Clinton seeks to cement S.C., Super Tuesday with gun issue

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USA TODAY 4:23 p.m. EST February 24, 2016

Hillary Clinton's gun-control offensive against Bernie Sanders in South Carolina will provide the template she follows in upcoming state contests with sizable African-American electorates.

Two days in a row this week, Clinton campaigned with mothers who’ve lost children to gun violence, including Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin. Her campaign also cut a new web video and held a conference call highlighting Sen. Bernie Sanders’ record on guns, including his support of the so-called Charleston loophole, which allowed Dylann Roof to acquire a firearm before completing a background check.

Clinton has also been hammering the Vermont senator for his 2005 vote shielding gun makers and sellers from lawsuits stemming from injuries caused by their merchandise — he's recently co-sponsored legislation that would repeal that measure. The focus is on this 2005 vote as a way to undercut Sanders both on the gun issue and on his populist anti-corporate message since it is a rare instance of him siding with companies.

A January CNN/ORC poll shows 68% of Democratic voters say gun policy will be very important in determining their vote, and as the race turns to states with large African-American communities that have been disproportionately impacted by gun violence, the issue is becoming a bigger focus. The former secretary of State wants to cement what polls show is a nearly 30-point lead over the Vermont senator in the Palmetto state’s Feb. 27 primary, as well as her advantage in states like Alabama and Texas that vote on March 1.

Guns are a particularly emotional issue in South Carolina after Roof killed nine African Americans in a Charleston church in June. On Tuesday, Clinton was joined by Gabrielle Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman who survived being shot in the head, and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly.

“Elections matter,” said Kelly. “Looked at the records,” he said. “There is only one candidate that has the record and the experience to stand up to a very powerful special interest.”

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/02/24/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-south-carolina-guns/80859356/
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give 'em hell Hill!

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1. She is gonna ride that third rail to victory

just like in the debates: