South Carolina-Clinton Maintains Lead

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SOUTH CAROLINA: CLINTON MAINTAINS LEAD
Sanders generational appeal does not cross racial lines

South Carolina primary according to the latest Monmouth University Poll. Clinton is seen as the stronger
candidate on issues of concern to African-Americans and those who are struggling financially.
Clinton currently holds a 59% to 30% lead over Sanders among those likely to vote in South
Carolina’s Democratic primary next week. This is down somewhat from the 69% to 21% lead she held in
November, but is still a sizable margin.
Sanders did well in Iowa and New Hampshire because of the overwhelming support he received
from younger voters. However, those first two states had almost entirely white electorates. The South
Carolina Democratic electorate is expected to be majority African-American. The Monmouth poll finds
that Sanders’s appeal to younger white voters does not necessarily translate to younger black voters.
Among white voters under the age of 50, Sanders has a small, statistically insignificant lead of
48% to 44% over Clinton, but among black voters under 50, Clinton has a sizable 60% to 26% advantage.
This is only slightly smaller than Clinton’s 69% to 12% lead among black voters age 50 and older and is
actually wider than the 59% to 39% lead she holds among older white voters in South Carolina.


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1. more likely only a 18 point lead...

This poll over respresents women and African Americans...