(Hillary Clinton, who after a bruising loss to Sanders in the New Hampshire primary earlier this month, recovered with a solid win in Nevada, is likely to cruise to victory in this Saturday’s South Carolina Democratic primary.)
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton picked up another significant endorsement Wednesday, earning the support of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
Reid remained neutral in his state's Democratic caucuses last weekend - which Clinton won handily - but his office confirmed Wednesday that the Silver State lawmaker would support the former secretary of state in the race for the party's nomination over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Clinton, who after a bruising loss to Sanders in the New Hampshire primary earlier this month, recovered with a solid win in Nevada, is likely to cruise to victory in this Saturday's South Carolina Democratic primary.
Clinton is also far ahead in polls in many of the states that will vote on "Super Tuesday" next week, when nearly 1,000 delegates will be at stake. To win the Democratic nomination, Clinton must notch 2,383 delegates.
(Sen. Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) office said Wednesday that the Silver State lawmaker would support the former secretary of state in the race for the party’s nomination over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.)
Reid's endorsement follows those of a group of mothers who lost their children to gun violence or police brutality.
At an emotional event Tuesday night in Columbia, S.C., the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Dontre Hamilton, Jordan Davis and Sandra Bland all offered their support to Clinton.
"I endorse her, because she endorsed us first," Gwen Carr, the mother of Staten Island police chokehold victim Eric Garner, said at the event.
(At an emotional event Tuesday night in Columbia, S.C., the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Dontre Hamilton, Jordan Davis and Sandra Bland all offered their support to Clinton.)
Garner's daughter Erica Garner has endorsed Sanders.
Clinton and Sanders have been vying aggressively for the support of influential African-Americans - a critical Democratic voting bloc in South Carolina and in many of the southeastern states that will vote on "Super Tuesday."
Source : nydailynews.com
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