sanders as you said from the left, given how terrified frankly democrats have been, not of the democratic electorate se but in looking in trying to bring in democrats from more rural areas because they have been very pro-gun historically. >> this is part of hillary clinton seeking out not just in the primary process but also looking ahead to the general the obama coalition as her path to victory, right? so where she may have taken positions let's say in the 2008 primary she would look ahead to the general and then be afraid of certain -- >> when the president called her annie oakley. >> right. >> she's looking at it the same. >> democratic presidential nominees have not made a big issue about this, wolf. not al gore, not john kerry, and it wasn't until after the shootings in connecticut, sandy hook, which was after he was reelected that president obama started talking about it in a major way. >> right. bernie sanders has a d-minus rating from the nra. not enough but a d-minus on that point. we're only minute as we from the polls closing in south carolina. state officials there have described the tur

you are looking at these numbers and you are in the bernie sanders' camp and see 41% of the democratic electoratents, you look at that number. when you add in the independents, that's when sanders pulls away. if you have more than four in ten of the voters tonight, the democratic primary say they're undeclared independents, that's a recipe. that is on the surface a recipe for a sanders win. >> and a smaller percentage on the republican side, how do you read that? >> fewer new voters maybe helps the establishment guys some but trump gets a lot of blue collar rips too. >> and it could be good for trump to a degree, but i think the person the undeclared voters could really help is john kasich. because, you know, these are people who could vote in either party, they may be just more independent voters and those are the people that kasich has been looking to attract, also jeb bush has been looking to attract independent voters as well as chris christie, boy ty the way, the folks in that establishment group, the muddle, as we call it, are looking to pull these establishment voters, independent voters o

>> reporter: we're learning that the democratic electorate in particular looks like an electorate that bernie sanders should do well with. let me start with the age gap here. this is something we tracked in iowa. look at this. among voters under 30, bernie sanders, 86% to 13% for clinton. voters 65 and older, clinton won a majority. that's not nearly a large enough gap for her to be able to win if those numbers hold. let's look at the issue make-up. most important issues among democratic voters, it sounds like bernie sanders' messaging. income inequality, economy, health care third, terrorism a distant fourth. now look on the republican side of the electorate top issues. government spending, two, at 27%. terrorism, national security issues, three at 25%. this was a surprise to me, lester -- 15% picked immigration. maybe not so hot if you're donald trump who has made immigration such a big deal. then of course there's time of decision. and this sometimes can tell us if there was momentum at the end or not. among republicans, nearly half of the electorate told us they made their decision

primary will likely hinge on support from african-american voters - who make up over half the democratic electorate in the state. clinton lost african-americans in south carolina to president obama by nearly 60 points in 2008. "thank you south carolina." with the president still held in high regard by african americans and democrats nationwide -- both candidates are working hard show their support for him -- including in thursday night's debate in milwaukee. presidential candidate"president obama and i are friends." presidential candidate"i think president obama has set a great example." clinton is trying to drive a wedge between sanders and president obama presidential candidate"the kind of criticism that we've heard from senator sanders about our president i expect from republicans. i do not expect from someone running for the democratic nomination to presidential candidate"madam secretary that is a low blow." with sanders returning the favor... presidential candidate"one of us ran against barack obama. i was not that candidate." sanders also targeting clinton over wall street contributions to he

from congressman jim clyburn, the highest ranking african american in congress, a 50% black democratic electorate in south carolina is expected to back her. shaun bennett sot: i think hillary clinton will help with vo: but others here in south carolina think sanders is the one looking out for this generation and the next. jalaludin abdul-hamid sot: bernie sanders seems to be to me one of the best candidates that's racing that has a track record for action, that's going to do something for us. for our children. vo: and when it comes to being a strong leader? shaun bennett sot: i cannot imagine what happens when bernie is sitting across from vladimir putin. what happens then? i don't think he can handle it. vo: and there have been concerns over the honesty of both candidates. jalaludin abdul-hamid sot: i would say do your history on him. learn his track record. notice whether he has different lies. and notice the difference between her lies and his lies. standup tag: here in columbia, sanders' message has resonated with many college students, but elsewhere around the state it looks like it will be

this is an electorate that looks more like democratic electorates across the country. electorate that bernie sanders can do well in. >> coming into south carolina, hillary clinton and bernie sanders were quick to tailer their messages to african-american voters who as chuck pointed out make up more than half the electorate. i spoke to some black voters in south carolina who wanted the candidates to know that not every issue should be framed in black and white. the need you? >> they need my vote. >> which is why when we spoke to kara she was taking her time deciding between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. >> for me, i have to feel brought in. no one tap mid interest. >> bernie is solid. >> voters like this barber, the issue sanders built his campaign on are african-american issues. >> the universal healthcare. everything he stands for are the same things dr. martin luther king stood for. >> south carolina is the first of several crucial tests in the south where african-american influence. >> the key constituency for both would be african-american women. younger and older women. >>

