president joe biden who enjoys 36% support from the critical voting group. in south carolina where warren returned to campaign this week, that biden/warren gap even greater. a recent cnn poll showing biden with an overwhelming 45% support in the state and warren only 4% support. warren spending time in charleston on wednesday speaking to community leaders. i m showing up because that is important and shaking hands an talking to people. reporter: one biden supporter saying he could be swayed. i came here today in the back of my mind i was still a biden democrat. i probably will change my mind. and i was impressed by her today. reporter: warren has steadily gained political momentum and is now at the front of the pack of democratic presidential candidates nationally alongside biden. she s emerged a favorite among liberals and women and
elizabeth warren. it takes proven ability to get things done. we re not electing a planner. of course the person with the plans, you see her there, this is as warren visits south carolina where she s trying to appeal to a group of voters she must win over. if she wants to be the democratic nominee. mj lee is outfront. i believe it s time to start the national full-blown conversation about reparations in this country. reporter: time and time again senator elizabeth warren standing out as a crowd favorite at events hosted by black affect visits and leaders but that warm reception has yet to translate among black voters across the country. a quinnipiac poll this week showing warren with 20% support among african-americans in the democratic primary. it is a notable improvement from the 10% backing she had in august. but still far behind former vice
college-educated whites and her campaign pointing to policy plans as a major part of her outreach to black voters. since the tart of her 2020 campaign, the senator has focused on themes of systemic racism and economic inequality trying to address concerns specific to african-americans and many of her policy outlines. african-americans are about half as likely to own their own businesses, to start their own successful businesses. reporter: the specificity of some of warren s ideas striking a nerve. doctors and nurses don t hear african-american women s medical issues the same way that they hear the same things from white women. i got a plan. [ applause ] and here s the plan. reporter: but warren has less than four months until voting begins to make deeperen roads
responded who said we re looking for somebody who steps out and makes black people feel heard in iowa. and then you finish it off with who they liked as a candidate. but, in fact, the choices that they talked about were people who were addressing issues, right? elizabeth warren standing out in iowa because she s dropping policy on a weekly basis. this older guy said i m an older guy, i like joe biden. so there wasn t a monolithic response to having black people be heard. what a number of them said, don t pick someone who s black for the sake of the vote or the way it might present. we want you to come with a plan but you need to have a plan. also, it s amazing when you talk to these folks how hungry they are to be seen and to be heard. not just when it s time to get out the vote, souls to the polls, bring candidates to churches. but when you re not actively, you know, campaigning, come to our communities. understand who we are and what what our needs are. it s amazing again when you