SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
HILLARY ROUTES SANDERS
Hillary Clinton Saturday night. (Photo: CNN).
Hillary Clinton got vindication tonight in South Carolina from her 2008 loss to Barack Obama. In that race the Clintons were on the ropes as the black Democratic community went to the Junior Senator from Illinois. But this year, Hillary Clinton trounced Berne Sanders by a 75% to 25% or thereabouts. Clinton gave a rousing victory speech and seemed poised to sweep the majority of races on Super Tuesday. While these southern states traditionally don’t go Democratic in the fall, (as predicted by LBJ when the Civil Rights Bills were passed in the 60s) these early primaries build up delegate leads that are hard to erode by challengers. Plus there were some stunning numbers from the night. With blacks over 65 Clinton got 96% of the vote. The win gave her a big push toward the critical month of March. Clinton congratulated her opponent but then advised that the race was going national. Apparently that was lost on MSNBC’s increasingly annoying Rachel Maddow but I’m sure someone explained it to her.
The other day Clinton sat down a spell with MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. Here’s part of that interview:
ANOTHER GOVERNOR BACKS TRUMP
Former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (Photo: NYTimes.com)
Well okay, an ex Governor but a Governor nonetheless. Arizona’s Governor Jan Brewer gave a thumbs up for Donald Trump. She joins Chris Christie, New Jersey's governor, and Paul LePage, Maine's governor. What sealed it for her was Trump’s stance on immigration. Brewer herself had been a lightning rod while in office. Her statement followed: “For years I pleaded with the federal government to do their job and secure our border. Today, we can elect a President who will do just that - Donald J. Trump. Mr. Trump will secure our borders, defend our workers and protect our sovereignty. Mr. Trump will stand for our law enforcement, our police and our immigration officers. Mr. Trump will actually enforce the rule of law."(AOL News)