Joe Biden told a New York City fundraiser that the 'African-American community is going to make a gigantic say in who is going to be the next president.'
"The African-American community is going to make a gigantic say in who is going to be the next president," Biden told donors at a Manhattan fundraiser on Thursday night, per a pool report from the event.
While Sanders has found support among younger black people, he has struggled to make inroads with older people. The first test of Biden among African American voters, referred to as his"firewall,""The African American vote cannot be taken for granted," South Carolina State Rep. Ivory Thigpen, a Sanders-endorsing member of the Legislative Black Caucus, told"Just the idea that we are a firewall, that our vote is already cemented...
Texas, which holds its primary on Super Saturday, has 228 delegates to be won. North Carolina, which also holds its primary on March 3, has 110. Georgia will vote on March 24 and has 105 delegates. Florida votes on March 17 and has 217.
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