Jesse to Dems: 'Value Black S.C. voters'; If you want to win...

If you want to win...

If Democratic presidential candidates want to defeat President George Bush, they must learn to value and appeal to African American South Carolina voters, warned the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Tuesday.

Jackson, who was born in S.C. and who twice ran for the presidency garnering nearly 7 million votes, said while the ballots are still being counted from the New Hampshire primary, the candidates must focus on S.C.

That state, he said, is "the prize of the seven states that will vote on Feb. 3rd. South Carolina's primary may be the most critical of the early states, which is why the New York Times dubbed it the `belle of the (primary) …