South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary is Saturday.
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“After a razor-thin victory by Clinton in the Iowa caucuses, a blowout by Sanders in the New Hampshire primary and a small victory margin by Clinton in the Nevada caucuses, Clinton is perched on the cusp of her own significant primary victory in the Palmetto State”, said Bruce Ransom, a Clemson political science professor and co-director of the poll, in a university release.
Florida Democrats aren’t Feeling the Bern.
Sanders: Hope to get more African-American support than expected and get a big turnout from younger voters.
Pundits expect Clinton to do well in Virginia, a moderate swing-state with a diverse Democratic electorate, against Vermont Sen.
State Sen. Floyd Nicholson said he has yet to make a decision.
As Hillary Clinton barnstormed across the state this week, Sanders was on a tour of middle America.
Delivering Virginia for the former Secretary of State will be a key test for the long time Clinton ally and personal friend. In the second poll, Sanders had the edge with a 56/37 percent favorable/unfavorable rating while Clinton received a 49/46 percent favorable/unfavorable rating. Barack Obama, riding huge support from African-American voters, trounced Clinton by 55 percent to 28 percent.
Says Clyburn, “I think that if one were to look at the qualifications of the candidates – really reflect upon what our country can be, and look at who can best get us to that place – I think it’s hands down Hillary Clinton”.
“The ratio of Clinton declarations to those for Sanders is 96 percent to 4 percent”.
In other findings, 50 percent of Rhode Islanders said the state is headed in the right direction, while the same percentage said the state is going in the wrong direction.
“There are other issues – qualifications, experience”.
Brown said it conducted the two surveys a few days apart, and each sampled 600 registered Rhode Island voters who are likely to vote in the April 26 presidential primary. It has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 4.5-percent.
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On the Democratic side, Clinton has edged ahead of Sanders slightly, contradicting last week’s findings from Public Policy Polling that pegged Sanders with 49 percent of the vote to Clinton’s 42 percent. Sanders is below pressure to enhance his erect amid minorities beforehand South Carolina’s main and the thread of Southern contests that pursue on March 1, that might tilt the momentum of the Open-minded White House contest in the direction of Clinton.
