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Was Obama's win in SC Racially Motivated?

Section: Business

Kyonne Gibson

About half the voters were black in south carolina and four out of five of them supported Obama. A large number black women turned out. The Illinois senator got about a quarter of the white vote while Clinton and former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina split the rest. Clinton flew to Nashville as the polls closed, and looked ahead. "Now the eyes of the country turn to Tennessee and the other states voting on Feb. 5," she said, adding "millions and millions of Americans are going to have their voices heard."Edwards finished a distant third, a sharp setback in the state where he was born and scored a primary victory in his first presidential campaign four years ago. He vowed to remain in the race. He said, his goal is "give voice to all those whose voices aren't being heard." This was Obama's first victor since he won the kickoff Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3. Clinton, a New York senator and former first lady, scored an upset in the New Hampshire primary a few days later. They split the Nevada caucuses, she winning the turnout race, he gaining a one-delegate margin. In an historic race, she hopes to become the first woman to occupy the White House, and Obama is the strongest black contender in history.