessing campaign) He wouldn't be looking forward to facing Elizabeth Warren (again). She's attached to him like a limpet mine.

[Kaleva]

9. This Feb 23 article says otherwise

"Several panicked Democrats, including one with direct knowledge of the planned endorsement, said they see it as a last-ditch effort to blunt Bernie Sanders’ momentum before he runs away with the nomination. But even among those Democratic lawmakers and aides, some are skeptical it will work, given the several other moderates still in the race who are splitting the anti-Sanders vote.

Clyburn was already considering formally backing Biden but the pressure intensified after Sanders’ landslide win in Nevada on Saturday night, according to two people familiar with the endorsement discussions."

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/23/clyburn-to-endorse-biden-south-carolina-116986

[denem]

10. "I thought that Elizabeth Warren did herself a lot of good"

Clyburn also said he will not endorse a candidate until after Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate in South Carolina. He said the event will likely have an impact on how voters will go to the poll's in Saturday's primary.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/484250-clyburn-says-democrats-spent-too-much-time-on-bloomberg-in-nevada-debate

[Kaleva]

11. In the end, Warren didn't do herself much good.

By not going after Sanders, she sank her own campaign.