South Carolina Democratic primary: Are black voters losing faith in Joe Biden? - BBC News

In South Carolina, many are frustrated with the president. Some say they won't vote - others are backing Trump.

2 days agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsUS election 2024Image caption, Tyrone Dash, pictured left, plays cards with long-time friends in Orangeburg CountyBy Brandon DrenonBBC News in South CarolinaBlack voters were a key part of the coalition that helped Joe Biden win the White House, and he will need their overwhelming support to do it again. In South Carolina, however, many are frustrated with the president - and some are backing Donald Trump.

A 40-minute drive from the sparkle and polish of Columbia, South Carolina, is the town of Winnsboro, which lacks both.

It's a place Nocola Hemphill calls home - a home which, as she describes it, sounds like it's a world away from the state capital. Empty streets, abandoned businesses and vacant homes. Joblessness. Hopelessness.

It's been that way for years, she says. "There's no one reaching down here to lift anyone up. You have to wonder, does anyone really care?"

The 47-year-old is the CEO of the US Black Women's Chamber of Commerce, an organisation supporting small business development for black women across the country, an effort she says hasn't been noticeably aided by the Biden administration.

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