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make sure your voices are heard, not only here in orangeburg, not only here in south carolina, but allver this country! that is the power that you have right now. don't you sit there and say, "i'm not going to vote." there is too much at stake. if you believe in a better world for yourself, your family and your community, you've got to stand up and exercise that right. don't let anybody take it away from you. it is too invaluable. here in south carolina, we have a model. while i breathe, i hope. but that is not big enough. we know from our good book, i know from life, hope without action is never realized. so, folks, while i breathe, i hope can't be our motto, it has to be, while i breathe, i vote. because that is how we make hope real. that is how we make hope real. let me tell you as somebody who fights every day to make hope real, somebody who i call my political father, someone who has given so much to the state -- so this state. it is my honor to introduce this next speaker who needs no introduction. he is a hero of the civil rights movement in south carolina and a leader in the u
make sure your voices are heard, not only here in orangeburg, not only here in south carolina, but allver this country! that is the power that you have right now. don't you sit there and say, "i'm not going to vote." there is too much at stake. if you believe in a better world for yourself, your family and your community, you've got to stand up and exercise that right. don't let anybody take it away from you. it is too invaluable. here in south carolina, we have a model. while i...
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joins us from hopkins, south carolina, and tear awe albert is a student at university at an hbcu in orangeburgm glad to have you with us. we talk so much about voters that i want to hear from voters. tuesday, let me start with you. the president never could have made good on all of his promises alone because a lot of what he promised you need congress for and a split congress, republicans were not going to cooperate. so are you satisfied with the job the president has done thus far? >> i'm somewhat satisfied. dealing with the student loan debt, i've known a couple of people that had that delivered to them. so with that issue i'm partially satisfied with, but there is a little more and a lot more that can be done. >> yeah. tiara, give me the answer. same question. >> good morning. i'm in agreement with tuesday. i feel like there's been a lot done in sense of appeasement rather than addressing the actual issues facing black americans in south carolina, and it seems to be more so political petty disputes they're focusing on and why we should not vote for other candidates and why we should actuall
joins us from hopkins, south carolina, and tear awe albert is a student at university at an hbcu in orangeburgm glad to have you with us. we talk so much about voters that i want to hear from voters. tuesday, let me start with you. the president never could have made good on all of his promises alone because a lot of what he promised you need congress for and a split congress, republicans were not going to cooperate. so are you satisfied with the job the president has done thus far? >>...
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for years, i have spoken with leaders from hemingway to here in orangeburg about the urgent need forspeed internet. in particular for rural communities, where students have had to go to the public library just to submit their homework on wi-fi. because you voted in 2020, president biden and i are connecting every person in america with high-speed internet, including more than 100,000 families right here in south carolina. in 2020, you said, we need to do more to help folks struggling with student loan debt. the young couples who worry they will never be able to buy a home or start a family because of their student loans. the mothers who work two and three jobs just to keep up with their monthly payments. and so, because you voted in 2020, president biden and i have canceled more than $136 billion in student loan debt for more than 3.5 million americans. and although the republicans in congress refused to work with us to canceled more debt, we will not be deterred. president biden and i will keep fighting for relief from student loan debt. south carolina, in 2020, you said, as you jus
for years, i have spoken with leaders from hemingway to here in orangeburg about the urgent need forspeed internet. in particular for rural communities, where students have had to go to the public library just to submit their homework on wi-fi. because you voted in 2020, president biden and i are connecting every person in america with high-speed internet, including more than 100,000 families right here in south carolina. in 2020, you said, we need to do more to help folks struggling with...
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that, he got 96% of the vote in this primary, but his largest percentage, over 97%, was in the town of orangeburg. there are two hbcus and a community college and he got the largest percentage of the whole state. so that demonstrates to me what i have been saying all the time, that joe biden has not lost any support among african americans. >> president biden is already looking at another key state that will be a big test for his campaign. michigan is home to a crucial base of support for the president, but that support may be wavering. cnn's jeff zeleny takes a closer look. >> two old white guys duking it out. >> reporter: bracing for a rematch between biden and donald trump. exhausted at the notion of a nine-month battle for the white house. >> some may feel i don't have any hope in a donald trump or hope in a joe biden. >> reporter: as pastor of king solomon baptist church in detroit, he was on the front lines of soaring turnout among black voters four years ago. he believes biden can't win re-election through fear of trump alone. >> it's almost like your big brother or sister saying the booge
that, he got 96% of the vote in this primary, but his largest percentage, over 97%, was in the town of orangeburg. there are two hbcus and a community college and he got the largest percentage of the whole state. so that demonstrates to me what i have been saying all the time, that joe biden has not lost any support among african americans. >> president biden is already looking at another key state that will be a big test for his campaign. michigan is home to a crucial base of support for...
