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January 2, 2008 - 9:33am

Cummings to stump for Obama in South Carolina

By Politicker Staff

Rep. Elijah CummingsRep. Elijah CummingsRep. Elijah Cummings, the chief backer of Barack Obama's presidential campaign in Maryland, will campaign for the Illinois Senator in South Carolina tomorrow.

Cummings, a former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, is an asset to Obama in a state where at least 50 percent of the Jan. 26 Democratic primary turnout will be African American. He will make an evening appearance in Edgefield County, on the western side of the state.

Obama is expected to compete heavily with Sen. Hillary Clinton for South Carolina's black votes. Clinton has received endorsements from 16 members of the Congressional Black Caucus, including one yesterday by New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne. Last month, Obama drew a crowd of 29,000 in the state when he appeared with television star Oprah Winfrey.

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