Key to Obama Victory
The key factor for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's win in the South Carolina Primary was his win at the Iowa Caucus on Jan. 3. There, he became the frontrunner and a formidable presidential candidate. South Carolina black voters began switching their votes from U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton won after they saw the Iowa returns. Just like many evangelicals, black voters are pragmatic--they want a winner and support the power that comes with a winner.
How Obama can Florida
Though, Obama won 55% of the S.C. vote, along with 40% of the black vote, he only won 25% of the white vote. This percentage of white voter support may not be enough to win Florida this Tuesday since most of the voters there and the rest of the country are white voters. S.C. has the highest percentage of black voters in the U.S.
Obama has to expand his base across the country just as he did in Iowa.
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