Hillary Clinton concedes she has work to do despite Nevada win
A large majority of black voters supported Mrs Clinton in Nevada, according to polls, an outcome that bodes well for her in next Saturday’s Democratic primary in SC. The former secretary of state credited her staff for the five-point Nevada victory, saying their organization paid off.
“And I believe that when the Democrats assemble in Philadelphia in July at [the Democratic National Convention], we are going to see the results of one of the great political upsets in the history of the United States”.
“Americans are right to be angry, but we’re also hungry for real solutions”, she said, reaching out to Sanders supporters.
Mrs. Clinton’s blowout loss to Bernie Sanders in the New Hampshire primary on February 9 had raised questions about the “enthusiasm gap” she suffers against Senator Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, and his legions of youthful supporters.
“He now goes into Nevada on Tuesday and is expected to win there easily and should be very successful in the south on Super Tuesday”.
Sanders won heavily among the roughly one-quarter of voters who said the most important thing was a nominee who cares about people like them. Barack Obama outgunned Clinton for the party nomination by establishing a 100 delegate advantage that she was never able to overcome. “I’ve always liked Hillary”.
But Sanders still has to show voters his campaign is capable of more than just winning next-door New Hampshire.
Recent polls in MA, which has the second-most delegates of the 11 Super Tuesday states (Texas being the first with 252), show the race between Sanders and Clinton within the margin of error.
With big wins for both candidates across the nation, the SC primaries are the next hurdle that the candidates face. “The Latino community responded strongly to Bernie Sanders’ message of immigration reform and creating an economy that works for all families”. The state party said more than 31,000 registered online to participate.
But he said he made a decision to get involved this time because Clinton was well positioned to tackle numerous challenges facing minorities and the country.
But, Nelsen said, the support from those students will probably not be enough for Sanders to overcome Clinton’s edge with African-American voters.
As it stands, Clinton has 502 delegates to Sanders’ 70. On Tuesday, March 1, when 12 states will hold primaries or caucuses, it’s hard to rule out a Trump victory in any of them.