Black Voters Give Clinton Victory in South Carolina

In the democratic leadership race for the presidential elections, Hillary Clinton as expected did rely on the black electorate. In South Carolina, she is already way ahead her opponent Bernie Sanders.

Nevada's caucuses last week offered the first test of which Democratic candidate could win Latino voters, but a muddled collection of entrance and exit polls failed to provide a conclusive answer. That wasn't the case in South Carolina with black voters. They clearly favored Clinton, often by wide margins in polls before the primary, and helped her run up the numbers on Saturday. Clinton won about 85% of black voters, who made up roughly two-thirds of the primary electorate, according to an exit poll that included nearly 1,400 voters.

Over and over before the primary, black voters expressed loyalty to Clinton, often citing affection for her husband, former President Clinton. While black voters are especially important in South Carolina, they’re also a key part of Democrats’ national coalition.

Expect Clinton’s team to argue that Sanders can’t be the nominee if he can’t win them over.

"Tomorrow, this campaign goes national!" Clinton said to big applause Saturday night in Columbia.

"We are going to compete for every vote in every state. We are not taking anything and we're not taking anyone for granted."

Attention shifts now to the Southern part of the country for Super Tuesday.