Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Attend Same Service at Las Vegas Church

JUDY WOODRUFF: Republican voters in SC will have their say on February 20.

In Iowa, the two rivals virtually tied, while in New Hampshire Sanders won by a 22-point margin, one of the largest in the history of presidential primaries in the state.

JUDY WOODRUFF: Sanders moved on to campaign in Minnesota today.

With South Carolina’s demographics in mind, the candidates tackled domestic issues in the first segment of the debate. Sanders touted his solution of education rather than incarceration, with his proposal for free public college education.

The comments came as Clinton and Sanders argued over how effective the Obama administration’s immigration reform efforts have been.

The tensions onstage continued to heat up as the discussion moved into foreign policy for the second half of the debate.

“It is outrageous that Republicans in the Senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that President Obama nominates”, Clinton said. Clinton stayed for the entire service and Sanders left early, heading to a rally at a nearby high school.

“I think we’re in vigorous agreement here”, Clinton said at one point.

The debate covered issues ranging from mass incarceration to regime change.

“Doesn’t the Clinton campaign have the funds to run its own ads without resorting to its super PAC, which is funded by the very people Secretary Clinton has promised to take on?”

Overall, Clinton has 394 delegates Sanders has 44. I am the only candidate that has a record of taking on those barriers.

Based on the social media data collected by InsideGov during the debate, Sanders once again outperformed Clinton in this arena. “Why in God’s name does Wall Street make huge campaign contributions?”

This doesn’t bode well for Clinton’s campaign, which has been struggling to connect with younger voters.

Sanders, who has exuded confidence since his New Hampshire win, raising more than $6 million in the 24 hours after the polls closed there, was more pointed and even belittling of Clinton at times.

The former Harvard and Princeton professor also noted Clinton’s support for her husband’s crime bill that led to a “drastic escalation of the mass incarceration of poor people, especially black and brown people”.

This political revolution that Sanders is leading isn’t just about economics, while combatting our troubling income inequality is definitely a cornerstone of his platform.

The exchange underscored the degree to which Obama’s legacy has become tug-of-war between Clinton and Sanders as the Democratic race winds into Nevada and SC, where minority voters play a pivotal role.