Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Sunday that he was “decimated” among some demographics in the South Carolina primary.
CBS News’ “Face the Nation” host John Dickerson asked Sanders if his “fatal flaw” was not connecting his economic justice message with black voters.
“Well, no question, I mean, let me be really clear, we did really, really badly with older African American voters. I mean, we got decimated,” Sanders said. “On the other hand, if you look at the younger people, African-American younger people and whites, we did much better.”
He added that he was “confident” in future primaries.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was declared the winner shortly after polls closed on Saturday. Results showed that Clinton took 73.5 percent of the vote and Sanders took 26 percent.
Yes, Sanders did better with white voters and younger African American voters, but he still lost all three groups…
You still lost those groups by double-digits.
I suppose there’s not much else to say when you lose by nearly 50 points.
I realize this was a question from the moderator, but the phraseology shows even the moderator doesn’t get it. The economic justice message is only part of the equation. A much larger part is the systemic, institutional roadblocks. Bernie should have taken the cue to educate the viewers that economics is a big factor but only part of the issue. The fact he didn’t do so only lends more credence to the argument he is a one issue candidate.
Seems like South Carolina wasn’t feeling the Bern.