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South Carolina’s primary: What moving it up would mean to Black voters

In just over a year, Democrats will break a 52-year tradition of kicking off presidential jockeying with the Iowa caucuses. Instead, pending approval from the full Democratic National Committee, South Carolina will host the first Democratic primary on Feb. 3, 2024. 

Admittedly, I did a double take when I read that President Joe Biden had called for this change. His primary reason? “Voters of color.” 

As he expressed in a to fellow Democrats, “For decades, Black voters

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