Buttigieg Struggles to Make Inroads With Black Voters in South
- South Carolina will be key test for 2020 Democratic contenders
- South Bend mayor says he has work to do to broaden appeal
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Pete Buttigieg is confronting a significant hurdle in turning his surprising surge in the Democratic presidential race into a sustainable campaign for the nomination -- winning over the black voters who will be crucial to the party in 2020.
In a little more than a month, Buttigieg has transformed from a little-known mayor from the Midwest into a candidate in the top group of Democrats who want to challenge President Donald Trump next year. But polls show he barely registers with black voters, who are a crucial constituency to win both the nomination and the general election.