In the southern US state of Mississippi nearly 40 per cent of the population is black. But during the state's March 13 Republican primary, only two per cent of the voters were African Americans - and it was a similar picture throughout other Republican contests.
For years Republican leaders have said they would work hard to increase African American support for their party, but so far, those efforts appear to be a failure.
'Fear of a Black Republican': Why are the Republican candidates struggling to win the support of African American voters?
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