Second gentleman Doug Emhoff spoke in Rock Hill Friday on the eve of the first Democratic primary in the nation.
Channel 9′s Tina Terry was in the room at Kounter as he energized local Democratic voters.
Ermhoff, who is the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, went to South Carolina, which indicated the importance of Saturday’s primary.
South Carolina is a red state and York County is a red county, but the state is rich in Black voters. Historically, they make up a significant percentage of Democratic voters in the nation.
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Experts say Saturday’s primary will be a good gauge of Black support for President Joe Biden. Last month, Rep. Jim Clyburn, of South Carolina, said he had some concerns about Biden’s standing with Black voters.
“In 2020, if it were not for South Carolina and Jim Clyburn’s endorsement of Joe Biden, Joe Biden would not be president right now,” said Scott Huffmon, a political scientist at Winthrop University.