BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — After keeping his campaign afloat with his South Carolina victory, Joe Biden is poised to be first in the Alabama contest if Michael Bloomberg’s overwhelming presence in the state doesn’t pull support away from the former vice president.

There’s a dearth of polling in Alabama, which gives out 52 pledged delegates on Super Tuesday, a day when more than a third of all delegates are awarded when 14 states vote. The eventual nominee will need to win a total of 1,991 pledged delegates.