Bill Clinton Campaigns in South Carolina, Chelsea in Minnesota

.@billclinton: "@HillaryClinton is the greatest change maker I've ever met in my life." #42inSC pic.twitter.com/1DwH6CAphE

— Hillary for SC (@HillaryforSC) February 3, 2016

While Hillary Clinton is focused on the New Hampshire Primary, former president Bill Clinton was in South Carolina today to meet with voters before the state’s February 27th primary. Bill spoke to a crowd of over 800 at Allen University, a traditionally African American school. He spoke about Hillary’s credentials and experience and why she is the best choice for president. He said, “As I have grown older — and hopefully a little wiser — I try to spend a little more time explaining things to people and a little less time trying to convert the already converted.” A video from the event will be posted when/if available.

Chelsea Clinton was in Minneapolis, Minnesota for a Women for Hillary event at the home of House Minority Leader Paul Thissen. About 250 people attended the event, including Gov. Mark Dayton. Chelsea spoke about the importance of the Minnesota primary, especially following the close race in Iowa. She spoke about her mother’s experience and plans as president. She said, “Our next president will play such a fundamental role in shaping the country and the world that my daughter … and her future little brother or sister will grow up in.”

Chelsea will be in South Carolina later this week. For all the latest, follow our revamped Scheduled Events page and follow Clinton on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

News Source: Charleston Post Currier, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Clinton Observes MLK Day in Columbia, SC

On Monday, Hillary Clinton attended a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Columbia, South Carolina. The event was held outside South Carolina’s Statehouse, and was hosted by the NAACP. Speaking after her Democratic primary rival Bernie Sanders, Clinton spoke about Dr. King’s legacy and how there was still work to be done on the fronts of gun violence and the criminal justice system, both of which disproportionately harm African Americans.

Clinton also praise the leadership of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and the state legislature for removing a Confederate flag from the Statehouse lawn. She said, “Every year, you’ve gathered right here and said that that symbol of division and racism went against everything Dr. King stood for. We couldn’t celebrate him and the Confederacy, we had to choose. And South Carolina finally made the right choice.” A video from today’s event will posted when/if available.

Tonight, Clinton is scheduled to appear at an organizing event in Toledo, Iowa. For all the latest, follow our revamped Scheduled Events page and follow Clinton on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

News Source: The Huffington Post, The New York Times

Clinton Campaigns in South Carolina

Yesterday, Hillary Rodham Clinton attended two campaign events in South Carolina. The first was a town hall event in Orangeburg that was held on the campus of Claflin University. The event was hosted by the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus and moderated by Roland Martin. Martin and Clinton discussed the new unemployment figures, her plans to improve the infrastructure and raise incomes, the reclassification of marijuana, and charter schools. After their initial discussion, Martin opened the floor to questions from those in attendance. A full video from the event is below and available on CSPAN.

Clinton then went to Columbia where she was the keynote speaker at an event hosted by SC Equality, a group that has fought for equal rights for the LGBT community. During her speech, Clinton vowed to pass the federal Equality Act expanding civil rights laws to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. She told the story of a transgender South Carolina teen who was forced to remove her makeup and “look male” for her drivers license photo. The teen, Chase Culpepper, fought for the rules to be changed. Clinton praised Culpepper for her bravery and credited SC Equality for laying the groundwork necessary to allow her to stand up for her rights. A video from the event will be posted when/if available.

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News Source: Politico, The Washington Post, The State

Clinton Returns to South Carolina

Hillary Rodham Clinton attended a gathering of 400 Democrats in Columbia, South Carolina. Many of those in attendance were mayors from throughout the state. In her comments at the event, she defended Planned Parenthood and spoke about racial inequality. Clinton said, “We have to also acknowledge we have some serious problems with race and justice and systemic racism which unfortunately is all too often present.”

A video from the event is not currently available and will be posted when/if available.

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New Source: New York Daily News

Clinton Focuses on Women’s Issues in South Carolina

Hillary on equal pay: "This is not a women’s issue. This is a family issue. This is an American economic issue." pic.twitter.com/DY32ByokFW

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 27, 2015

Hillary Rodham Clinton visited South Carolina for the first time since announcing her presidential campaign. In Columbia, Clinton began by meeting with six minority women business owners at Kiki’s Chicken and Waffles. She held a roundtable where the business owners shared their ideas and concerns with Clinton.

Clinton then delivered the keynote address at the South Carolina Democratic Women’s Council’s Day in Blue conference. She spoke about a woman’s right to equal pay saying that the issue was not only a women’s issue, but a family issue. She said, “When any parent is short-changed, the entire family is short-changed, and if families are short-changed, Americans are short-changed.” She advocated for strengthening the middle class and said that equal pay for women was a step in the right direction. Clinton proposed a paycheck fairness act that would provide the legal framework for business to disclose salaries for positions to ensure women are not being short-changed. A video of Clinton’s full speech at the South Carolina Democratic Women’s Council is available on C-SPAN.

Tomorrow, Clinton is scheduled to appear in Atlanta, Georgia. Follow along by following Clinton on Twitter and Facebook.

News Source: WCNC

Video Source: C-SPAN