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Jim Clyburn: “He got a big portion of the African American vote, mostly…”

Featuring: Jim Clyburn, Democratic | U.S. House, South Carolina, District 6

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Civil Rights, Voter ID and How Democrats Win Back Voters With Congressman Jim Clyburn

Published | Video Starts at 55:02

And I think that we've seen enough today to know exactly what you've had to lose. And so what we've got to do is. And that's why I keep harping on dignity and respect, because He got a big portion of the African American vote, mostly African American men, simply because of that little word of dignity, maybe those two words and respect. And when you run a campaign and no matter what people of color say, you tell me you know more about this, because your algorithms or whatever, you use it, rather than the lived experiences. (55:02–55:18)

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Asserts that Trump received significant African American male support due to themes of dignity and respect.

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