This victory however, may not be a decisive pattern as the turn out of large numbers of black voters made a dynamics that may not sustain the same growth across all the 22 states holding nominating contests on February 5.

Obama could attract almost 24% of the white voters, a little less than he did in the states of Iowa, and New Hampshire. It is a big question mark on whether the race will divide Democrat votes.

South Carolina results have left Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign facing a new set of questions. Her attack strategy is appeared to gone fruitless and the attack-dog role of former President Bill Clinton seemed to have backfired. Poll surveys indicate that most of the Democrats who considered Clinton’s role as important finally ended up favoring and voting for Obama due to the dirt-attack disliking.

Results however, clearly indicate that voters were much impressed with Obam’s mettle and this developed a common consensus that the Clinton’s were running an exclusive negative campaign.

Congressman James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, an influential black Democrat who remained neutral in the primary said, “If he ends up winning the nomination, he will definitely face an onslaught of attacks this fall, and he may look back on South Carolina as the place that toughened him up”.

Sounding as a candidate with a cause, Barack Obama said in his victory speech Saturday night that the fight for South Carolina produced not only a personal victory but also progress over the divisive politics of the past. He was having clear targets without mentioning any name.

The fight is becoming more fierce and now it is shifting in a big way towards a national competition with fast pace. Obama may be having bright chances to gain victories in the states of Georgia and Tennessee with the probable support of large swaths of black voters as it happened in South Carolina.

The scenario may not be the same in the liberal democrat states like the New York and California. It will be even more different with moderate democrats of Kansas. The diverse racial population will definitely not come out with the same turn outs, expect the political scientists.

Hillary Clinton, even after winning in her two nominating contests in New Hampshire and Nevada, is left with no choice but to change her campaign strategies. Voters in the South Carolina showed little interest in her campaigns. They were more concerned about the economy and not on other political mandates. She now needs a better cross-section made across both the black and white voters in coming contests.

On the lines of South Carolina, the voters may turn out in the same manner in the states of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee in favor of Barack Obama. More than 50% of the black South Carolina voters feel that the country is definitely ready for a black president. On the other hand only 25% of the white voters have such opinion. Contrary to this, almost 255 of the white voters also think that the country is definitely ready for a women president.

“Obama’s victory will leave him with some strong talking points — especially that he can continue to expand his voting base into a conservative Southern state,” said Professor Graham.

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“The race card is on the table in this election and it is not coming off,” writes ‘Politico’, the US political news website.

The Illinois senator has been successful in pushing away the notion that his color could keep him away from competing as a prospective Democratic candidate for president. He stood out as victorious in the first nominating state of Iowa and was beaten with narrow margins in New Hampshire by Hillary Clinton. Newsweek magazine recently hailed him as a “new chapter” for the United States and gave him a cover page respect.

Barack Obama stands with a vision to lead the US beyond racial divisions, beyond class, beyond race and “put together coalitions of people who would be able to put people together, able to change things”, said Ron Walters, a professor of political and African-American affairs at Maryland University.

He is certainly not the first black American to run for president, but with his untainted image he is considered as a champion of civil rights. He is the only black senate member. He has been the first black editor of the ‘Harvard Law Review’.

Civil rights concerns might have come a long way since Martin Luther King Jr. fought segregation in the 1960s but the rising disputes based on race indicate that racial equality is still sensitive. Next nomination battle destination for Democrats would be the state South Carolina. This state populates half of the black voters who will be deciding the fate of candidates on this Saturday.

Barack Obama is treading with care and doesn’t specifically talk about black issues. He is not banking upon black voters solely. He is rather concentrating on gaining support among the affluent white voters. Younger people who are looking forward for a new generation leadership may also form a voter base for Obama, say political analysts.

However, Obama is facing a little criticism as well. For many people he does not seem to be smooth on the issue of race.”That kind of campaign behavior does not resonate with me,” said the black television entrepreneur Bob Johnson.

Many political scientists including Larry Sabato feel that he should be able to win a thumping majority of the African-American vote. These people are wondering if he could win.

Civil rights issues gained prominence among the presidential candidates recently and the open debates highlighted this point.  Poll results show that among black voters Obama enjoys nearly two-to-one support against Hillary Clinton.

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Addressing and participating in the “Early Show” at CBC she was expressing the feelings of the former President.“He said several times yesterday that maybe he got a little bit carried away”, said Hillary Clinton.

“So we’re all going to, on both sides I think, you know, try to bring this debate and this campaign back to the issues that are important”, said the New York senator, who is also the prospective first woman U.S. president.

The election campaigns targeting primaries are witnessing several different turns and debates. It also contain some happy and unhappy moments for all the candidates. Attacks on personal characteristics have also become a weapon for candidates. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both have indulged in a growing sour tasted war of words. They are among the top Democrat presidential candidates and have been engulfed in a debate that also involved personal attacks.

Barack Obama, an Illinois senator who would be the first black president, has made some specific complaints regarding the personal attacks and comments thrown by the former President Bill Clinton on various occasions. Obama’s complaints also included some specific remarks that Bill Clinton made about his accusing him for his consistent opposition to the war in Iraq.

Hillary Clinton featuring on the ABC’s “Good Morning America” said categorically that her husband is obviously a passionate advocate for her cause. It is on the similar lines as the wives of two other major Democrat opponents. She said that she is of the opinion that all the presidential candidates need to take a deep breath here as this will be helpful in representing a united Democratic Party once this nomination is determined.

John Edwards, the former North Carolina Senator is the other major candidate aspiring for the nomination of the Democratic Party for the presidential candidate. Hillary Clinton expressed the same feelings on the NBC’s “Today” and said that it is perfectly legitimate to draw comparisons and contrasts. She feels that this incredibly intense campaign will reach to new positive and hopeful culmination.

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