Clinton maintains victory in South Carolina

Former US Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton has won a resounding victory in the US state of South Carolina.

Clinton beats rival, Bernie Sanders in the state’s primary as black voters helped propel her into next week’s important “Super Tuesday” voting.

“We are going to compete for every vote in every state. We are not taking anything and we are not taking anyone for granted,” she said.

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— AFP news agency (AFP) February 28, 2016

This is her second win in a row, after the Nevada caucus and her third in four votes so far.

With the stunning victory magnitude, Clinton is looking past Bernie Sanders and to the general election in November.