Hillary Clinton

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(1,881 posts) Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:28 PM Mar 2016

Clinton Expands Base-Prepares for General Election

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/3/4/1495775/-Clinton-Expands-Base-Prepares-for-General-Election

By Skywatch

On the Road to the White House

Hillary Clinton’s coalition continues to grow as she makes preparations to take on the demagogue Donald Trump in the General Election. Clinton’s standing among the base has intensified since super Tuesday in large part due to her overwhelming support among women, blacks, and older voters.

Among African Americans, Clinton has garnered more support then did Barack Obama during the 2008 campaign, an astonishing 80+ support in South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and Texas. They comprised more than half of voters in Alabama and Georgia, one third of voters in Tennessee, and one quarter of voters in Virginia and Arkansas. In Texas, where a third of voters were Hispanic, she garnered more than 70% of their vote.

Nearly two thirds of Clinton supporters were women, and two thirds were 45 years of age or older.

Clinton also made inroads with younger (30-44) voters, nearly 60% of whom supported her. In contrast Sanders had been leading among all voters under the age of 45 in the first three contests in February, but that appears to be changing now that Clinton is on her way to the nomination.

Among those who voted for Clinton, 90% said that the most important quality they were looking for was political experience and leadership. Two thirds of her voters want to continue Pres. Obama’s policies.

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