Sanders has been flying possible hires to his home in Vermont and having in-depth conversations about how they can help his operation, sources tell CNBC.
Sen. Bernie Sanders and his advisors have been meeting with potential South Carolina campaign staffers as the Vermont democratic socialist looks to pull off a win in the state's 2020 presidential primary, four years after Hillary Clinton crushed him there, CNBC has learned.
This time, Sanders faces a bigger, albeit more diverse field of Democratic rivals, and he has fallen behind in the South Carolina staffing race. Sens. Kamala Harris and Cory Booker were among the first to start staffing there. Booker hired former Sanders state political outreach director Christale Spain to be his 2020 state director. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday announced South Carolina hires, including Alycia Albergottie, who was Clinton's 2016 state director.
The 2016 United States Census Bureau survey shows 69 percent of Palmetto State election participants are white, while 27 percent are listed as African-American."We have been looking at staff and setting up an organization here in South Carolina," Alexander said."We had a conversations this past Friday about how it's going to look and how it's going to work for him. We are trying to find people who want to win and not just those who just want to be on a campaign.
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