Courting South Carolina's Black Vote
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In one small town, Barack Obama connects with a  segment of the black electorate that he has yet to prove himself with
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Barack Obama won a vital contest in South Carolina on Saturday in his quest for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination, showing strength among southern blacks who make up half the state's Democratic voters.
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It might seem unusual for a black candidate to model a campaign message on one of the most controversial, racially charged ads in the history of television campaign advertising Ã¢ÂÂ a spot that spurred outrage among the mostly liberal community of African-American activists.
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An event steeped in civil rights symbolism offers rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama an opportunity to show unity with the black community while they spar over support from a crucial Democratic constituency.
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Inside the battle for a critical chunk of votes
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By Gina Smith, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb.
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Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and the other Democratic candidates for president lobbied for the African-American vote on Thursday with vows to make sure black votes are fully counted in the 2008 election.
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A key black Democratic leader in South Carolina has negotiated a $10,000 per month consulting contract with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign, a development that came to light when the lawmaker endorsed the presidential hopeful.
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SELMA, Alabama  - Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, joined by former President Bill Clinton, descended on a hallowed shrine of the civil rights movement on Sunday to court black voters who could help decide the party's presidential nominee.
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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton reached out to black voters, calling the 2008 presidential contest a barrier-breaking election.
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BENNETTSVILLE, S.C  - Democratic presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John Edwards appealed for votes in South Carolina on Wednesday, while Hillary Clinton campaigned in the Northeast -- taking heat for leaving the state before its nominating contest this weekend.
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Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and  the other Democratic presidential contenders battled for black  support on Thursday with attacks on the ravages of racism,  promises to lift up the poor and pledges to do more for Africa.
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When civil rights elders signed on to support Hillary Rodham Clinton's run for president, it was seen as a coup in the competition for the black vote, especially in the Deep South.
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Former President Bill Clinton told African-American church congregations Sunday that he understands the desire to elect the nation's first black president but he urged them to consider his wife's candidacy.
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Determined to avoid any erosion in support, Sen. John Kerry is reaching out to black voters, a core Democratic constituency, in the campaign's final month, meeting with black religious leaders and traveling with Jesse Jackson.
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GREENVILLE, South Carolina  - Republican White House hopefuls turned their sights on South Carolina on Wednesday, the day after Mitt Romney's decisive Michigan win focused a topsy-turvy U.S. presidential race on growing voter worries about the economy.
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COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 16 -- The three Republicans who have won early-state contests have succeeded in an atmosphere of hyperlocal politics, using personal charisma and energetic retail campaigning to appeal to narrow constituencies.