Sanders, Clinton (and guest) speak at same Las Vegas church

“I love Hillary. I think it was the best time when Bill Clinton was in office and Hillary was right there”, said another Huntsville resident, Terron Terver. Except when they didn’t. Many Democrats are longing for a candidate who can inspire and engage voters, similar to President Barack Obama.

Sanders, a grass roots power progressive, has the support of millennials, which were key to Obama’s victory in Colorado.

After Thursday’s debate it’s clear what Hillary Clinton’s closing message is: “Vote for me if you want a third Obama term”.

Sanders, for his part, pushed back: “Madam Secretary, that is a low blow”.

Across the nation, at least 3-to-1 African Americans back Clinton. Bamberg changed his support from Clinton and is one of five state lawmakers backing Sanders.

In the immediate aftermath of Tuesday’s primary defeat, Robby Mook, her campaign manager, sent an email to supporters explaining what was at stake.

Seeking to boost his own support with minorities, Sanders peppered his typically economic-focused rhetoric with calls to reform a “broken criminal justice system”.

“At the end of my first term, we will not have more people in jail than any other country”, he said. “That doesn’t mean he wasn’t absolutely there, fighting for justice, fighting for open housing”.

With the Nevada caucuses and SC primary looming, Clinton has been stressing her ties to the black community, touting endorsements like the one she’s received from Lewis.

However, who more than Hillary Clinton would push for women’s issues?

By Friday, as Clinton traveled between SC and Minnesota, her African-American allies in Congress seized upon comments the Vermont senator made at the debate insinuating that race relations would “absolutely” be better under a future Sanders administration. “If I asked Hillary, she’d just say what’s convenient”. They are attracted more to Sanders for his frank opinions on cracking the whip on Wall Street, chopping college costs and cutting down income inequality, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll. Senator Ted Cruz follows him with 15.5 percent, Jeb Bush has 13 percent support base, while Marco Rubio has just 12.5 percent support base. Martha Fuller Clark said she might wait until after the primary is over to endorse a candidate, the Associated Press said.

JUDY WOODRUFF: Meanwhile, the former secretary of state said the price tag of going to government-run health care would simply be too high. Clinton said those proposals come with unrealistic price tags.

Clinton accused Sanders of misleading Americans on his healthcare.

Sanders didn’t put a price on his policies, but neither did he shy away from the notion that he wants to expand the size of government.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said in an interview with CNN that it was a “bit presumptuous” for Sanders to become “the great healer in race relations”.

Mr Sanders used the word “huge” when talking about the influence that big donors have on United States politics. Sanders responded: “I’ve said black 50 times”. “In my view healthcare is a right of all people, not a privilege, and I will fight for that”.