As expected, it took only a few seconds following the closing of polls in South Carolina for cable and broadcast news networks to project that Hillary Clinton had won. Though the actual numbers are still trickling in, it looks like Clinton has scored an impressive victory. Presently, she has around four-fifths of the vote.
South Carolina Democratic Primary
13 of 2240 Precincts Reporting — 1% |
| Name | Votes | Percentage | | Hillary Clinton | 9,747 | 80% | | Bernie Sanders | 2,437 | 20% | | Martin O’Malley | 37 | 0% | | Willie Wilson | 37 | 0% |
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Clinton declared victory immediately.
“To South Carolina, to the volunteers at the heart of our campaign, to the supporters who power it: thank you. ‑H,” she tweeted.
Sanders, meanwhile, wasted no time conceding defeat.
“I congratulate Hillary Clinton on her victory in South Carolina,” he said in a statement. “Let me be clear on one thing tonight. This campaign is just beginning. We won a decisive victory in New Hampshire. She won a decisive victory in South Carolina. Now it’s on to Super Tuesday. Our grassroots political revolution is growing state by state, and we won’t stop now.”
Exit polling paid for by mass media outlets suggest that Clinton did extraordinarily well with black voters, accounting for her large margins so far.
Sanders did better with younger voters and white voters, but still lost those demographic groups to Clinton. He will wind up with a few delegates from South Carolina, but Clinton will have a supermajority.
Clinton arrived at her victory party in high spirits.
Beaming, she said: “I am so greatly appreciative… Today, you sent a message. When we stand together, there is no barrier too big to break.”
“We are not taking anything, or anybody, for granted,” she added, saying the time had come to “take the campaign national.”
Eight years ago, South Carolina gave Barack Obama a big victory in the 2008 Democratic presidential contest, after Clinton had beaten him in New Hampshire. This time around, Clinton lost New Hampshire, but won in South Carolina. That’s a trade her campaign can live with, especially considering that South Carolina has more delegates at stake than either Iowa, New Hampshire, or Nevada.
UPDATE, 6:04 PM: It’s a shellacking, no question.
South Carolina Democratic Primary
1975 of 2240 Precincts Reporting — 88% |
| Name | Votes | Vote % | | Hillary Clinton | 232,711 | 74% | | Bernie Sanders | 81,033 | 26% | | Willie Wilson | 1,234 | 0% | | Martin O’Malley | 649 | 0% |
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Saturday, February 27th, 2016
Early numbers suggest Hillary Clinton has scored a big victory in South Carolina
As expected, it took only a few seconds following the closing of polls in South Carolina for cable and broadcast news networks to project that Hillary Clinton had won. Though the actual numbers are still trickling in, it looks like Clinton has scored an impressive victory. Presently, she has around four-fifths of the vote.
13 of 2240 Precincts Reporting — 1%
Clinton declared victory immediately.
“To South Carolina, to the volunteers at the heart of our campaign, to the supporters who power it: thank you. ‑H,” she tweeted.
Sanders, meanwhile, wasted no time conceding defeat.
“I congratulate Hillary Clinton on her victory in South Carolina,” he said in a statement. “Let me be clear on one thing tonight. This campaign is just beginning. We won a decisive victory in New Hampshire. She won a decisive victory in South Carolina. Now it’s on to Super Tuesday. Our grassroots political revolution is growing state by state, and we won’t stop now.”
Exit polling paid for by mass media outlets suggest that Clinton did extraordinarily well with black voters, accounting for her large margins so far.
Sanders did better with younger voters and white voters, but still lost those demographic groups to Clinton. He will wind up with a few delegates from South Carolina, but Clinton will have a supermajority.
Clinton arrived at her victory party in high spirits.
Beaming, she said: “I am so greatly appreciative… Today, you sent a message. When we stand together, there is no barrier too big to break.”
“We are not taking anything, or anybody, for granted,” she added, saying the time had come to “take the campaign national.”
Eight years ago, South Carolina gave Barack Obama a big victory in the 2008 Democratic presidential contest, after Clinton had beaten him in New Hampshire. This time around, Clinton lost New Hampshire, but won in South Carolina. That’s a trade her campaign can live with, especially considering that South Carolina has more delegates at stake than either Iowa, New Hampshire, or Nevada.
UPDATE, 6:04 PM: It’s a shellacking, no question.
1975 of 2240 Precincts Reporting — 88%
# Written by Andrew Villeneuve :: 4:49 PM
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