Examining Race And Politics In South Carolina, Ahead Of 2020 Primary | NBC News NOW

In Charleston, South Carolina, I met with members of a group who meet often to talk about family faith and

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. They are almost all college-educated blacks and in their 30s there are about 30 total, a seemingly homogeneous group, but these men and women are not necessarily on the same page when it comes to the Democratic primaries, there is the idea that black voters and the black vote is like a model if this is a big bloc and it's Biden, all you hear is Biden Biden Biden, but that's not necessary the case of your friend Rubright, I wouldn't say that, yeah , honestly, in fact, I think I probably hear his name less than a lot of others whose name is sometimes mentioned when hearing people get support, so it used to be Harris. family, you hear a lot of yang, I can't pronounce it because he put on his Budaj Edge footage, a jazz suit, you hear his name again and then Bernie, this is 20/20, where are we headed?

It is not the same world, globalization pending war. In impeachment there are things we have to take into consideration and I'm not sure that Bernie Sanders, who is as old as my mom, or Elizabeth Warren or Joe Biden, are the people who will take me to the next country that you want to live in. What issues are important to you and what do you expect your candidate to talk about about the issues that are really important to me? One of them is women's issues and mental health, particularly mental health, because that's the field I'm in. I want to talk about student loans I want to talk about healthcare I want to talk about the future of the environment and that there will be a world here when my daughter grows up.

All the top-tier candidates are trying to influence voters like these people. They are visiting historically black colleges and universities joining black parishioners for Sunday church services and spending millions on ads on black radio why do you think we are so stuck on this idea that there is only one black vote because you know when it is spoken? Other groups are the Midwestern vote and the working class vote and the single mother vote, but you always hear that it's just the black vote, why is it there? Because we have not had the privilege or luxury, if you like, of being able to be so segmented.

We have almost always had to collectively rally our vote to make a real difference. Many people do not see African Americans as politically astute people. I don't think they realize how politically involved Africans are. Americans are interested in

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, especially as times change, we become more and more active. Younger people are coming up, so I think it's changing and I don't think people have accepted that change. Hello NBC News viewers, thanks for Check out our YouTube channel, subscribe by clicking that button down here, and click on any of the videos here to see the latest interviews, show highlights, and digital exclusives.

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