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Clinton Defeats Sanders in South Carolina Democratic Primary

HeadlineFeb 29, 2016

In South Carolina, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton scored a decisive victory over rival Bernie Sanders in the primary, winning 73.5 percent of the vote and picking up 39 additional delegates. African Americans in South Carolina favored Clinton over Sanders by more than six to one, while white voters narrowly preferred her, as well. In her victory speech, Clinton responded to Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s vow to “make America great again.”

Hillary Clinton: “Despite what you hear, we don’t need to make America great again. America has never stopped being great. But we do need to make America whole again. Instead of building walls, we need to be tearing down barriers.”

Clinton’s victory propels her into this week’s critical Super Tuesday voting, where a dozen states go to the polls and about 880 delegates are at stake.

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