Word: clyburn
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...claim the leader of South Carolina's legislative black caucus as well as Senator Fritz Hollings of South Carolina, who had overwhelming support from African-American voters in his 1998 re-election. All of the candidates are in the hunt for the blessing of South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn, who had originally endorsed Dick Gephardt. It's not clear whether the divided endorsements mean that black politicians are getting more savvy, as many black leaders claim, or that they are diluting their strength by not working as a bloc...
...crackling along in the general population, there are problems in some surprising places. In an internal poll of African Americans conducted by the campaign, only 45% of respondents said they were definitely going to vote. "You want to be up around 60%, 65% certain," says South Carolina Congressman JAMES CLYBURN, head of the Congressional Black Caucus. "This is not good." When Gore campaign chairman BILL DALEY and campaign manager DONNA BRAZILLE met last week with some CBC members, the conversation got heated as the black legislators argued that Gore needed to ramp up efforts with black voters--and soon...