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but his largest percentage, over 97%, was in the town of orangeburg, where there are two hbcus and aommunity college. and he got the largest percentage of the whole state. so, that demonstrates to me what i've been saying all the time, that joe biden has not lost any support among african americans. >> now, obviously there are some political strategy in having south carolina being the first delegate state for president joe biden. but bottom line, what did the campaign learn last night? >> they learned that by communicating what they had done in having the support of leaders like congressman clyburn, they could communicate what it is that joe biden has done and why it's important for him to be re-elected and why it's worth their time to show up to the polls and vote. so, all of that was good, and 96% is pretty impressive number in anybody's book. though i will bet you, omar, that if we look at all news organizations together -- and i'm thinking of one in particular -- every single one of the 4% who didn't vote for president biden will be interviewed over the next week or so. so, it's
but his largest percentage, over 97%, was in the town of orangeburg, where there are two hbcus and aommunity college. and he got the largest percentage of the whole state. so, that demonstrates to me what i've been saying all the time, that joe biden has not lost any support among african americans. >> now, obviously there are some political strategy in having south carolina being the first delegate state for president joe biden. but bottom line, what did the campaign learn last night?...
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. >> the largest percentage, over 97%, was in the town of orangeburg where there are two h b-cus and he got the largest percentage of the whole state. so that demonstrates to me what i have been saying all the time. that joe biden has not lost any support among african-americans. >> harris: recent polls show a significant loss in black voter support, though, for biden compared with 2020. reverse order now, doug. >> i think that was spinning south carolina really well there. it affected what they wanted to talk about. a poll fox news poll last week in georgia. demographic broke down african-american voters, trump was getting 23% of the african-american vote in georgia. just a poll from last week in the state of georgia. you see it across the country. republicans are not looking at getting 40 or 50% of the african-american vote. it is not happening historical reference. a nationwide republican candidate who can get close to 20 or between 11 and 25, those are winning numbers. those are numbers that say donald trump will be the next president of the united states. >> harris: it is intere
. >> the largest percentage, over 97%, was in the town of orangeburg where there are two h b-cus and he got the largest percentage of the whole state. so that demonstrates to me what i have been saying all the time. that joe biden has not lost any support among african-americans. >> harris: recent polls show a significant loss in black voter support, though, for biden compared with 2020. reverse order now, doug. >> i think that was spinning south carolina really well there. it...
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the consistent theme i've been hearing from the voters i've talked to in places like orangeburg whichlarge black population, is that their support for president biden at the end of the day, boils down to the fact that in their eyes, he can defeat former president trump. i also heard one voter talk to of course biden's time with barack obama them, who people have a love for here in south carolina. and i found that the older folks i talked to tended to have a more pragmatic attached to the current state of politics, a consistent thing i heard over and over again is that it's going to take time, biden will deliver on what he can, it'll just take due time and they have to stand by in support him, here at the first of the nation celebration, things have been overwhelmingly positive. even though only 30% of the vote is in, biden has about 96% of the share, that's a resounding success to people in this room, many of whom have been on the ground for weeks now, trying to keep the campaign going, and ensure turnout was where democrats wanted it to be. what they mentioned earlier tonight was tha
the consistent theme i've been hearing from the voters i've talked to in places like orangeburg whichlarge black population, is that their support for president biden at the end of the day, boils down to the fact that in their eyes, he can defeat former president trump. i also heard one voter talk to of course biden's time with barack obama them, who people have a love for here in south carolina. and i found that the older folks i talked to tended to have a more pragmatic attached to the...
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because that school is in orangeburg, south carolina. >> steve: and we are in columbia, south carolinahich is your neck of the woods growing up. >> ainsley: i grew up right here. >> pete: love it. we are live at senate's inn, which is normally probably an event venue. >> ainsley: yes. >> >> pete: getting our makeup done in the bridal sweet. >> ainsley: come on in groom, you are the groom today. >> steve: sorry, i don't know. >> pete: i will be best man. >> steve: since we are in south carolina, today you are palmetto pete. >> ainsley: no longer pancake pete. but the guy who is flipping the pancakes this morning is lawrence jones hey, lawrence. >> lawrence: hey, family. i actually got dress flted dark. i was steaming the clothes this morning and all the power went out. if i look a little crusty you guys know why. but the folks here in south carolina are so fired up. >> ainsley: you look great. >> lawrence: thank you, my friend. a lot of talk about this big race. a lot of reasons why this race particularly is so contentious former governor very popular in south carolina. indication based
because that school is in orangeburg, south carolina. >> steve: and we are in columbia, south carolinahich is your neck of the woods growing up. >> ainsley: i grew up right here. >> pete: love it. we are live at senate's inn, which is normally probably an event venue. >> ainsley: yes. >> >> pete: getting our makeup done in the bridal sweet. >> ainsley: come on in groom, you are the groom today. >> steve: sorry, i don't know. >> pete: i will...
