VOTERS ARE BLACK. >> Reporter: IN CHARLESTON SOUTH

>> Reporter: IN CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA, I MET WITH MEMBERS OF

CAROLINA, I MET WITH MEMBERS OF A GROUP WHO MEET UP OFTEN TO

A GROUP WHO MEET UP OFTEN TO TALK ABOUT FAMILY, FAITH AND

TALK ABOUT FAMILY, FAITH AND POLITICS.

POLITICS. NEARLY ALL ARE BLACK.

NEARLY ALL ARE BLACK. COLLEGE EDUCATED, AND IN THEIR

COLLEGE EDUCATED, AND IN THEIR EARLY TO MID-30s.

EARLY TO MID-30s. THERE ARE ABOUT THIRD OF THEM IN

THERE ARE ABOUT THIRD OF THEM IN ALL, A SEEMINGLY HOMOJ NEWS

ALL, A SEEMINGLY HOMOJ NEWS GROUP.

GROUP. BUT THESE MEN AND WOMEN AREN’T

BUT THESE MEN AND WOMEN AREN’T NECESSARILY ON THE SAME PAGE

NECESSARILY ON THE SAME PAGE WHEN IT COMES TO THE DEMOCRATIC

WHEN IT COMES TO THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.

PRIMARY. >> THERE’S AN IDEA THAT BLACK

>> THERE’S AN IDEA THAT BLACK VOTERS IN THE BLACK VOTERS LIKE

VOTERS IN THE BLACK VOTERS LIKE A MILE, ONE BIG BLOCK AND IT’S

A MILE, ONE BIG BLOCK AND IT’S BIDEN.

BIDEN. THAT’S NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE

THAT’S NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE WITHIN YOUR FRIEND GROUP?

WITHIN YOUR FRIEND GROUP? >> I WOULDN’T SAY SO.

>> I WOULDN’T SAY SO. NOT AT ALL.

NOT AT ALL. MATTER OF FACT I THINK I

MATTER OF FACT I THINK I PROBABLY HEAR HIS NAME LESS THAN

PROBABLY HEAR HIS NAME LESS THAN A LOT OF THE OTHERS.

A LOT OF THE OTHERS. >> WHICH OTHER NAMES DO YOU

>> WHICH OTHER NAMES DO YOU HEAR?

HEAR? >> PREVIOUSLY IT WAS HARRIS,

>> PREVIOUSLY IT WAS HARRIS, KAMALA, YOU HEAR YANG A LOT.

KAMALA, YOU HEAR YANG A LOT. >> YEP.

>> YEP. >> CAN’T PRONOUNCE IT, IS IT

>> CAN’T PRONOUNCE IT, IS IT BUTTIGIEG.

BUTTIGIEG. >> BUTTIGIEG.

>> BUTTIGIEG. >> BUTTIGIEG.

>> BUTTIGIEG. YOU HEAR HIS NAME EVERY NOW AND

YOU HEAR HIS NAME EVERY NOW AND AGAIN.

AGAIN. AND THEN BERNIE.

AND THEN BERNIE. >> THIS IS 2020.

>> THIS IS 2020. WHERE ARE WE HEADED?

WHERE ARE WE HEADED? IT’S NOT THE SAME WORLD.

IT’S NOT THE SAME WORLD. GLOBALIZATION, PENDING WAR,

GLOBALIZATION, PENDING WAR, IMPEACHMENT, THOSE ARE THINGS WE

IMPEACHMENT, THOSE ARE THINGS WE HAVE TO TAKING INTO

HAVE TO TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION.

CONSIDERATION. I’M NOT SURE THAT A BERNIE

I’M NOT SURE THAT A BERNIE SANDERS, WHO IS AS OLD AS MY MOM

SANDERS, WHO IS AS OLD AS MY MOM OR ELIZABETH WARREN OR A JOE

OR ELIZABETH WARREN OR A JOE BIDEN ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE

BIDEN ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE ME INTO THE NEXT

GOING TO TAKE ME INTO THE NEXT COUNTRY THAT I WANT TO LIVE IN.

