Editorial Cristale Spain, a candidate for the South Carolina Democratic party chair, in Orangeburg, S.C. on April 1, 2023. (Sean Rayford/The New York Times)
EditorialHouse Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), seated, watches President Joe Biden speak during a commencement ceremony at South Carolina State University, a historically Black university in Orangeburg, S.C. on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)
EditorialPresident Joe Biden descends from Air Force One upon arrival at Columbia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, S.C., on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)
EditorialMike Gravel, former Democratic senator for Alaska, during a presidential primary debate at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC., April 26, 2007. (Doug Mills/The New York Times )