Senior House Democrat James Clyburn said he would endorse former Vice President Joe Biden for president
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden won the endorsement of an influential black congressman from South Carolina on Wednesday, which could prove pivotal as he competes with current national front-runner Bernie Sanders for the support of the state’s black voters in Saturday’s primary.
Sanders, a democratic socialist, has taken command of the Democratic race after his resounding win last week in Nevada. Three days after South Carolina’s primary, voters in 14 states will go to the polls for the vital Super Tuesday contests. Endorsing Biden at a news conference, Clyburn, the highest-ranking black lawmaker in the U.S. Congress, said he could “think of no-one with the type of integrity, no-one more committed to the fundamental principles to make this country what it is than my good friend.”
Most of the Democratic candidates kicked off Wednesday with speeches at a breakfast in South Carolina hosted by the National Action Network, founded by civil rights leader Al Sharpton. The event focused on mobilizing black churches to get out the vote.The candidates acknowledged the sharp jabs they threw at each other hours earlier - in Tuesday’s debate they repeatedly attacked Sanders as a risky choice to lead the party in November - but pledged to eventually unify behind one candidate.
Sharpton, in introducing Sanders at the breakfast, urged the crowd not to get caught up in the socialist branding, noting that the tag has been used in the past to discredit leaders of movements.“Socialism, capitalism, it all has not worked out for black folks,” Sharpton said. “If socialism is on your mind, read about what they said about Martin Luther King Jr. and others.”
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