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Speaking before a small but enthusiastic crowd at Claflin University, an historically black institution, a hoarse-voiced Sanders acknowledged that he’s playing catch-up in SC, a state where he trails by an average of 24 points in recent polls. At a campaign stop in Kingstree, South Carolina, she recalled the gathering: “It just breaks your heart to hear those stories, my friends”. “I was in the Congress, I voted against it. Senator Sanders voted for it. There’s no excuse for that”, she said. The former president has been well-received by voters as he’s traveled the state campaigning for his wife. Sanders won in New Hampshire, which neighbors his home state.
Hillary Clinton’s and Bernie Sanders’ last day of campaigning included stops at neighboring colleges just a stone’s throw apart as they made their final pitches to attract young black voters.
Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen.
Sanders actually beats Clinton with male voters. Similarly, Democrats are less likely to feel betrayed by their party, but Sanders leads (47%-40%) among those who do feel betrayed.
Clinton also got a boost in the Deep South when South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, the highest ranking African American in the House, endorsed her earlier this month.
Sanders’ long odds in the Palmetto State didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of some Claflin students who attended Friday’s rally.
“What happened? The Supreme Court elected a Republican president”, she said.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders accused Donald Trump and other Republican politicians Tuesday of mounting a “racist” effort to try to “delegitimize” President Barack Obama.
Hillary Clinton’s last Florida appearance was in Orlando in December. Sanders, she said, supported a loophole in US gun laws that allowed the shooter, Dylann Roof, to acquire a gun before completing a background check.
“One of her assets is familiarity”, said former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson, who’s not endorsing a candidate in the primary.
On the Republican side, Florida Sen.
“We have too many people going through that pipeline – in and out”, Sanders said about the revolving door of prison. He’ll be campaigning in Rochester, Minn., ahead of that state’s March 1 Democratic caucus.
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”. A Black Lives Matter protester pressed her on her husband’s tough-on-crime policies as president. “I love having men at my feet”, Clinton said.
Another source for live streaming video of South Carolina Democratic primary results can be viewed in this video, below.
Within the poll, 71 percent of African-American respondents support Clinton, versus 25 percent for Sanders.
Clinton also said she wants a genuine liberal to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the February 13 death of conservative icon Antonin Scalia.