Huge win for Clinton over Sanders
Online Desk
27 Feb 2016 23:30 PM
Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during her primary night gathering at the University of South Carolina on February 27, 2016 in Columbia, South Carolina. Photo- AFP
Hillary Clinton has secured a big win over Bernie Sanders in the South Carolina primary, the latest battleground in the race to be Democratic presidential nominee, reports the BBC.
Victory for Mrs Clinton was widely expected but it gives her momentum ahead of the "Super Tuesday" primaries in 11 states this week.
"Tomorrow this campaign goes national," she told cheering supporters.
Mr Sanders has accepted defeat but said the campaign was just beginning.
With almost all the votes counted Mrs Clinton leads Mr Sanders by an almost 50-point margin.
It is Mrs Clinton's third victory in four contests, after wins in Iowa and Nevada. She lost to Mr Sanders in New Hampshire.
Eight years ago, she lost the South Carolina primary overwhelmingly to then Senator Barack Obama.
