The Candidates

PHOTO: Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders. — Clinton Clinches the Palmetto State

Clinton Taunts Trump in Victory Speech

Following her victory in the South Carolina primary, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told her supporters that her "campaign goes national” starting on Sunday. In recent days, Clinton and members of her campaign have been sending signals that they believe Republican front-runner Donald Trump has the best shot at capturing the GOP presidential nomination. And in her speech Saturday night, she made subtle reference to him. “Despite what you hear, we don't need to make America great again,” she said, referring to Trump’s campaign slogan. “America has never stopped being great. But we do need to make America whole again." more

Exit Poll Analysis: Clinton Gets a Boost from Black Voters

Who turned out in South Carolina's Democratic primary and what motivated their votes? For one thing, Saturday's primary was the first to test the Democratic candidates’ popularity among a large number of black voters: Exit poll results indicate that blacks accounted for six in 10 South Carolina Democratic primary voters. Clinton was boosted by overwhelming support among black voters, winning 84 percent of their votes. In fact, Clinton won blacks by a wider margin than Obama did in 2008. The ABC News Analysis Desk breaks down all the results from South Carolina Democratic primary exit polls. http://abcn.ws/1WQAB7B more

Clinton Takes Control of Democratic Race for President

Hillary Clinton is now in firm command of the Democratic race for president after a loud statement of a victory in South Carolina. Clinton leaves the state with a growing delegate lead that she is increasingly unlikely to ever surrender. Bernie Sanders leaves with neither momentum nor math on his side, and without a clear path to capturing the nomination. “Tomorrow, this campaign goes national,” Clinton said tonight in her victory speech. more

Ahead of Super Tuesday, Trump, Rubio and Cruz Take Aim at Each Other

The top three contenders for the Republican presidential nomination are launching some of the most vicious and personal attacks of the campaign yet. In a packed airplane hangar in Bentonville, Arkansas, Donald Trump teed off on rival Marco Rubio, calling him a “nasty guy” and a “little mouthpiece” with “the largest ears I’ve ever seen.” About 500 miles away in Kennesaw, Georgia, Rubio was having some fun with Trump, referring to the New York businessman’s private plane as “Hair Force One” and rendering a less-than-flattering judgment of Trump’s appearance. Also in Georgia, Cruz, who has pledged to release his tax returns but has yet to do so, hammered Trump on not releasing his. The three candidates were each campaigning in states where voters will go to the polls on Super Tuesday, a day that could be a turning point in the race for the GOP nomination. With Trump in the strongest position to capture a large delegate haul, his two main opponents have been attacking him with a zeal not seen up until now. more

Experts Say No Legal Barrier to Trump Releasing Taxes

Some experts in federal tax law are saying that there are no legal hurdles blocking Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from releasing his returns while they are being audited. “I want to release my tax returns but I can't release it while I'm under an audit,” Trump said during the debate last night. “Obviously if I'm being audited, I'm not going to release a return.” But several tax experts told ABC News today that there are no legal obstacles to releasing the returns while they are under investigation by the IRS. more

The Biblical Origins Behind Ben Carson's 'Fruit Salad'

How would a President Ben Carson choose the next Supreme Court justice? "As president, I will go through and I will look at what a person's life has been," Carson said at Thursday night's presidential debate. "That will tell you a lot more than an interview will tell you. The fruit salad of their life is what I will look at." In the spin room after the debate, which was held at the University of Houston, Carson explained to ABC's JOSH HASKELL what he meant. "There's a verse in the Bible that says, ‘by their fruit, you will know them,'" Carson said. "So, obviously, you know, how they live their lives, what it produces, that's the fruit salad of their life." And on a fact-checking note, a version of that line does, indeed, appear in the Bible's Book of Matthew. http://abcn.ws/1Qj1v3P more