The CNN chyron on primary night in New Hampshire stood out among all the other screen clutter and not in a good way: “Joe Biden to speak from South Carolina.”

While indeed an odd display, it wasn’t a surprise as Team Biden waved the white flag much earlier in the day, announcing it was packing its bags while supporters were likely still out in the cold, engaging in get-out-the-vote efforts. Just three months ago, when Biden was filing to run in New Hampshire, he said, “I’m not here to come in second. I never enter anything to come in second.”