Clinton admitted, once again, that she had “evolved” on the issue – and was “glad” to have done so.
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Clinton’s lopsided win – she led by 48 percentage points with nearly all precincts counted – provided an important boost for her campaign and a moment to wipe away bitter memories of her loss to Barack Obama in SC eight years ago.
While Sen. Bernie Sanders’ support rose in the polls for months in the early states, many Democrats crowed about Hillary Clinton’s “firewall”. “We are not taking anything, and we are not taking anyone, for granted”.
Hillary Clinton won a clear and commanding victory in South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary on Saturday thanks to the overwhelming support of black voters.
For the Sanders campaign, it was a devastating result in the South.
This time around, Clyburn endorsed Clinton, and her husband was well-received as he traveled the state on her behalf. “Instead, they have channeled their sorrow into a strategy and their mourning into a movement”, she said. “America has never stopped being great, But we need to make America whole again”.
Clinton then took aim at Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again”. “In America, when we stand together, there is no barrier too big to break”.
Clinton won men and women in generally, won those age 30 and older, and won 70 percent support from those who said they saw themselves as conservative.
Entrance polls out of SC indicated that Sanders had also done well among young voters there.
A Real Clear Politics average of polls in the states up for grabs Tuesday found Clinton leading in nine, essentially tied in one and losing to Sanders only in Vermont, which will have the day’s smallest delegate stash.
His wife, Jane, said he had suffered from lack of media coverage during the early part of the campaign. She also won white voters-39 percent of voters-53/47 over Sanders.
Recognizing his steep odds in South Carolina, Sanders had spent most of the past week in states that will vote in March.
“Tomorrow, this campaign goes national!” she said in a rousing call to take on Super Tuesday. “Our grassroots political revolution is growing state by state, and we won’t stop now”. The favored pronoun was “we”, not “I”.
The first four contests give Clinton three wins and one lopsided loss.
In her victory speech, Clinton aimed a dig at the man tipped to be the Republican presidential candidate. She won the support of 89 percent of black women voting in SC.
Hillary Clinton was projected the victor of the Democratic primary in SC on Saturday.
SC has 53 delegates at stake. Only 1 in 10 said they trust Sanders over Clinton. Most of the coverage I’ve seen has suggested that, sure, Hillary is going to win, but she’s really being pressed in the black community and Bernie could do better than expected. Sanders has gained at least 12.
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Thirteen states and one territory participate in the vote: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming and American Samoa.