COUNTRY THAT I WANT TO LIVE IN. >> WHAT ISSUES ARE IMPORTANT FOR

>> WHAT ISSUES ARE IMPORTANT FOR YOU AND WHAT DO YOU HOPE YOUR

YOU AND WHAT DO YOU HOPE YOUR CANDIDATE’S CHOICE WILL SPEAK

CANDIDATE’S CHOICE WILL SPEAK ON?

ON? >> THE ISSUES THAT ARE REALLY

>> THE ISSUES THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME ONE ARE WOMEN’S

IMPORTANT TO ME ONE ARE WOMEN’S ISSUES AND MENTAL HEALTH.

ISSUES AND MENTAL HEALTH. PARTICULARLY MENTAL HEALTH

PARTICULARLY MENTAL HEALTH BECAUSE THAT’S THE FIELD THAT

BECAUSE THAT’S THE FIELD THAT I’M IN.

I’M IN. >> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT STUDENT

>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT STUDENT LOANS, HEALTH CARE, I WANT TO

LOANS, HEALTH CARE, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE

TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THAT THERE WILL

ENVIRONMENT AND THAT THERE WILL BE A WORLD HERE WHEN MY DAUGHTER

BE A WORLD HERE WHEN MY DAUGHTER GROWS UP.

GROWS UP. >> ALL OF THE TOP-TIER

>> ALL OF THE TOP-TIER CANDIDATES ARE TRYING TO SWAY

CANDIDATES ARE TRYING TO SWAY VOTERS LIKE THESE FOLKS,

VOTERS LIKE THESE FOLKS, VISITING HISTORICALLY BLACK

VISITING HISTORICALLY BLACK CHALLENGES AND UNIVERSITIES,

CHALLENGES AND UNIVERSITIES, JOINING FOR SUNDAY CHURCH

JOINING FOR SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES, AND SPENDING MILLIONS

SERVICES, AND SPENDING MILLIONS FOR ADS ON BLACK RADIO.

FOR ADS ON BLACK RADIO. >> WHY DO YOU THINK WE’RE STUCK

>> WHY DO YOU THINK WE’RE STUCK ON THE IDEA THAT THERE IS JUST A

ON THE IDEA THAT THERE IS JUST A BLACK VOTE?

BLACK VOTE? WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT OTHER

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT OTHER GROUPS, THERE’S THE MIDWEST

GROUPS, THERE’S THE MIDWEST ERCH, SINGLE MOTHER VOTE, BUT

ERCH, SINGLE MOTHER VOTE, BUT YOU ALWAYS HEAR IT’S JUST A

YOU ALWAYS HEAR IT’S JUST A BLACK VOTE.

BLACK VOTE. WHY IS THAT?

WHY IS THAT? >> BECAUSE WE HAVEN’T HAD THE

>> BECAUSE WE HAVEN’T HAD THE PRIVILEGE OR LUXURY, IF YOU

PRIVILEGE OR LUXURY, IF YOU WILL, OF BEING ABLE TO BE AS

WILL, OF BEING ABLE TO BE AS SEGMENTED.

SEGMENTED. WE ALMOST HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO

WE ALMOST HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO COLLECTIVELY PUT TOGETHER OUR

COLLECTIVELY PUT TOGETHER OUR VOTE TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE.

VOTE TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T LOOK AT

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T LOOK AT AFRICAN-AMERICANS AS PEOPLE WHO

AFRICAN-AMERICANS AS PEOPLE WHO ARE POLITICALLY ASTUT.

ARE POLITICALLY ASTUT. I DON’T THINK THEY REALIZE HOW

I DON’T THINK THEY REALIZE HOW POLITICALLY INVOLVED

POLITICALLY INVOLVED AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE, HOW

AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE, HOW INTERESTED WE ARE.

INTERESTED WE ARE. WE’RE GETTING MORE AND MORE,

WE’RE GETTING MORE AND MORE, YOUNGER PEOPLE ARE COMING UP.