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    9 months ago

    From 2020:

    A day after Sen. Bernie Sanders’ resounding victory in the Nevada caucuses, Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., said his state’s electorate could be uncomfortable with voting for someone who calls himself a socialist.

    “I do believe it will be an extra burden for us to have to carry. This is South Carolina, and South Carolinians are pretty leery about that title socialist,” he said on ABC’s “This Week,” the day after Sanders’ resounding victory in the Nevada caucuses.

    hmm…

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      9 months ago

      More from 2020:

      Rep. Jim Clyburn, the influential lawmaker who helped lead Joe Biden to an overwhelming victory in South Carolina, says the Democrat National Committee should “shut this primary down” to help the former vice president’s chances in November.

      And now he’s trying to get more people in his state to show up and vote, when he tried to disenfranchise voters in other states the last time. Go figure.