primary will likely hinge on support from african-american voters - who make up over half the democratic electorate in the state. clinton lost african-americans in south carolina to president obama 2008. : "thank you south carolina, thank you."but monday -- another president will be in south carolina. george w bush. wanting to lift his brother jeb's campaign. i'm mary moloney reporting. tonight's debate in south carolina starts tonight at 8. this will be the first time the candidates have squared off since the new hampshire primary. former virginia governor jim gilmore held on longer than half the field, but is now throwing in the towel. gilmore failed to qualify for all but one presidential debate. he also finished last in the iowa caucuses and new hampshire primary. in suspending his campaign friday... gilmore says he will support the as the democratic candidates prepare for the nevada....a public policy group is trying to change how the party picks its nominee... under the current system.. a candidate with the least amount of votes can still become the nominee. and this is why... in new hampshir

and you see those numbers being very high among the democratic electorate in new hampshire, which alsothe way, that the democrats believe that barack obama is not liberal enough. you know, you see this pot being made right now, which is bernie sanders kind of. it's almost the perfect storm for him to a degree. >> it's 60% in the democratic are either cares or is honest and only 40% is for electable or experience. that's not good news for her. it's good news for bernie sanders. >> the ideological shift also, look, the republicans are searching for their soul and where their party should plant its flag. you have to know where you want to go before you can pick who you want you to lead you there. look at the democrats. bill clinton became president of the united states challenging the liberals. we're too beholden to the you know -- unions. hillary clinton is running in a campaign in which 40% of the democrats say, great, we love barack obama, we've had him but we want to go more to the left and that's a fascinating dynamic. the democratic party is moving more left and she's competing with

beyond the largely right iowa and new hampshire democratic electorates and that is really, has been the key for hillary clinton, you know, wolf. she has been arguing that he's not electable because he can't appeal to those voters. if he can prove he can do well tonight with latinos, with the black votes. 15% of the african-american vote, that will change the narrative and dynamic for bernie sanders. won't necessarily mean he's going to get it in the bag but allow him to make quite a different argument. >> a big, big important moment right now, because as we've pointed out a few months ago, looked like hillary clinton would have nevada relatively easily? >> absolutely. we should point out, what makes today so exciting is that nevada is a complete mystery. we really don't know whether or not the polls we've seen are right or not. it is very, very difficult to poll in the caucuses in nevada, for lots of reasons, but you're right. what we had seen showed hillary clinton way ahead, and it tightened dramatically the past few days. why we're just going to strap in and see how it g

for sanders going forward will be capturing the african american vote -- a key piece of the democratic electorate in the pivotal south carolina primary later this month. courting the african american vote -- sanders took his campaign to harlem tuesday meeting with civil rights leader al sharpton. jenna: tuesday meetetg with civil rights leader al shshpton. jenna: the state release soso of hillary clclton's emails this weekend.officials offered to release the emails after a federal judge criticized them tuesday for delaying the release. the emails are from the private server clinton used when she was secretary of state. critics claim the private server put national secrets at risk. the state department was supposed to release all of the emails last month but it asked for an extension. under the new plan-- it would release 550 emails on saturday out of the aproximately 3 hundred that remain. tim: house republicans have retained a prominent washington law firm to advise speaker paul ryan on potentially suing the obama administration over its effort to close guantanamo bay and move detainees to the u

. >> reporter: in south carolina, the democratic electorate is >> we need you. >> yes, i'll be there for and hillary clinton have been canvassing the state making 22 stops here this past week alone. sanders has made a handful.nroads in the black community. >> wake up, south carolina! >> reporter: including a new endorsement and radio ad from director spike lee. >> when bernie gets in he will do the right thing. >> i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. >> reporter: clinton has plenty of celebrity endorsements too, including two ads from celebrated voices in america. actor morgan freeman -- >> she understands that our country can't reach its potential unless we all do. voters at this barbershop told us they'll make up their own minds. >> that's just like politicians go to our churches when it's election time them no other time. again, you're going to have the uneducated that's going to fall for it. that's not lly salts us, makes us not want to be in your camp. >> are you only saying that because you want our vote? or are you really sincere? the real question is will we ever r

she appeals to the national democratic electorate which is why she's the democratic front-runner but we all know bernie sanders won't go down without a fight. >> that's true. we heard so much from ted cruz on iowa's primary night, caucus night but not so much last night. we'll have to see what happens. kenneth, thank you so much. >> the voters of new hampshire dealt a disappointing blow to he was the doctor who once enjoyed front-runner status came in dead last in the primary. carson canceled his event in new hampshire last night. he left the state early and headed to south carolina where he still has scheduled campaign events. carly fiorina, well, didn't fare much better than carson but apparently not ready to throw in the towel just yet. fiorina addressed supporters in manchester last night saying she's not going to sit down and be quiet. and playing in the background, tom petty's "i won't back down." >>> well, win or lose any candidate decide ing to stay in the race is looking to south carolina and nevada. >> hillary clinton may be reassessing her strategy. abc news political anal

