Hillary Clinton just told South Carolina Dems they're her firewall. They loved that.

[Alfresco]

http://mashable.com/2016/01/16/south-carolina-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/#NfsUO3lTN5qo
Excerpt:

CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders went toe-to-toe for South Carolina Democrats' love Saturday night, and it was clear that Clinton came out on top in a state she's counting on as a firewall.

The former secretary of state received a rousing standing ovation and strong cheers throughout her speech from the black-majority crowd at the First in the South dinner. She praised President Barack Obama and his legacy before nodding to the importance she sees the state playing in her primary strategy as a barricade to stop Sanders' surging campaign.
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Clinton spent much of the speech embracing Obama's legacy, calling it a "great compliment" that Republicans often mention her name alongside Obamas, and slamming the Republicans who just two days earlier took the stage in town to rip him to shreds in their debate.
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Clinton also touted her close relationships with many members of the Congressional Black Caucus, which cohosted the First in the South dinner, by extolling retiring Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) and thanking former Attorney General Eric Holder for his recent endorsement. Many of the CBC members are backing her and will speak at black churches across the state Sunday morning ahead of Sunday night's Democratic debate in Charleston, the final one before voting begins in less than three weeks.

Sanders, on the other hand, got a cool reception overall — and the one table in the huge room that went nuts for him showed the current limits of his reach in the state.

[silvershadow]

1. She needs one. That's all I'm gonna say. nt

[ebayfool]

2. She said they were the line of defense to keep the democrats in the white house, not hers.

Of course there is perhaps an allusion there, but nonetheless the link the OP is pumping takes the reference and claims the room was all about Clinton. OP doesn't like the audio quality, but you can judge the speeches for yourself.

at @ the 25 min mark

Clinton

might as well include Sanders speech too - he seemed well received to me!

Sanders

[Alfresco]

3. Another video with better audio. :-)

[ebayfool]

4. Not from the First in the South dinner though.

But a nice diversion, I give you that!

[thesquanderer]

5. re: "calling it a 'great compliment' that Republicans often mention her name alongside Obama's"

The Republicans are saying she'd be a third term of Obama. She's previously made a point of saying she's not running to be Obama's third term. Maybe her new strategy is to run as Obama's third term after all? Maybe she feels that would give her an edge over Sanders.

[left-of-center2012]

6. "her name alongside Obama"

It was alongside Obama in the 2008 primaries,
and she lost.

[oasis]

7. Hillary was powerful and inspirational. SC Dems know

a winner when they see one.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

8. WTF - Hillary depends on a state that is red and one she will not win in the general

letting red states pick our candidate is stupid

[Alfresco]

9. ...

[99Forever]

10. Too little, too late. Even if it's true.

Stick a fork in her, she's done.

Her fan club just doesn't realize it yet.