With 92% of the vote counted in New Hampshire, Sanders had 60% compared to Clinton's 38%

The meeting between the men is similar to the one Sharpton had around the same time and at the same place with Obama during the 2008 primary

Four out of five African Americans prefer Clinton to Sanders in that state, and they make up over half the Democratic voters

The meeting comes as the two opponents head to South Carolina, where Hillary is the overwhelming favorite among African-American voters

this afternoon as he interviews her for an MSNBC piece which will run this weekend

Bernie Sanders is trying to improve his standing with the African-American community in more ways than one.

In New York City this morning, just hours after he clobbered Hillary Clinton, gaining 60 percent of the Democratic vote in New Hampshire, he met with a possible new ally – powerful civil right activist Al Sharpton.

Sanders then hopped over to the set of 'The View' where he talked about the meeting and why his candidacy might be of interest to the African-American community.

'We have a lot of support within the African-American community, but I think most importantly, I think the reason we'll do well is our views on criminal justice in this current country and that is, we have a broken criminal justice system,' Sanders said.

'When a police officer breaks the law, like any other public official, that officer must he held accountable,' Sanders added, referring to the officer shootings of unarmed black men that have inspired the protest movement 'Black Lives Matter.'

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Bernie Sanders went on The View this morning and talked about why black Americans might be interested in his candidacy, suggesting their views were aligned on criminal justice reform

Bernie Sanders, sitting next to The View's Raven-Symoné, briefly discussed his meeting with Al Sharpton, saying he only consumed a half of cup of coffee at the popular NYC breakfast spot

In honor of Valentine's Day, Candace Cameron-Bure asked guest Bernie Sanders to say one nice thing about a number of the candidates. When asked about Sen. Ted Cruz, Sanders simply said 'loud'

New friends: Bernie Sanders met with the Reverend Al Sharpton for breakfast on Wednesday morning at Sylvia's in Harlem

Fist bumb: Sanders and Sharpton both greeted the crowd as they entered the restaurant

Bernie Sanders said he was 'disappointed' in Bill Clinton's heightened rhetoric against him, adding that he hopes the Democrats could stick to an issues-oriented campaign

Feeling the Bern? The View's Joy Behar gives Bernie Sanders a squeeze as the Vermont senator took a victory lap with the hosts of the daytime talk show after winning big in New Hampshire last night

Sanders' meeting with Sharpton took place at Sylvia's, the famed comfort food restaurant, which is located just one block from Bill Clinton's former office in Harlem.

Oddly enough, the Reverend will then head off to meet with Clinton for an interview that will air this Sunday morning on his MSNBC show PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton.

When asked about the meet on 'The View,' Sanders said, 'well, it wasn't much of a breakfast, I only had half a cup of coffee.'

He then explained his growing support within the black community.

Sanders named a couple of surrogates that he expected would serve him well, as the dueling Democrats move on from New Hampshire to Nevada and then South Carolina.

Sanders has always had the support of thinker Cornell West, who's been making passionate pleas for the Vermonter in early contest states.

The senator also pointed to former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner and Rep. Keith Ellison, a Minnesota congressman who is one of only two members of Congress who are Muslim.

Sanders also added to his roster last week Ben Jealous, the former head of the NAACP.

On a conference call with reporters, Jealous pledged to promote Sanders to other black leaders in the South, in advance of the party's first Southern primary on Feb. 27, which is held one week after the GOP contest.

On 'The View' today Sanders also repeated two points that he often talks about on the stump.

First that youth African-American unemployment sits at 51 percent.

'Don't tell me we do not need to invest heavily in the African-American community and create decent paying jobs,' Sanders said.

He also railed Wall Street for getting away with crashing the economy without penalty, while a kid who smokes pot could have his future messed up over a criminal charge – a storyline that happens disproportionately in black communities.

'Some kid in New York City picked up with marijuana today will have a police record for the rest of his life,' Sanders pointed out. 'But if you're an executive on Wall Street whose illegal behavior helped destroy the economy, not a problem.

Good day: The meeting comes after Sanders' decisive win in New Hampshire and took place just a block away from Bill Clinton's old office

Chatting it up: The two men were photographed enjoying coffee as they chatted with one another

Keep in touch: They hugged as they departed the restaurant and as Sharpton headed off to interview Hillary Clinton

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Trying to explain his more widespread appeal, Sanders noted, 'And I think people are upset about that.'

Sanders took a whacking over the weekend courtesy of former President Bill Clinton on his wife's behalf.

'I was disappointed in President Clinton,' Sanders said on the show. 'I've known him for 25 years and I like him, I respect him and I hope this campaign does not degenerate ... let's keep it on the issues, not making personal attacks.'

Candace Cameron-Bure had this sentiment in mind when she reminded Sanders that it would soon be Valentine's Day and asked the senator to say a nice word about a number of his political rivals.

'Intelligent,' came to mind when Hillary Clinton's name came up. Sanders doled out a 'humble' to Donald Trump, which was clearly a joke.

And for Ted Cruz, Sanders just assigned 'loud.'

'Is that nice?' Cameron-Bure mused.

Jane Sanders also played nice when asked about Trump's appeal.

