BET: How Bernie Sanders Can Win the Black Vote in South Carolina and Beyond
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If we know anything about Bernie Sanders campaigning prowess its that he can make up ground quickly. And theres no better candidate to do that against than Hillary Clinton, whose approval or favorability numbers have never strengthened after announcing a candidacy bid for any public office. That said, the Clintons have generally high popularity numbers with African Americans and its going to be an uphill climb once again for Sanders to capture a large swath of that support.
With the Nevada Caucuses just eight days away and South Carolina Primaries only 15, Bernie has his work cut out for him. Luckily for him it seems like more and more black support, especially young, seems to be turning more and more in his favor. At the same time, Clinton just picked up an endorsement from the Congressional Black Caucus PAC, and its likely shell pick up the support of President Obama eventually, whose accomplishments she heavily touted in the Fridays (February 11) Democratic debate.
While it may be a little outdated, a December poll by YouGov of South Carolina Democrats showed that African Americans heavily favored Clinton at almost 4 to 1. Nationally, a recent Fox News poll showed a 71 percent support figure among non-whites for Clinton compared to just 20 for Sanders. Barack Obama carried South Carolina in 2008 with 80 percent of the black vote and while that number may not be entirely necessary to hit in order to win the state, Bernie cant have Hillary attaining a statistic near that, especially as theyre mostly split among whites in the state.
No turn around in presidential politics so far would be as big as if Bernie Sanders were able to cut 20 to 30 percent off of Clintons lead among African Americans in the state. That effort has already begun and for it to be even more effective, here are a few ways he can better gain the black vote in South Carolina and beyond.
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