5 takeaways from Clinton's victory in SC

Mar 04, 2016, 23:52

Bernie Sanders conceded that his campaign was "decimated" by Hillary Clinton's campaign in this weekend's SC party primary but expressed optimism about keeping alive his White House bid. "We're not taking anything and we're not taking anyone for granted".

Clinton's wide margin in SC could validate her claims that her base of minority voters ultimately beat Sanders' more homogeneous support. She has now captured three of the first four nominating contests after wins in Iowa and Nevada, while Sanders took New Hampshire. This campaign and our victory is for the entrepreneur, who told me more dreams die in the parking lots of banks than anywhere else, and that's especially true for women and people of color.

"American has never stopped being great, our task is to make American whole", Clinton said at Greater Imani Cathedral of Faith. Soon after polls closed she told supporters: "You sent a message - in America when we stand together, there is no barrier too big to break". She won the support of almost nine in 10 black voters, crucial Democratic backers who had abandoned her for Mr Obama in 2008.

Among those looking for a candidate who is honest and trustworthy, Sanders and Clinton split the vote. "There's no way we're going to lose in Minnesota; I can see that", he says. "Tonight we lost", Sanders said.

That puts her in place to win big in the south on Super Tuesday this week. Bernie Sanders in the New Hampshire primary earlier this month, there were plenty of people flipping their lids.

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Exit polls showed 6 in 10 voters in the primary were black, by far the largest proportion in any of the contests so far.

With rival Bernie Sanders trailing in delegates, Clinton is beginning to focus more attention on her potential GOP challengers.

Super Tuesday primaries include those in Alabama, Arkansas where Clinton was active as Gov. Bill Clinton's wife; Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Tennessee and Vermont, where Sanders has been a longtime US senator and served as mayor of Burlington.

Sanders was resoundingly rejected by black voters in SC, a result that led many to question if he could ever make a dent in the important slice of the Democratic electorate.

Clinton allies quickly touted the breadth of her victory.

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Not to worry, Clinton backers counseled, assuring the naysayers that SC would serve to restore order. "Our grass roots political revolution is growing state by state, and we won't stop".

By winning South Carolina, Clinton has won two contests in a row.

Huge cheers broke out at the venue in Columbia, South Carolina, where Mrs Clinton delivered a victory speech to supporters.

After Super Tuesday, the race goes to the Midwest and Northeast where Sanders has been campaigning hard.

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