Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and California Rep. Ro Khanna chose to tour in South Carolina amid growing recognition on the national political stage.

Kamala Harris, who lost the 2024 race in a landslide to President Trump, received 26% support from Democrats and Democrat-leaning voters in the survey conducted by Echelon Insights.

South Carolina Democratic Party chairman challenged Gavin Newsom to explain California's homelessness and social safety net failures before considering a presidential run.

You’ve got to get out of your posh areas and into the heartbeat of America,” Joshua Hollington, a Democratic voter in South Carolina.

When Gavin Newsom visited South Carolina, Rep. Jim Clyburn joined him, calling the California governor "one of the leading voices in the Democratic Party."

Nearly 170,000 South Carolinians who have not voted since 2020 have been marked as “inactive” on the state’s voter rolls after they failed to verify their registration

Booker stirred presidential speculation when he delivered a 25-hour filibuster speech in April. The longest Senate speech in U.S. history raised his profile, increased his standing in some polls and caused pollster Frank Luntz to position him as "one of the leaders for the Democratic Party for 2028."