Mayor Pete Buttigieg asks for help diversifying his base.
At a high school in North Charleston, South Carolina, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg made an unusual pitch to voters. He asked the mostly white crowd of 600 people if they could tackle an issue his campaign is facing when it comes to diversity.
In South Carolina, African Americans consist of nearly 30% of the population and vote overwhelmingly in favor of Democrats. The Palmetto State is also home to the first in the South primary. Some officers in question were allegedly heard making racist statements. Boykins also later sued the city alleging that his demotion was racially motivated. The tapes however spilled into the public discourse in the city, protests ensued and in the years that followed some African Americans still are unhappy with Boykins' demotion.
With a diverse field of candidates taking the stage, the diversity of campaign staff has also taken on heightened prominence.
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