Michael Eric Dyson on the Diverse Primaries Ahead
With the Iowa and New Hampshire nomination contests tallied and the delegates apportioned, what's next as the candidates head to more diverse South Carolina and Nevada?
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
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Show Notes
Following the results of Democratic primary races in Iowa and New Hampshire, with Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg neck and neck for the frontrunner spot, the campaigns now head to Nevada and South Carolina, states that are far more racially representative of the Democratic party than the Hawkeye and Granite states. How will the campaigns play to audiences that are more Black and Brown, and how will candidates' records on racial issues come into play?
On today's show:
Georgetown University Sociologist, Michael Eric Dyson, contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, contributing editor of The New Republic.