Seventy-four percent of the Democratic electorate said the next president should generally continue Obama’s policies, and Clinton won those voters 81 to 19 percent, per exit polls.
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So Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary in SC.
Among Democrats, Clinton wins in 43 states and the District of Columbia, where she enjoys a 60-point margin over Sanders.
But the results also helped her extinguish any doubts about her ability to win big with Democrats and about her broad appeal among minority voters, who will be decisive in many delegate-rich primaries next month.
Super Tuesday 2016 is pretty much here, and Hillary Clinton is coming off of a huge victory in SC.
For the Democrats the turnout in the first four contests – Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and SC – has fallen below levels seen in 2008, when President Barack Obama bested Clinton for the nomination. But Hillary Clinton posted a huge win in SC last night, putting her on the clear track to win the party’s nomination. Sanders is at a disadvantage in that two-thirds of those delegates are in the southern states in which Clinton has at least a 20-point lead. “We’re not taking anything and we’re not taking anyone for granted”.
“America has never stopped being great”, she declared. “Instead of building walls, we need to be tearing down barriers”.
If Clinton does have a very good day Tuesday, Sanders will just be too far behind in delegates to catch her unless something changes dramatically, and very soon.
There are 865 Democratic delegates up for grabs in the Super Tuesday contests in 11 states and American Samoa.
“Remember the little box that used to be on your kid’s report cards, ‘play well with others?’ I’d have to put a big ‘no, ‘” Clinton said of Republicans.
Several news organizations said Clinton won the primary immediately after polls closed at 7 p.m. EDT.
Is door closing fast for Bernie Sanders? Recognizing his steep odds in South Carolina, Sanders had spent most of the past week in states that will vote in March.
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Sanders’ digital fundraising operation – buoyed by a strong email list, text pleas and a base of support built with young voters – has proven to be one of his campaign’s most effective tools. Among non-Hispanic white voters, she led with about 48-30 percent, the poll found.
