Candidates for the presidency in both parties battle for the backing of black and Hispanic voters as the race has shifted toward states with more minority voters. Republicans have been going all over South Carolina in the attempt to derail billionaire Donald Trump and Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Rubio is looking to re-establish his footing after a 5th place finish in New Hampshire and has lashed out at Trump, Cruz and Bush Thursday saying none of them possess the foreign policy experience required of a commander-in-chief. Meanwhile, at the Democratic debate in Milwaukee yesterday, Hillary Clinton accused rival Bernie Sanders of diminishing the president’s record and short-changing his leadership. Her comments followed an interview in which Sanders suggested Obama hadn’t succeeded in closing the gap between Congress and the American people – something President Obama has himself acknowledged. Sanders responded saying it was a low blow and that Clinton was the only one on the stage who ran against Obama in the 2008 presidential race. Once thought to be the overwhelming front-runner in the Democratic race, Clinton has been caught off guard by Sanders’ strength, especially his visceral connection with Americans frustrated by the current political and economic systems. Clinton’s own campaign has looked muddled compared to his ringing call for a “political revolution” and her connections to Wall Street have given Sanders an easy way to link her to the systems his supporters want to overhaul. The two rivals are scheduled to attend a dinner event in Minnesota after Clinton campaigns in South Carolina.