backstage area. pete buttigieg approached to greet the most powerful democrat in south carolina politics. clyburn brushed mayor pete assign and his eyes darted around and foundgn biden and he together out of earshot of the other candidates and there wasn t much time until bid-to be back on stage, you ve had a couple of opportunities to mention naming a black woman to the suprememe court. clyburn lectured his friend of nearly half acl century like a schoolteacher scolding a child. i m telling you, don t leave the stage without making it known. and biden had seemed to get it night before, when clyburn talked to him at a congressional black caucus reception aboard the uss yorktown. biden was desperateth to get clyburn s endorsement. very few endorsements carry weight in modern f politics. in south carolina though, awe perception that built up that clyburn s im prime tour meant everything. and and voters believed it and the media believed it and most