"They understand that climate change is a concept but dirty water in Bamberg, and dirty water in Dillon, and dirty water in Greenwood are real climate environmental justice issues. “Now people are talking about him. Steyer and his wife have also come to the aid of Optus Bank, a majority-black-owned bank in Columbia. And so I think that will always make a difference.’’There is no indication that the rental agreement has led Mr. Clyburn or his daughter to show political favor to Mr. Steyer. Tom Steyer is a businessman and is a candidate in the 2020 US presidential election. "I'm an outsider and I'm somebody who's been taking on the corporations, and you can trust me to really go after them. “The question isn’t why Tom is doing this,” the statement added. Billionaire Tom Steyer's long-shot candidacy for the Democratic nomination received a boost this week when a Fox News poll indicated he has surged to second place in South Carolina. "Steyer has spent 12 days in the state since launching his campaign and has returned for numerous high-profile events, including the cook-off held by longtime Democratic leader Betty Henderson in October and an environmental justice forum hosted by the National Black Caucus of State Legislators in November.Metcalf told CBS News that Steyer's team is able to speak to local issues in the state, such as access to clean drinking water in rural areas. “They needed some place stat.”Ms. Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer speaks to the crowd during the King Day at the Dome rally in January in Columbia, S.C. | Sean Rayford/Getty Images“Black voters see Democrats as that party that puts a candidate forth and says they should vote for them," said Michael Bailey, publisher of The Minority Eye, one of the largest black-owned publications in South Carolina and a paper in which Steyer bought $27,735 in print ads, according to his latest campaign finance report.
She appears in one of Steyer’s Steyer’s South Carolina-centric campaign was in full evidence Friday night when he mentioned the state several times during the Democratic debate and frequently discussed the issue of race.“A few months back, he wouldn’t have even been on the radar,” Cordero said. Tom Steyer’s South Carolina campaign headquarters in Columbia. The boost comes after two surprise Fox News polls showing Steyer at 12 percent in Nevada and 15 percent in South Carolina, marking 7- and 11-point jumps in the states from October, respectively. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has spent the second most on the state, but is currently on track to spend only $1.5 million there so far according to Kantar/CMAG data.Steyer entered the race in July, which gave him a relatively late start.
"The conventional wisdom has been that certain people that were supposed to have already won in it, have already dropped out," said Metcalf, who has worked on previous presidential campaigns in the state. “We just need the funds to fix it,” Mr. Jenkins said.Mr. But as CBS News has previously According to Steyer's South Carolina spokesperson, Tiffiany Vaughn Jones, his campaign now has 82 paid staffers on the ground in the state – the most of any presidential campaign. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Clyburn, an influential lawmaker in Washington and South Carolina, has kept the political world in suspense over whom he would endorse in the Democratic primary race. Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer speaks to attendees during the Blue Jamboree in October in North Charleston, S.C. | Brian Blanco/Getty ImagesTom Steyer has blanketed South Carolina in cash. While there hasn’t been much public polling in the state, Steyer’s been in double-digits in all three surveys released this month. In South Carolina, Steyer's spending dwarf that of his competitors. Steyer -- who’s spent millions of dollars to dominate the airwaves in both states -- was at 15 percent among voters in South Carolina and 12 percent in Nevada in Fox News polls released Thursday. But it is the type of arrangement that has been criticized as unseemly by some Democrats in South Carolina. "Be in the know. She has been active politically in the state and is frequently Ms. Reed has recently posted statements on Facebook suggesting that she would support Mr. Biden, saying a “proven leader” is necessary in the White House: “He knows the job, the lay of the land. Billionaire Tom Steyer's long-shot candidacy for the Democratic nomination received a boost this week when a Fox News poll indicated he has surged to second place in South Carolina.