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Rep. Jim Clyburn Endorses Joe Biden, Admits Concern About Fracturing Democratic Party

The influential Democrat shares why he thinks Biden is the best candidate and about the generational divide in the Democratic Party.
South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn has endorsed Joe Biden. (Alvin C. Jacobs for Here & Now)

House Majority Whip James Clyburn, an influential Democrat in South Carolina and congressman for nearly three decades, has endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination for president.

That endorsement, which came Wednesday, may have bolstered Biden’s appeal ahead of

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