What are black voters in South Carolina thinking as the former vice president has lost momentum in Democrats' nominating contest?
from New Hampshire were all in. He now counts on an overwhelming victory in South Carolina’s Feb. 29 primary to dispel the narrative that he is doomed.
He remains the Democratic front-runner here. But in recent months, Biden has slipped significantly as two rivals in the state — Biden supporters here dismiss Iowa and New Hampshire as overwhelmingly white states that do not reflect the nation’s diversity. “Joe Biden’s done some good things,” she said. “But he’s a career politician and we need someone other than a career politician at this time.”
Buttigieg, who narrowly won in Iowa and finished strong in New Hampshire, has the least support among black voters nationally of the top-tier Democratic candidates and, consequently, has not connected in the Palmetto State. Some question whether the nation is ready for its first gay president. “Trump is a dirty politician,” said Chandler Williamson, a 60-year old insurance agent in Columbia. “You’ve got to have someone strong who can play dirty with him.” Williamson is leaning toward Steyer or former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, with Biden his third choice.
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