22 of Dem candidates for president will descend on South Carolina this weekend to attend Rep. Jim Clyburn’s “World Famous Fish Fry”. . .
Democratic 2020 candidates descend on South Carolina for Clyburn's "World Famous Fish Fry" https://t.co/hs75tVC5lI pic.twitter.com/GjFj6EnUqt
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 20, 2019
. . .which is kind of perfect as Joe Biden is under fire for comments he made at a NYC fundraiser where he bragged about working with segregationist senators in the past. And it looks like Biden is about to go on the offensive against his critics:
#Biden not apologizing for remarks on segregationist senators (from @AP). Biden insiders tell me he’ll use events in #SouthCarolina this weekend to go on offense, backed by Rep. Jim Clyburn. “Joe’s popular with black voters there,” said one advisor. https://t.co/vEehI16yLy
— Howard Fineman (@howardfineman) June 20, 2019
Biden is leading by a large margin in the state if the latest polls are to be believed?
New @postandcourier South Carolina poll numbers ahead of huge 2020 weekend in the Palmetto State:
Joe Biden — 37%
Elizabeth Warren — 17%
Pete Buttigieg — 11%
Kamala Harris — 9%
Bernie Sanders — 9%
Cory Booker — 5%
Beto O’Rourke — 4%
Andrew Yang — 3% https://t.co/sffyu6Ohgo— Caroline Kenny (@carolinerkenny) June 16, 2019
Biden’s secret weapon could be Rep. Clyburn who came to his defense yesterday:
NEW… JIM CLYBURN leaps to Biden’s defense on talking about working segregationists. Says Biden didn’t say anything different than what describes his work with Strom Thurmond.
Clyburn says working with Thurmond is “similar to Biden working with talmadge”
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) June 19, 2019
Rep. Bennie Thompson games to his defense, too:
Black lawmakers get Biden's back amid 'segregationist' uproar
“I worked with Strom Thurmond all my life,” House Majority Whip Clyburn.
“If [Biden] was able to work with Eastland, he’s a great person,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson (Miss.)
https://t.co/73yUtDVrKd w/@heatherscope
— Laura Barrón-López (@lbarronlopez) June 19, 2019
And this was not the only time Rep. Clyburn defended the former VP. Earlier this month, it was on the 1994 crime bill:
"This is the second time in recent weeks Clyburn has tried to tamp down criticisms of Biden. The first time was in regards to the former vice president’s work on the controversial 1994 crime bill, which Clyburn also supported." https://t.co/RjPXF0esGG
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) June 19, 2019
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 20, 2019
ICYMI ==> THERE it is! MSNBC’s Kasie Hunt assigns segregationist senators Joe Biden ‘got things done’ with to the Republican Party https://t.co/44is70DiRM
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 20, 2019
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 20, 2019
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