This was a very small town in South Carolina with largely older (black and white) voters. South Carolina as a state is one of the most conservative states in the country. Voters there (including older black voters) resonate more with traditional values centrists - they aren't particularly progressive.

So it's not surprising that Bernie hasn't found a strong home in one of the most conservative states in the country where only ~15% of the population describes themselves as liberal.

Let's see how Sanders does with the black vote all across the country - particularly in states which are younger and more diverse in parts of the country that lean more liberal. My sense is that he'll do very well in the aggregate - particularly with younger, more diverse voters (a segment of the electorate he dominated with in 2016 - earning more votes than Trump & Clinton combined).




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