S.C.’s Top Democrat Looks Ahead To The Primaries

S.C.’s Top Democrat Looks Ahead To The Primaries
Assistant Minority Leader Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., speaks during a commemoration ceremony for the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which abolished slavery in the United States, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, in Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
S.C.’s Top Democrat Looks Ahead To The Primaries
Assistant Minority Leader Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., speaks during a commemoration ceremony for the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which abolished slavery in the United States, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, in Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

S.C.’s Top Democrat Looks Ahead To The Primaries

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South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn, the third-ranking Democrat in the House and only high-ranking elected Democrat in the state, is known as the “kingmaker” in politics.

As primary day nears for the “First in the South” Democrats, many are watching to see if Clyburn will make an endorsement of either Hillary Clinton or Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the presidency.

He speaks with Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson about the issues he’s most concerned about going into the 2016 South Carolina primaries.

Guest

  • Jim Clyburn, U.S. congressman representing South Carolina’s 6th district. He tweets @Clyburn.

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