Article snippet: Sen. MORE in the early race for 2020 endorsements from Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members after her strong performance in the first primary debate earned her the support of two new lawmakers. CBC endorsements, a vital commodity in a Democratic primary, have taken on special significance this presidential cycle, as MORE has injected issues of race into the election in unprecedented fashion and as a crowded Democratic field fights to nail down the support of black voters, who will be crucial in early primary states such as South Carolina. Most lawmakers in the 55-member CBC have opted to stay on the sidelines in the early stages of the primary. But Harris, herself a member of the group, unveiled two new CBC endorsements Monday, when Reps. MORE (D-Fla.) rallied to her side. The additions bring Harris’s CBC endorsements to a total of six, compared to Biden's five. Both lawmakers alluded to Harris’s debate showing in praising her presidential chops. "Before the debate, Kamala Harris's viability as a candidate had been extremely underestimated, in part because voters are still getting to know her," Wilson told The Hill. Wilson also praised Harris for the manner in which she challenged Biden when she directly confronted the former Delaware senator over his opposition to federal efforts to bus students across school districts in the 1970s. In a poignant moment, Harris said that she had been one of the children to benefit from the busing policies intended to racial... Link to the full article to read more