Sanders’ plan to punch through Clinton’s Southern firewall
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) plans to pour resources into South Carolina to improve his standing with black voters in the state to punch a hole in Hillary Clinton’s electoral firewall.
Sanders is polling well in Iowa and New Hampshire, the states hosting the first two contests of the 2016 presidential primary, but political analysts wonder how well he can do in other states, especially those in the South, where Clinton and her husband have strong relationships with black leaders.
A Public Policy Polling survey from earlier this month showed Clinton leading Sanders 54 percent to 9 percent.
She trounced him among African-American Democrats, 59 percent to 3 percent. Sanders had only a 32-percent favorable rating among African-Americans.
Sanders plans to boost his numbers by financing a major grassroots campaign introducing himself to minority voters in the state.
“We’re hiring half the state of South Carolina. Unemployment will go down,” quipped a campaign official. “We’re going to mount a very strong grassroots campaign and have young African-Americans knocking on doors in African-American communities.”
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