 Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, right, is embraced by an audience member while posing for a photo at a campaign event at Miles College Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Fairfield, Ala. (AP... (Associated Press) 
 
 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hillary Clinton sailed to a commanding victory over Bernie Sanders in Saturday's South Carolina primary, drawing overwhelming support from the state's black Democrats and putting her in strong position as the race barrels toward Super Tuesday's crucial contests. Story Continued Below 
 
 Celebrating her victory with supporters in Columbia, Clinton made it clear: The campaign is going national, and she is going after Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. Story highlights South Carolina Democrats voted Saturday for their presidential primary pick 
 
 In 2008, 55% of voters were black, but now African Americans made up more than six in 10 voters 
 
 Washington (CNN) African-American voters are making up a larger portion of the South Carolina Democratic primary electorate than they did in 2008, and a larger percentage voted for Hillary Clinton than voted for President Barack Obama in 2008, according to exit polls conducted Saturday. Clinton's sweeping victory suggested South Carolina voters had put aside any lingering tensions from her heated 2008 contest with Obama. Clinton's campaign hopes her strong showing in South Carolina foreshadows similar outcomes in states like Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia that vote Tuesday and have large minority populations. Going into South Carolina, Clinton had just a one-delegate edge over Sanders.
– The least suspenseful primary of the 2016 election year is in the books, with Hillary Clinton cruising to an easy win over Bernie Sanders in South Carolina. The AP and CNN called the race as soon as the polls closed at 7pm. Strong turnout by African-Americans sealed the victory for Clinton, who dominated among those voters and was up by nearly 50 points overall with most of the vote counted. The win bodes well for her in several Super Tuesday states with similar demographics. Sanders had essentially given up on the state this week, not even mentioning South Carolina in a campaign appearance earlier Saturday in Texas, notes Politico. "Tomorrow this campaign goes national," said Clinton after the race was called. "We are not taking anything, and we are not taking anyone, for granted."