Democratic primary to kick off in South Carolina

Published February 2, 2024 at 7:06 AM EST

On Saturday, voters will turn out to cast their ballots in South Carolina’s Democratic primary. This is the first time that the Democratic primary season is kicking off in the Palmetto State instead of Iowa and New Hampshire. And while Biden is expected to handily win, many view the state as an early test of how the president will perform with voters of color across the country

We hear more from Meg Kinnard, national politics reporter with the Associated Press.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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