Sanders topped Clinton when potential caucus goers were asked who would help the middle class more.
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Clinton’s campaign expresses confidence that she will maintain a strong lead among superdelegates even as she focuses on upcoming primaries.
Other Clinton supporters say she’s the best bet to win in November.
In the S.C. poll, Sanders performed well among self-identified independents, leading Clinton by 46 percent to 43 percent.
Meanwhile, Clinton and Sanders are more evenly split on the economy.
Primary season moves to the South starting on Saturday, Feb. 20, when Republicans go to the polls. (Iowa and New Hampshire are overwhelmingly white.) But her support in the state has been slipping in recent weeks, leaving her in a statistical tie with Sanders in the latest poll. On Tuesday Clinton delivered a speech in NY at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture on how to break down barriers that hold back African-American families, undoubtedly trying to court their vote.
Skeptics have often questioned Kasich’s ability to win over GOP voters, given his moderate stances on issues such as Medicaid expansion and immigration.
Sanders, who tends to perform better among whites and liberals, received increased support from these groups in Iowa and New Hampshire.
The surprising surge of Sanders in Nevada has only added to speculation that much like Barack Obama in 2008, the crotchety Vermont senator could present a strong challenge to Clinton’s once-inevitable nomination, if not snatch it from her outright. “But in the end, black people remember what she did and what she’s stood for years ago”.
Scott Pelley on Thursday will anchor the CBS Evening News from Las Vegas, where he’ll sit down with Hillary Clinton. “I think a few African Americans may be swayed by Bernie because he says so many things about the prison system”. It follows a Spanish-language ad the campaign has already been airing across the state.
In Nevada, the Culinary Workers Union said it will not be announcing an endorsement during this primary.
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“I thought that the secretary demonstrated an ease and familiarity with numerous issues we discussed this morning”, National Urban League President Marc Morial said afterward. Tad Devine, Sanders’ top political strategist, signaled that thinking when he told reporters the campaign senses growing support among younger Nevada Hispanics.
