In South Carolina, Harris urges students to vote in midterms

By MEG KINNARD
Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has visited two historically Black colleges in South Carolina to push for voter registration. The vice president is focusing on places and demographics that will be key to Democrats’ chances to hold on to Congress in midterm elections. Harris traveled to Orangeburg on Tuesday to encourage first-year South Carolina State University students to register for and participate in the midterm elections. She also held a roundtable at nearby Claflin University. Harris’ stepped-up travel schedule is designed to prevent, or at least limit, any drop-off in turnout among voters of color and young people. Both are important groups of the Democratic coalition.