Along with women and Hispanics, African-Americans are seen as critical to Clinton's chances against Republican Donald Trump, who polls show is not popular among black voters. James Forbes, retired senior minister of The Riverside Church, who has been traveling the country to mobilize voters. A federal judge last Friday ordered registrations to be restored in three North Carolina counties for what could be thousands of challenged voters. Underscoring the importance of black voters to her campaign, Clinton started her day Sunday with the largely African-American congregation of Mount Airy Church of God in Christ in Philadelphia. At New Destiny Christian Fellowship, a predominantly black church in Detroit, a table outside the sanctuary had a variety of campaign literature.

Source: New York Times November 06, 2016 21:07 UTC