South Carolina Democrats Call on Senate Nominee to Quit

South Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Krystle Matthews (D) is facing calls from within her own party to end her campaign, following the publication of leaked audio in which she appears to make disparaging remarks about her constituents, the AP reports.

Sitting in a restaurant, Matthews, who is Black, is heard saying that she represents a “mostly white” district, adding, of white voters: “I keep them right here — like under my thumbs… Otherwise, they get out of control — like kids.”