Article snippet: ROCK HILL, S.C. — Senator Elizabeth Warren seems to have a detailed plan for everything. But her strategy so far in South Carolina, which holds a crucial early presidential primary, is a work in progress. She’s taken the polling lead or is running neck-and-neck with former vice president Joe Biden in the states with the first three nominating contests: Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada. But Warren trails Biden by more than 20 percentage points in South Carolina, which goes fourth next February and will award more Democratic delegates than any of the early states. Her supporters say Warren is just ramping up her campaign here and can rise in the polls as she has elsewhere in recent weeks. But skeptics warn she may need a plan to win the nomination that does not include South Carolina, where she is struggling largely because of difficulty gaining traction among African-Americans who make up the majority of Democratic voters here. Both groups agree on one thing: If Warren wants to win, she needs to start showing up more. “I know that we live in a high-tech society, but in South Carolina we are a high-touch state,” said Wendy Brawley, a state representative who supports Warren. “It really does resonate with people when they have an opportunity to hear her.” Voters at Warren rallies consistently say they like her more after they hear her personal story and how it has informed her array of policy plans. At every stop, Warren tells of growing up poor in Oklahoma, struggl... Link to the full article to read more
Elizabeth Warren is surging in early primary states. The exception is South Carolina. - The Boston Globe
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