Biden back in South Carolina to address HBCU, honor Clyburn
3 years ago

Biden back in South Carolina to address HBCU, honor Clyburn

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} To House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn President Joe Biden s Friday trip to South Carolina is more than an ally's visit to a crucial early-voting state. The meetup is significant for both, in that it's Biden's first time as president in South Carolina, where Clyburn's public support is credited with boosting him to the Democratic nomination. “My buddy Jim Clyburn, you brought me back!” Biden said in his victory speech, after winning South Carolina by nearly 30 percentage points, crediting Clyburn for breathing new life into his campaign. Often coming to Kiawah Island near Charleston for family vacations, Biden also spent decades as desk mate to Fritz Hollings, South Carolina’s longtime Democratic senator.

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Pro-Biden super PAC launches ad featuring Rep. Clyburn ahead of South Carolina’s lead-off primary
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Pro-Biden super PAC launches ad featuring Rep. Clyburn ahead of South Carolina’s lead-off primary

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A super political action committee supporting President Joe Biden’s reelection is aiming to boost the Democrat’s primary campaign in lead-off South Carolina with a television ad featuring Rep. Jim Clyburn, the state’s senior congressman whose endorsement boosted Biden’s 2020 run. In an ad from Unite the Country, shared ahead of its release with The Associated Press, Clyburn …

Rep. Clyburn talks about his future in party leadership, what Biden has done for Black voters.
2 years, 5 months ago

Rep. Clyburn talks about his future in party leadership, what Biden has done for Black voters.

LA Times  

Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, the highest-ranking African American in the House, spoke recently with the Los Angeles Times about the Democrats’ plan before the midterm elections, the Jan. 6 hearings, his future in the party’s leadership and when he’ll know when it’s time for him to leave office. And now it was South Carolina, and I’m sitting there thinking …

In speech in South Carolina, Biden makes pitch for Senate to pass voting rights measure
3 years ago

In speech in South Carolina, Biden makes pitch for Senate to pass voting rights measure

LA Times  

President Biden said Friday that the “battle is not over” in his push for voting rights legislation even though little progress has been made on Capitol Hill. “We’re going to keep up the fight until we get it done,” he told the audience during his commencement speech at South Carolina State University, a historically Black school. “Did you ever think …

Biden to be in South Carolina for 1st time since primary win
3 years ago

Biden to be in South Carolina for 1st time since primary win

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — President Joe Biden is returning to South Carolina, the state that played a pivotal role in his march to the Democratic presidential nomination and the White House, as the featured speaker at the graduation ceremonies this coming week at a historically Black university. On the cusp of South Carolina’s key first-in-the-South primary, Clyburn gave his public backing …

Clyburn: Bush called him a ‘savior’ for boosting Biden
3 years, 11 months ago

Clyburn: Bush called him a ‘savior’ for boosting Biden

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As they witnessed President Joe Biden take the oath of office on Wednesday, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said former Republican President George W. Bush lauded him as a “savior” for helping get Biden elected. Clyburn, on a call with reporters, said Bush told him, “you know, you’re the savior, because if you had not nominated Joe …

Biden ally Clyburn brings civil rights legacy to DNC
4 years, 4 months ago

Biden ally Clyburn brings civil rights legacy to DNC

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In October 1960, a young James Clyburn gathered with other students and the Rev. The one-hour meeting at Atlanta’s Morehouse College stretched to 4 a.m. Clyburn, who said he had not “bought into nonviolence,” emerged to view it as a valuable tactic in the struggle, and a King “disciple.” Clyburn is now the highest-ranking Black lawmaker in Congress, …

Clyburn’s kingmaker moment changes landscape of 2020 race
4 years, 10 months ago

Clyburn’s kingmaker moment changes landscape of 2020 race

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — At a funeral service last month, Jannie Jones locked eyes with Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn across the church sanctuary and crooked a finger, beckoning him to come over to the pew where she sat. Clyburn whispered back, “Joe Biden.” Giving Clyburn a thumbs up, Jones wondered if he’d endorse the former vice president publicly. I need to …

Biden nabs Clyburn endorsement before South Carolina primary
4 years, 10 months ago

Biden nabs Clyburn endorsement before South Carolina primary

Associated Press  

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking black member of Congress and the kingmaker of South Carolina’s Democratic political orbit, on Wednesday endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. Biden said his proposal for a “public option” insurance plan to expand coverage under “Obamacare” would build on Clyburn’s work rather than “start from scratch” with single-payer government insurance that …

Biden Nabs Clyburn Endorsement Before South Carolina Primary
4 years, 10 months ago

Biden Nabs Clyburn Endorsement Before South Carolina Primary

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking black member of Congress and the kingmaker of South Carolina’s Democratic political orbit, on Wednesday endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. “Joe Biden has stood for the hard-working people of South Carolina.” It had long been expected that Clyburn, the House majority whip, would support Biden. Instead, “he …

Joe Biden, trying to catch Bernie Sanders, puts all his chips on South Carolina
4 years, 10 months ago

Joe Biden, trying to catch Bernie Sanders, puts all his chips on South Carolina

LA Times  

Former Vice President Joe Biden, leaving Las Vegas behind, is placing all his chips on South Carolina as his best — and perhaps last — chance to reverse a string of losses in early-voting states and mount a serious challenge to Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination. “He’s moving up,” Clay Middleton, a South Carolina political strategist who advised …

Joe Biden looks to South Carolina to resurrect his campaign
4 years, 10 months ago

Joe Biden looks to South Carolina to resurrect his campaign

The Hindu  

Joe Biden brought his wounded presidential campaign to South Carolina on Tuesday, staking his hopes for a comeback on the loyalty of black voters in the state after a dismal finish in the New Hampshire primary magnified his disappointing finish in Iowa. “I know this is going to be the fight of my life,” Mr. Biden told about 200 enthusiastic …

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