Inside Benedict College's effort to help send 100 students home

Here's how the staff at South Carolina HBCU Benedict College helped 123 students make it to their homes during the coronavirus pandemic.

• Mar 26, 2020

South Carolina's open Democratic primary means Republicans can vote, too

All registered South Carolina voters can participate in either party's primary regardless of political affiliation. Some Republicans are planning to vote for Bernie Sanders.

• Feb 28, 2020

Amy Klobuchar's uphill battle in South Carolina

"I know you" may be one of Klobuchar's signature lines, but a number of South Carolinians aren't feeling the same way about her in the runup to the state's primary on Saturday.

• Feb 27, 2020

"We get it done": Black women play key roles in South Carolina campaigns

Five women talked exclusively with CBS News about being recognized as black women in leadership roles, the issues that matter most to South Carolinians, and how they're working to combat voter disengagement here.

• Feb 26, 2020

What you need to know about the South Carolina Democratic primary

Candidates will have their first test with a Democratic electorate that is expected to be mostly minority — 60% of the turnout here on Saturday is expected to comprise black voters.

• Feb 24, 2020

Is South Carolina still Joe Biden's firewall?

Less than two weeks away from South Carolina's primary, Biden is aggressively trying to defend his waning lead here.

• Feb 20, 2020

Why Tom Steyer suddenly looks competitive in South Carolina

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

• Jan 10, 2020

Andrew Yang tries to appeal to South Carolina independents

"I think he has the capacity to bring in voters from progressives from independents from Trump supporters from conservatives to libertarians," said one voter who didn't vote in 2016.

• Dec 28, 2019

Joe Biden announces support from 100 faith leaders in South Carolina

"The diverse black community is not a monolith but people of faith really do make a difference and people of faith tend to go out and vote in large numbers."

• Dec 18, 2019

Biden gets major South Carolina endorsement from former Harris backers

Known as "The Reckoning Crew," the group of more than 90 women includes current and former elected officials, activists, and faith leaders.

• Dec 10, 2019

Buttigieg focuses on black voters in swing through South

In an interview with CBS News Sunday evening, Buttigieg said that this trip is part of an ongoing effort to boost his name identification among African-American voters

• Dec 2, 2019

Deval Patrick charts a moderate path through South Carolina

"As we move toward those big ideas...if we're going to unify the country, we have to pay attention to people who aren't there yet," Patrick says.

• Nov 27, 2019

Joe Biden remains runaway favorite in South Carolina

"The question is 'how hard is Biden's support in South Carolina?' If it's rock hard, nothing's going to change that"

• Nov 22, 2019

In South Carolina, Yang maximizes digital reach to mobilize ground game

Most volunteers are active online -- on Facebook, Slack and other apps. "It's what folks are comfortable with, what they use in their everyday life," says campaign digital director Eric Ming

• Nov 1, 2019

Presidential candidates look to court rural voters in South Carolina

The small, unincorporated, rural community of Galivants Ferry felt like a bustling town center when four presidential candidates came here Monday

• Sep 17, 2019

How Kamala Harris' education at a black college shaped her

Harris' former sorority sisters are hoping that the third presidential debate, located at a historically black college, will give her candidacy a boost

• Sep 12, 2019

Jill Biden makes her pitch to rural voters in South Carolina

It was the first time a presidential surrogate had ever come to Great Falls, a small town in Chester County

• Aug 25, 2019

Pete Buttigieg courts black church leaders in Bible Belt

CBS News spoke with black pastors in South Carolina about the challenges Buttigieg faces in wooing African-American voters in the South

• Jul 17, 2019

South Carolina Democratic voters urge unity

This offered some refuge to Joe Biden, who landed here after facing a torrent of criticism from his 2020 rivals for his comments about his ability to work with known segregationists

• Jun 24, 2019

Dems descend on South Carolina for Clyburn's "World Famous Fish Fry"

"If you can't come up with a message that resonates in South Carolina, that probably means you won't win the South and won't win the primary"

• Jun 19, 2019

Bernie Sanders' education plan to take aim at segregation in schools

The plan would end funding of for-profit charter schools and place a moratorium on the creation of new charter schools

• May 18, 2019