Coming on the heels of tense primaries in New Hampshire and Nevada, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders square off in South Carolina today.
Polls are showing Clinton with a strong lead over Sanders, 58.2% to 30.7%. Polling places close at 7 p.m. EST.
Hillary is expected to win South Carolina by the wide margin implied in the polls. However Sanders continues to campaign, looking for a strong second-place finish.
“A blow-out win for Clinton won’t just be bad publicity for Sanders; it will drop him ever further behind in the delegate count,” notes OregonLive. “That’s why he kept campaigning in the state this week even though Clinton maintained a sizable lead in the preference polls.”
Sanders won by a wide margin in New Hampshire, but Clinton came back and won in Nevada. After Saturday’s primary they’ll head to Super Tuesday, when 11 states vote.
Still, Hillary carries a great deal of baggage into the election, ranging from unanswered questions on Benghazi and her email scandals, to health concerns after numerous coughing fits prevented her from finishing speeches.
The strain of campaigning on behalf of his wife appeared to catch up with Bill Clinton during an appearance in Bluffton, South Carolina on Friday. The ex-president lost his temper when a former Marine interrupted Clinton’s speech and asked him to address what Hillary was going to do about the VA. Another woman in the audience also jumped up and began shouting, “Hillary lied over four coffins!”
Clinton snapped, “Shut up and listen to my answer,” but sheriff’s deputies removed both people and the former president never did address the accusations.
Clinton and Sanders are essentially tied in terms of earned delegates, the number they win at primaries and caucuses. Clinton has a big lead in “super delegates,” who can change who they are supporting. There are 59 delegates up for grabs in South Carolina.
Job creation and economic growth are the most important issues facing voters, followed by health care and national security.
The State reports on some voter opinions:
Lei Horne, 60, of Beaufort said she voted for Hillary Clinton on Saturday because “we’ve seen presidential politics from a man’s perspective for long enough.” And 73-year-old Bluffton resident Barry Rosen voted against Clinton, saying he preferred U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ wage equality policies.
“I voted for Sanders because I think his policies on wage equality will give my grandkids a chance at the American Dream I want for them,” said Rosen, a retired museum director.
In Rock Hill, 49-year-old loan adjuster Michelle Roseborough voted for Hillary Clinton, citing her experience.
“I felt like she had the most experience with her being a former senator and she was also the Secretary of State,” Roseborough said. “I feel like she has already developed relationships with presidents or other people who are in a presidential position, so I feel like she’s the most experienced and most suited person for the job.”
Lancaster real estate business owner Linda Blackmon-Brace said she had similar reasons for picking Clinton today.
“I am a die-hard Hillary fan,” Blackmon Brace, 60, said. “I think it is about her qualifications and experience. I’ve been out since 2015 campaigning for her. I think she’s the most qualified for the position.”
But in Chester County, 20-year-old college student Khalil Davis cast his first-ever vote for Sanders.
“I voted for Bernie Sanders because I feel like his political views fit what I want for the country, and I feel like he is going to make it better for me and my fellow peers,” Davis said.
The Palmetto State is different from other primaries in that race has played a huge role in state politics in the past year, and is expected to be instrumental for voters deciding between Clinton and Sanders.
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