Are black voters ‘fired up’ for Hillary Clinton?

[NCTraveler]

Edith Childs is the Greenwood, S.C. city council woman credited with giving Barack Obama his signature call-and-response chant used during his historic 2008 presidential campaign.

The question facing Hillary Clinton's campaign eight years later -- one whose answer may define the margin between success and failure: are Childs, and voters like her, now "Fired up! Ready to go!" for Obama's primary opponent in 2016?

Clinton is scheduled to visit to Childs's home state Wednesday, with an itinerary that will include an annual conference of Democratic women in South Carolina, and a meeting with a group of minority small business owners.

It's her first campaign trip to the state since 2008, when she not only lost the state’s primary but first saw an exodus of black voters from her presidential campaign -- an exodus that helped cost her the race.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/05/27/are-black-voters-fired-up-for-hillary-clinton/

Clinton is out there working hard courting the base of the party.

[Autumn]

1. I would say that some are ‘fired up’ for Hillary and I say some are ‘fired up’ for Bernie

and some may be ‘fired up’ for Martin. Candidates are not a one size fits all.

[leftofcool]

2. Yep

[NCTraveler]

3. Agree.

Many aren't fired up at all. That is why it is so important we speak to their issues and court them. They are our base and strongest support election after election.

[Autumn]

4. WE are all the base. It takes us all coming together to win an election.

Just like we all came together for Obama. There are many issues and I'm sure each candidate will address them in time.

[NCTraveler]

5. True that.

It is great seeing Hillary out there addressing these issues. They are a segment of the population who need a voice at the top. We need to build off the current energy that has been brought about by oppression and the boil over of recent events. They owe nothing to the party. It is good to see their concerns being addressed. Something you will never see from the right.

[Autumn]

6. I agree the right is toxic. That's one of the reasons I'm so happy to see

Bernie addressing issues.

[NCTraveler]

7. +1 nt.

[BainsBane]

8. No, the base is not everyone

The base is comprised of the most reliable Democratic voters. Everyone is the electorate.

[MineralMan]

9. Well, she's polling very well among black voters.

Hispanic voters, too. So, I don't know if they're "fired up," but both groups seem to like Hillary Clinton.