With Clyburn’s blessing, he became chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party.
“People thought early on, Oh, God, Jaime’s the chair of the D.N.C., so therefore he’s going to put his finger on the scale for South Carolina.
“National Geographic said that 90 percent of African Americans can trace one of their ancestors to South Carolina.
In our primary, 50 to 60 percent of the people who vote in the Democratic primary will be Black folks.
A first-in-the-nation South Carolina primary lends Black moderates, a pivotal Democratic constituency, the kind of clout that many believe they deserve.
Persons:
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Democratic National Committee, Democratic, South Carolina, Biden, Podesta, South Carolina Democratic Party, Geographic, Democratic Party
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South Carolina, New Hampshire, Montana , Ohio, West Virginia, Arizona, D.N.C, South, Southern, Carolina, Hampshirites, America, Iowa