Jim Clyburn’s Advice for Kamala — And Why He Thinks She Can Now Win

The famed kingmaker from South Carolina insisted Kamala Harris can beat Donald Trump. But he’s worried Democrats won’t harness voter enthusiasm correctly.

U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn
Rep. Jim Clyburn. Artie Walker Jr./AP

When you ask Rep. Jim Clyburn for the one piece of advice he would give Vice President Kamala Harris in her quest to beat former President Donald Trump, the kingmaker from South Carolina brings up one word: authenticity.

“Just be yourself,” he told NOTUS on Thursday. “Just be authentic.”

NOTUS pressed Clyburn on what he meant by that and how exactly he would like for Harris to be authentic. He declined to get into specifics.