South Carolina offers an opportunity for the contenders to test their strength among black voters, a significant bloc of the Democratic electorate.
in Charleston, South Carolina, when a number of his competitors questioned his viability and cast his campaign as out-of-step with down-ballot Democrats -- who won back the House in 2018 -- in part, on protecting the Affordable Care Act, South Carolina is not a must-win.
But the home stretch ahead of South Carolina's primary has also seen the unexpected, subtle rise of Tom Steyer, the billionaire who is spending $22.4 million to blanket the airwaves across the state, and who may be unsettling what should be a settled contest. In his vigorous campaign to win over black voters, a core constituency he is hoping will propel his long-shot bid forward, Steyer is relying more on his alternative appeal.
Buttigieg has recently sought to be open about his shortcomings in fully speaking to the experiences of the black community, but he has also acknowledged the limited gains he's made with the African American community in an interview with CNN this week.
Democratic presidential hopefuls participate in the tenth Democratic primary debate at the Gaillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 25, 2020."Right now we've got an America where if you're rich, you've got a really loud voice in Washington, but if you're not rich -- you don't get heard very much," she told supporters in Orangeburg, South Carolina, alongside singer John Legend on Wednesday."The danger is real ...
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