How Hillary Clinton won the battle for the black vote in South Carolina

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She’s been working in and with South Carolinians since the ’70s, but every decade since then, she’s been in and out of the state working with people,” Middleton said. “She has deep roots here, and it has blossomed over the years.”

But all that support seemingly vanished in 2008, when Clinton faced off against Obama, the first African-American major-party presidential primary frontrunner. Rev. Joseph Darby, vice president of the Charleston branch of the NAACP, attributed Clinton’s loss that year to the simple fact that voters had — and wanted to take — the chance to elect the first black president.

“Before that possibility came, Hillary was actually doing quite well,” Darby explained. “She had nailed down a good number of endorsements.”

Nevertheless, even after being beaten by Obama in South Carolina, Clinton never retreated from South Carolina, Darby said.

“I don’t think Hillary’s ever been off the ground except for the little while when there was a tiff after the ’08 primary. She has stayed in touch with the community. She started laying groundwork for this run, oh, probably three or four years ago. She’s had people circulating. … She’s talked to the right folks,” Darby said, adding, “I don’t think South Carolina ever entirely left the Clintons. It might have parked them in the corner for one election, but they’ve maintained good relationships.”

https://www.yahoo.com/politics/how-hillary-clinton-won-the-battle-for-the-black-205650975.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

This is how you do it.. you don't retreat.. you build good relationships over the years because you care about your friends. That's how Hillary WON South Carolina. The Voters Are Smart.. they know who their friends are.


Hillary Clinton waved to supporters at a rally in Columbia, S.C., after winning the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary on Saturday. "We're not taking anything, and we're not taking anyone for granted," she told supporters.

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