bernie sanders capturing imagination of democratic electorate.he took the money from wall street she should have known it would eventually bite her. you can't take money and criticize them down the road as candidate. of course it is trying to affect her. she was trying to be so announced about this. she is right. this is not just wall street issue. this is issue across the board over many, many different industries. but bernie sanders has -- >> say that at beginning. me too with wall street, boo wall street, when it is not that hard what you were -- martha: real quick. >> kid gets caught with marijuana, that kid has a police record. a wall street executive destroys the economy, five billion dollars settlement with the government, no criminal record. that is what power is about. that is what corruption is about. and that is what has to change in the united states of america. [cheers and applause] martha: interesting to me here, kat, you're hearing a similar thing from donald trump. i mean they, bernie sanders and donald trump are both weighing in

in 2008, african americans alone made up half of the democratic electorate in alabama and georgia, and nearly a third in virginia and tennessee. 32% of democratic voters in texas were hispanic. >> when you have people like trump saying that mexicans are rapists or criminals, that is an outrage. >> reporter: a new national poll finds clinton leading sanders among hispanic voters by a margin of two to one. she has a similar wedge african americans though her husband's crime bill has been a sticking point for some. two black lives matters protesters interrupted a clinton fund-raiser in charlestown last night. >> well, can i talk? and maybe you can listen to what i say. >> reporter: the protesters later said she was sorry for some of the terms she used in the 90s, including the use of the phrase "super predators." she was using the term to describe violent young gang members, but now, 20 years later, says it was a poor choice of words. both clinton and sanders want to reform the way drug crimes, in particular, are handled, scott, because they say too many young blacks and latinos are endin

people like me, those are sanders voters. >> like it was in iowa and new hampshire. >> the democratic electorate breaking up in these equal slices and very divided between clinton and sanders depending what is most important to them. >> helps explain why it's so close between bernie sanders and hillary clinton in these caucuses. let's go back to jay. >> indeed. thoughs are fascinating numbers. michael, if you were going to go to a laboratory and design a candidate who is perceived as being honest and trustworthy and caring about people, like the average voter, you might come up with a guy like bernie sanders and then in the same breath if you go and come up with somebody who has the right experience and perceived as being electable, you might come up with hillary clinton. >> what i found significant thus far recognizing all of how early and so forth it is, winning seems least valued by these voters among those four categories. i think that bodes purely for her. >> it's interesting, why would electability be not as important as some of these others? >> i think it's the passion argument that micha

reporter: it likely hinges on the support from african american voters who make up to half the democratic electorate in the state. in south carolina to president obama and back in 2008. >> reporter: and then the gop debate coming up on the night team at 11:00 and a reminder. download the voice your choice app. it has the latest on the news coming with the campaign trail. >> and just getting started d coming up from the news station. the beautiful art work and beautiful boats and action packed weekend in full effect in south florida. >> jeff: elitsa bizisos live with all the action. elitsa? >> reporter: we are in coconut grove and having a lot of fun out here at the arts festival but this is not the only thing more on that coming up next. >> reporter: i'm certainly jealous. i'm donovan campbell. coming up in sports hear from the first place florida panthers looking to get back on track tonight. >> and enjoying the final nba all-star game and check in with sports. >> and now little boats, luxurious yachts and pieces of history from the high seas. >> nostalgic to go back and drive a boat that feels lik

african-americans make up half of a democratic electorate in the state. bernie sanders may have an uphill climb. a lot show many are leading to hillary clinton. we have more from south carolina. >> putting up all the stops indeed for the clinton campaign, coming off the back of success in nevada, for the sanders campaign, and this is the charleston headquarters. they went out this afternoon, loud and clear. they have less than a week to, as they say, get her done. >> thank you nevada. thank you so much. >> fresh off a win in nevada. hillary clinton is preparing to come to south carolina. the democrats first in the south primary five days away. >> at a campaign office volunteers are working the phones, encouraging supporters to get off and vet. >> in nevada support... >> we'll bring it home. >> in south carolina, that message is no different. build on progress, not burn it. >> we wonder if we can count on your support for been bill clinton. >> this is a clinton campaign volunteer. >> he has been going out knocking on doors. we have to get the voters out. i

georgia, all involved in voting all having high african-american voting populations within the democratic electorate, many favoring hillary clinton on paper. bernie sanders is going to be putting up a fight, but the vote could turn, it could revert to the mean where hillary clinton was leading all along. >>> the fib fires back at apple. the director insisting safety should not be left in the happened of tech companies. >>> under oath and on the record, big companies by's wife loses her bid to postpone a deposition over sexual allegations against her husband. >>> bill cosby's wife is arriving as a hotel in massachusetts to sit down with lawyers for a deposition connected to the sexual assault allegations against her husband. al jazeera said hermela aregawi reports. >> camille cosby hoped to avoid answering questions about her husband altogether. her lawyers filed an emergency motion to postpone the hearing, citing marital privilege. a judge denied that request and ruled she has to show up to the deposition at a massachusetts hotel. the case relates to a defamation lawsuit filed by seven of cosby's al

african americans make up more than half the democratic electorate in south carolina where first-in-the-south primary is just over two weeks away.

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