Kamala Harris leads the list of Biden running mates
By Brad Bannon, opinion contributor — 05/11/20 05:30 PM EDT
Victory has a thousand mothers and fathers. A successful political campaign has many building blocks. Joe Biden’s quest for the Democratic presidential nomination is no exception. There are many reasons for his win. But one factor that stands out in his claim on the Democratic nod was his success with African American voters.
After weak showings in the early contests in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada, Biden won a resounding victory in the Palmetto State with a strong assist from black voters there. In South Carolina, most of the primary voters were African American (56 percent) and they voted in large numbers for Biden over Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (61 percent to 17 percent).
After his big victory in South Carolina, Biden capitalized on his support with black Democratic voters with a strong showing on Super Tuesday. The former vice president’s win in Texas is a good example. Biden and Sanders received just about the same level of support from white voters (Biden 30 percent-Sanders 29 percent). But Barack Obama’s two-time running mate won the overwhelming support of African Americans primary voters in the Lone Star State (Biden 58 percent-Sanders 15 percent).
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