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On the recordJanuary 17, 2016
The last time we had a contested primary there, 55% of the voters were African American and they have about 90% approval rating of Barack Obama.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the significance of African American voters in the South Carolina primary for Hillary Clinton.

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