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she was holding a rally just last evening in orangeburg as eva knows, she was there.lity, as ron was saying earlier, south carolina is also about 2028 but more importantly it is about essentially what role vice president harris is going to play in this campaign. she is remarkably popular among black voters, particularly older black women voters. it is a key part of the democratic con stisstituency bu is something of a roadmap of what she will do for the rest of the career. she has been essentially weaponized by republicans. we have heard nikki haley who is still in the race in south carolina and people who may be wondering what is happening on the republican side, we should point out that the republican primary is not until february 24th. that's a few more weeks to campaign. but nikki haley, the former governor there, has been campaigning aggressively against kamala harris saying a vote for joe biden is a vote for president harris. whether she is being weaponized by republicans but she is essentially the weapon for democrats to drum up a turnout. this is something we
she was holding a rally just last evening in orangeburg as eva knows, she was there.lity, as ron was saying earlier, south carolina is also about 2028 but more importantly it is about essentially what role vice president harris is going to play in this campaign. she is remarkably popular among black voters, particularly older black women voters. it is a key part of the democratic con stisstituency bu is something of a roadmap of what she will do for the rest of the career. she has been...
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orangeburg county is about 65%, so we will look there. williamsburg county is another big one.are going to be looking at tonight, and there's a whole bunch of them kind of in this region right here. when you get to the up country of south carolina, very low black population especially up near clemson in the mountains, that were clemson university is, where greenville is, spartanburg, not much in way of the black population in york county, comparatively speaking -- charlotte metro area, very little in -- where myrtle beach is. charleston, it's about 24% african american. so really, it is this area in here. and i think we have these counties with majority black, large black populations. and i think that is where we look for that for the turn out question. >> and then one other question for you steve. i know that in south carolina, veterans are a big demographic in south carolina. should we expect him to be more of a factor in the republican primary? or could we see them as a factor in the. democratic primary? >> yeah, typically i think leaning a bit more republican. and i think a
orangeburg county is about 65%, so we will look there. williamsburg county is another big one.are going to be looking at tonight, and there's a whole bunch of them kind of in this region right here. when you get to the up country of south carolina, very low black population especially up near clemson in the mountains, that were clemson university is, where greenville is, spartanburg, not much in way of the black population in york county, comparatively speaking -- charlotte metro area, very...
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orangeburg county, another that will look at. it has the highest constitution of black voters in the state. biden got nearly 70% of the vote years ago. he did get 70% in williamsburg. a give you all counties. one of the largest buck populations in the state. aileen county, nearly 70% of the vote. there are a whole bunch of counties in the middle area of the state, that we will be looking at. in terms of bigger counties, this is the biggest and they stay. this is the state capital. this is about 50% black by population. you see biden here ran a little bit better then he did statewide and 2020. again, we are waiting right now. i was hoping in the course of my meandering filibuster here, one of the counties with light up, because i think arsonist we get a result, it would be very telling. again, south carolina, it's a little, typically the returns, the first half hour are slow, but you typically get reports from one or two counties. that might give us a sense of what is going on in south carolina, tonight. >> i want to say a caveat
orangeburg county, another that will look at. it has the highest constitution of black voters in the state. biden got nearly 70% of the vote years ago. he did get 70% in williamsburg. a give you all counties. one of the largest buck populations in the state. aileen county, nearly 70% of the vote. there are a whole bunch of counties in the middle area of the state, that we will be looking at. in terms of bigger counties, this is the biggest and they stay. this is the state capital. this is about...
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i am a student of south carolina, my family is from south carolina, columbia, orangeburg, st.ews. so, i'm very familiar. i've spent a lot of time growing up there. one thing i noted when i was national chairman was demographically, south carolina is changing. it is part of what has been termed the new south. it is a growing political force. georgia is another good example. north carolina began this trend, and virginia, about 20 years ago. to that's point, when i was chairman, i tried to upend our primary process a little bit, take some people off the side of the party, which famously known for doing, but the reality of it was that what you just said is important. south carolina is the new frontier for political engagement and setting up national general election winds. the democrats figured it out, that's why they switched. they made that push. what do you see going forward, a south carolina's role? given what you just said, that's creating this new political landscape where the combination of black voters, white voters, independent voters, democrats, coming together can be a
i am a student of south carolina, my family is from south carolina, columbia, orangeburg, st.ews. so, i'm very familiar. i've spent a lot of time growing up there. one thing i noted when i was national chairman was demographically, south carolina is changing. it is part of what has been termed the new south. it is a growing political force. georgia is another good example. north carolina began this trend, and virginia, about 20 years ago. to that's point, when i was chairman, i tried to upend...