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South Carolina voters head to the polls for Democratic primary on Saturday

A vote here sign is seen outside a polling place during the 2020 South Carolina primary. (Matt Rourke/AP)
A vote here sign is seen outside a polling place during the 2020 South Carolina primary. (Matt Rourke/AP)

The first official Democratic primary is on Saturday in South Carolina. Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes speaks with Rev. Leo Woodberry from Florence, South Carolina. He’s the executive director at New Alpha Unity Development Corporation, a nonprofit that works on environmental justice and development. Chris Salley, who lives in Anderson County and recently left the Democratic party, joins us too. Saley works as a grant writer and nonprofit consultant.

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