Bernie Sanders celebrated his victory last night playing hoops, so did the same today with the ladies of The View, who sauntered over to the hoop in their high heels

Bernie's wife Jane Sanders was asked to explain how voters could pick both a Bernie Sanders and a Donald Trump. She said the two shared a 'surface commonality' in getting away from the style of prepared and polished rhetoric

Host Raven-Symoné asked how voters could go for Sanders, but also Trump, trying to link together last night's victories from each of the political parties.

'I think they find a commonality, a surface commonality in terms of people saying what they think and not being part of the inside crowd, just saying whatever is polished and prepared by speech writers and by pollsters,' Janes Sanders said.

THE VIEW FEELS THE BERN 'The kids love you.' - Joy Behar 'The whole journey has been quite something. People fainting. They're screaming and passing out ... it's a wonderful thing that's happened.' - Whoopi Goldberg 'To me, Bernie's a young man.' - Joy Behar Advertisement

'I think that's the best face I can put on it considering Valentine's Day is around the corner,' the political spouse added.

The ladies of 'The View' also had some fun with Sanders.

They brought out a tub of his special edition ice cream, created by Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's fame, which is named 'Bernie's Yearning.'

'I'm tasting this for the very first time,' Sanders said, sampling the mint and chocolate concoction that is supposed to symbolize the struggles of those not in the top 1 percent.

'Mmm, really good,' the candidate said. 'Excellent. I'm not just saying that because it's Bernie's yearning.'

The women, having learned that Sanders celebrated his New Hampshire victory with some basketball, decided to also join the candidate for a little hoops.

'Everybody got on heels today,' Raven-Symoné noted, though still clopped over to the basketball hoop to play the game with Sanders.

Sanders sit down with Sharpton could not come at a worse time, especially as this meeting echoes the one Sharpton had with President Barack Obama back in 2008 shortly before he defeated Clinton in the primary and went on to win the election.

And in that primary Clinton had actually defeated the then-Illinois senator in New Hampshire, getting the exact same percentage of the vote as she did Tuesday night - though in 2008 it was a three-person race in New hampshire with John Edwards having yet to drop out of the primary.

The two men were seen smiling and waving as they left the restaurant, and even shared a hug before Sanders headed off.

Sharpton also tweeted a photo of the two inside the restaurant, writing; 'I am meeting with Senator Bernie Sanders at Sylvia's Restaurant in Harlem.'

The gathering of people outside the restaurant was so massive that crowd barriers had been set in place, with many cheering as the two men walked in a little after 8am, emerging from the same car.

They were also joined by Sanders' wife Jane.

Timing: The meeting comes as the race heads to South Carolina, where Hillary is the overwhelming favorite among African American voters

Rock stars: Barriers had to be put in place to keep the massive crowd at bay for the meeting between the two

Needed boost: Four out of five African Americans prefer Clinton to Sanders in South Carolina , and they make up over half the Democratic voters

No comment: Sharpton has yet to endorse a candidate in the race at this point

While Clinton did lose New Hampshire, she did manage to to score more votes than Sanders among African Americans and Latinos, with her campaign saying she scored a double-digit lead over her opponent with those groups.

Sanders support base at this point has been largely young white voters, but as the primary race moves to South Carolina he will need to connect with African Americans, who represent half of the registered Democrats in that state.

Clinton also had actresses Angela Bassett and Vivica A. Fox campaigning for her in the state on Tuesday, and Bassett took over her Twitter account for the day.

The $25 million political organization Every Citizen Count, which is politically aligned with Clinton, is expected to point its efforts toward driving registration and turnout among African-American and Latino voters, which could give the former secretary of state a boost.

African Americans currently prefer Clinton over Sander by a margin of 3 to 1 according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Sharpton has yet to endorse a candidate in the race.

'I think that they have dealt with the reality that if people are going to address issues they will have to address them with the people involved in the issues,' Sharpton said in an interview with The Daily Beast.

'You cannot appoint our leadership for us.'

He then added; 'We are not monolithic. They have to talk to us trans-generationally.'

Clinton and Sharpton hug this past June at the funeral of Reverend Clementa Pinckney, who was killed in the Charleston, South Carolina church shooting

Odd couple: Sharpton and Trump have appeared together before at events (above in 2006)

Eerie: The meeting between the men is similar to the one Sharpton had around the same time and at the same place with Obama during the 2008 primary (Sharpton and Obama above in April 2014)

Allies: Clinton before he addressed the Ninth Annual National Action Network Convention in 2007

As it currently stands, four out of five African Americans in South Carolina are in favor of Clinton, giving her a massive lead in the state.

There is also one other major player whose endorsement could greatly help either of the candidates - President Barack Obama.

Clinton's campaign manager Robby Mook said in a memo to reporters on Tuesday; 'It will be very difficult, if not impossible, for a Democrat to win the nomination without strong levels of support among African American and Hispanic voters.'

Bill Clinton was referred to by some as the 'first black president' both during and after his time in office, though in a 2011 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live he told the host; 'I loved being called the first black president, but Barack Obama really is.'

The Clintons support from the African-American community became strained however during her 2008 primary against Obama, with Sharpton one of the first to back the senator.

At the beginning of the primary, Clinton actually had an edge over Obama with female African-American voters, but that soon disappeared, especially after she made an ill-advised comment about Martin Luther King Jr., saying; 'Dr. King's dream began to be realized when President Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act. It took a president to get it done.'