BOSTON — While half of the GOP presidential field will be taking part in a town hall tonight in South Carolina, Latino community leaders feeling the “Bern” in Massachusetts will be rallying at the Statehouse.

Latino community leaders supporting Democratic presidential candidate Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign will hold a formal endorsement event outside the Statehouse as they look to organize outreach efforts to Spanish-speaking voters ahead of the Bay State primary on March 1.

Nearly all of the Bay State Democratic establishment is behind Hillary Clinton, but even Clinton backer Senate President Stanley Rosenberg said last week that Sanders has tapped into a nerve among progressive voters and should do well in this state.

— STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE