The South Carolina Democratic primary will determine whether Joe Biden’s campaign stays alive, or whether another candidate can lay claim to being the strongest challenger to national front-runner Bernie Sanders, writes Sahil Kapur of NBC News in an analysis.

Here are five things to watch for when polls close at 7 p.m. EST.

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