danielle vinson from furman university. we thank you. carol: we will be checking in with you throughout the evening. michael: democratic primaries continue in chapter lineup. carol: our coverage begins at 7:00. we are always on www.wyff4.com and on your cell phone on the michael: good honey, would some captain d's make you feel better? yeeeaah! (woo) when you love seafood this much... back again? i hope it's just a clumsy phase. ...it's gotta be d's. anything's worth it for our new home-style flounder meal or double dozen shrimp. also, try our grilled menu featuring new tuscan tilapia. for full meals starting at just $4.99, it's the first contest in the south for democrats in the south and the first where they are competing for the african-american vote. on this business night. clinton and sanders find themselves competing for attention with a republican candidate. our team has it

carol: she is our political analyst danielle vinson, who has been with us all evening. we certainly appreciate it. this was called quickly for hillary clinton. she won big. bigger than you thought? danielle: i think everybody is surprised that she one this big. she clearly got her people to the polls. sanders did not seem to be able to get his out. michael: the political shots campaign make hillary clinton a better candidate? danielle: she does better when she has competition and her back against the wall. new hitler was a good thing for her. and forces her to engage in the crowd. -- new hampshire was a good thing for her. carol: does bernie sanders go through super tuesday, and then what? danielle: i think we will see how he does in the states on super tuesday. they are having a substantive conversation. it's good for democrats that they do. michael: danielle vinson with furman, thank you. after winning in new hampshire, senator bernie sanders could not follow suit in south carolina tonight. carol: wyff news 4's patrick hussion is here in studio with more on the sanders

doctor danielle vinson is a political science professor at furman university. for years-- she's analyzed political races..and the presidential nomination process process 3 3 3 "what we do right now can affect that choice we've got then."some voters may be confused by some of the political picks.. and how it all works.so doctor vinson explains what a delegate is is 3 3 "what you're actually voting for is a delegate who has pledged their support to that candidate."and that delegate- a person sent to a convention voters 3 "that person will go to the national nominating convention and they will then cast that vote there for the candidate you choose."right now the south carolina democratic party has 59 delegates13 of them are super delegates- who notable party members members 3 "the national democratic party actually requires all states to divide their delegates proportianately based on how the candidates did in the state."which means if a candidate gets at least 15- percent of the votethen the candidate can win some delegates delegates 3 "and then the candidates th

michael: our political analyst danielle vinson from furman university is here with us now. carol: we heard earlier some of the exit polls had recorded with 84% of the african-american vote. the margin in his victory seems to be pretty big. danielle: it's going to make her trouble whole lot easier going forward after tonight. she clearly was able to get her supporters to the polls, saw large numbers of african-american voters showing up today. it looks like sanders was not able to get those younger voters out to the polls. that will continue to be an issue for him going forward. michael: how much of a momentum sling does is give her for super tuesday? danielle: it starts to quell that else that came in with new hampshire. -- quell the doubts that came in with new hampshire. it allows her to stay on fixing -- stay on message. carol: one pundit said this begins the march toward the nomination. if that pans out to be true, will bernie sanders need to rethink his campaign? danielle: they have kept it pretty civil. i don't think he is doing her any long-term damage for the genera