“And this one’s for you”.
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The win was a comeback of sorts for the one-time dominating front-runner who just weeks ago had been expected to easily win the diverse state with help from the large Hispanic population and union workers. The Vermont senator largely appeals to white liberals, a relatively narrow swath of the Democratic Party. Hillary Clinton looks all but certain to win big next Saturday in SC – a state with a large black vote.
Worse for Clinton still, exit polls suggest her outreach strategy to Latino voters was mostly a failure, with a majority voicing support for Sanders.
“We are the only campaign that has beaten and can beat Donald Trump”, said Cruz.
“But I think that after SC, we have 11 states; we stand a good chance of winning a number of those states”, he said. With an enthusiastic group of volunteers and a bank account full of money, he has no reason to stop.
This was Clinton’s so called “firewall.” . But she saw her double-digit lead from December vanish as both campaigns engaged there.
According to a poll of voters entering caucus sites around the state, Clinton beat Sanders 57% to 41% among women.
“We had 60 percent today for the Democratic caucus had never participated in the caucus before”. The first is the fact that if Clinton had come up short in Nevada, as many observers predicted, the coverage was going to be brutal.
The FBI is investigating whether classified information passed through Clinton’s homebrew server while she was secretary of state. The Clinton plan, unlike the Sanders plan, does not promise free college for everyone at public colleges, and also includes funds for private historically black colleges and other institutions that serve many disadvantaged students.
“It’s easy to nit-pick Clinton’s campaign – and I know many of her allies believe I do that on a daily basis”.
Another element to watch for Saturday that could boost Clinton’s numbers: turnout.
Those areas of strength for Sanders point to a problem for Clinton – convincing voters of her empathy and honesty – that has dogged her throughout the race and continues to challenge her, particularly among younger voters. Her doubt was understandable considering that she lost by 22 points in New Hampshire to Sanders. Sanders did well with self-identified independents and two-thirds of those participating in a caucus for the first time.
And poll after poll had showed that Sanders had a problem persuading Black and Latino voters.
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Instead, Saturday’s Democratic caucuses proved a close contest, as Brooklyn native Sanders continued to capitalize on anger towards Wall Street and income inequality. Sanders won by better than 3 to 1 among them.
