Clinton lays Obama ghost with big win in South Carolina

Hillary Clinton has wiped away bitter memories of her loss to Barack Obama in SC eight years ago, cruising to a predictable but commanding victory over Bernie Sanders in the 2016 USA presidential primary and drawing overwhelming support from black Democrats.

Democratic primary candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters at her election-night party after winning the South Carolina Democratic primary.

There were few bright spots for Vermont Sen. She won a decisive victory in SC. And almost 9 in 10 black voters supported Clinton.

In a statement congratulating Clinton after the polls closed, Sanders also turned his attention to the Republican frontrunner.

“She deserves to go back to the White House, but this time as the commander in chief”, Wilson reportedly said.

“When we come together, and don’t let people like Donald Trump try to divide us, we can create an economy that works for all of us and not just the top 1 per cent”, he said. Sanders carried the 17 percent of voters who wanted the next president to implement more liberal policies. Among black primary voters, a third said it was the most important issue to them.

Bernie Sanders tried to find some good news in his crushing defeat in the SC primary when he appeared on the Sunday political talk shows from his hotel room here. She was also supported by about 7 in 10 men. ‘This campaign is just beginning, ‘ he said.

Clinton ate into Sanders’ advantage among young voters. The New Zealand branch of Democrats Aboard have chose to follow the lead set by three New Hampshire towns who vote at midnight in their primaries, and hold a vote at midnight on our Tuesday in New Zealand.

Clinton won all women voters by 58 points and carried black women (37 percent of the electorate) by 78 points. Among independents, a slim majority backed Sanders. 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.

Facing tough odds to win in the state, Mr Sanders spent most of the past week in states that will vote in March. She pulled off a 5-point win over Sanders in last week’s Nevada caucuses, a crucial victory that helped stem Sanders’ momentum.

Oh, sure, he’ll notch some wins on Tuesday – in his home state, perhaps in MA – but SC demonstrated clearly what lies ahead. Clinton will still have to finish the job of securing the nomination before the race will be in the books. At the national level, her lead over Sanders is now less than six per cent.