Kamala Harris rolls out slate of SC endorsements, incl. one of its longest-serving black lawmakers

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Kamala Harris’ campaign told The Associated Press that she is being endorsed by a trio of black legislators: state Reps. Pat Henegan and J.A. Moore and state Sen. Darrell Jackson. Also backing her campaign are former gubernatorial candidate Marguerite Willis and Berkeley County Democratic Chairwoman Melissa Watson.

All five Harris backers will serve as co-chairs of her campaign in the state, something that the campaign said shows her ability to appeal to a base that’s diverse in geography, age and ethnicity. Willis, who is white, and Watson, who is black, hail from the eastern and coastal regions of the state. The lawmakers represent central and eastern regions and range in age from 34 to 71.

In prepared remarks provided by the campaign, all five supporters said they were drawn to Harris’ plans to increase teacher pay .

In discussing her education plans, Harris has singled out the area along Interstate 95 in South Carolina known as the Corridor of Shame because of its underperforming schools. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos recently toured the region , which gained that name from a 2005 documentary that depicted decrepit conditions and deteriorating buildings.

“You know, right here in South Carolina, we need to pay our teachers what they are worth,” Harris told attendees at a North Charleston town hall last month, adding later: “For most of us who ever have a microphone like this in our hands, we have never achieved this kind of success without the teachers and the public education system that made us who we are.”

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[NurseJackie]

1. Good to see this! She's definitely got what it takes! (I guess Bernie's going to struggle...

Good to see this! She's definitely got what it takes! (I guess Bernie's going to struggle South Carolina, or in any state with similar demographics. This doesn't come as a surprise to me, for obvious reasons.)

[CentralMass]

2. Latest S.C. poll.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/sc/south_carolina_democratic_presidential_primary-6824.html

[bigtree]

3. kinda early

'The United States presidential election of 2020 will take place on November 3, 2020. The series of presidential primary elections and caucuses will be held during the first six months of 2020.'

[CentralMass]

4. Yes, it is very early.

[Cha]

5. KR!

[BlueFlorida]

6. K&R nt