Democratic hopefuls now test strength among minority voters

BILL BARROW and TOM FOREMAN Jr. Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For I.S. Leevy Johnson, the Democrats' search for a challenger to take on President Donald Trump is personal. "There is what I call an 'ABT mood' in the black community: Anybody but Trump," said the 77-year-old who was the first black graduate of the University of South Carolina's law school. "It has people of color very motivated and excited about voting this time because they know how his administration has adversely affected them." Now, as the election calendar turns to Nevada and South Carolina, states with substantial minority populations, that "anybody" moves closer to being identified. But the next stage in the nominating fight will test candidates such as Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Amy Klobuchar
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