Democrats Scramble for Early Black Support

“The annals of Democratic presidential primaries are littered with white liberals who couldn’t win over black voters and lost the nomination because of it. This year’s contestants are all too aware of that history — from Gary Hart in 1984 to Bill Bradley in 2000 and Bernie Sanders in 2016 — and they’re going out of their way to avoid joining their ranks,” Politico reports.

“Their efforts are scrambling the usual early primary state-centric rhythms of the presidential campaign, instead bringing candidates to other states with large black populations.”