Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I te marama o Hānuere 2003, i whakapuaki a Sharpton i tana tono, ā, i kaha tana pakanga ki te āhua o South Carolina. Heoi, whai muri i te ahua kino i nga pooti tuatahi o South Carolina, i kii a Sharpton kei te tautoko ia i te kaitono a te Manapori a John Kerry. Heoi, i haere tonu a Sharpton ki te pakanga tae noa ki te Democratic National Convention
, i a ia e korero ana i tetahi korero matua.