Joe Biden worships at predominately black Mississippi church two days before the state primary as he credits African-Americans for his surge in numbers and senator calls him the ‘comeback kid'
Joe Biden visited at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, Sunday
Biden was accompanied by the NCAAP national president and Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi
Thompson called Biden 'the comeback kid' after he reclaimed the front-runner position in the Democratic presidential candidate race
Biden praised black voters for supporting his campaign
He later had lunch with locals at Pearl's Southern Cooking
Democratic race has become centered around Biden and Sanders since other candidates have dropped out
By Associated Press and Lauren Edmonds For Dailymail.com
Published: 13:29 EDT, 8 March 2020 | Updated: 15:51 EDT, 8 March 2020
Joe Biden attended attended a predominately African-American church Sunday in Mississippi, just two days ahead of the state's primary, and credited black voters for his redemption in the polls.
Biden, 77, was welcomed by applause at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson, where he was accompanied by NAACP national president Derrick Johnson and Rep. Bennie Thompson.
The three men sat in the front row of the congregation and sang along to the popular hymn 'Victory in Jesus.'
Thompson, who hails from Mississippi, first endorsed the presidential hopeful on Thursday.
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