Crunch time for Obama

Barack Obama heads into South Carolina's Saturday Democratic primary with a double-digit lead, partly due to a big lead among African Americans. Obama has to win this one to prove he has broad appeal going into Super Tuesday, said David Broder in The Wash

What happened

Barack Obama pulled into a double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton in South Carolina polls ahead of the state’s Saturday Democratic primary. Obama is favored to win, thanks in part to a big lead among African Americans—who account for nearly half of the state’s eligible Democratic voters. (Reuters)

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