What New Hampshire results mean for SC: Sanders can claim momentum

Bernie Sanders: After Tuesday’s win, Sanders can claim momentum. However, the Vermont independent could gain little by winning the Granite State. His victory was expected. New Hampshire borders his own state, and has lots of independent and white voters. Sanders next primary challenge lies ahead in the South, where Clinton has been working hard to win the support of African-Americans. Black voters, who favor Clinton by wide margins in recent polls, will cast more than half the ballots in the Feb. 27 S.C. Democratic primary.

Hillary Clinton: After eking out a hair-splitting win in Iowa, Clinton’s loss in New Hampshire was bruising. But the Democratic contest now turns to states where Clinton has held commanding leads among women and minorities, voting blocks that were key in Barack Obama’s 2008 nomination. In South Carolina, Clinton leads by nearly 30 percentage points. In Nevada, where Democrats caucus Feb. 20, Clinton leads by almost 20 points, according to an average of polls from December.

Jamie Self

This story was originally published February 9, 2016 at 8:37 PM with the headline "What New Hampshire results mean for SC: Sanders can claim momentum."