Booker endorsed by South Carolina Dem county chairman

Cory Booker has won a key endorsement in South Carolina: the Charleston County Democratic chairman.

Brady Quirk-Garvan announced this morning that he was backing Booker for the Democratic presidential nomination.  He is the first county chairman to endorse in the pivotal South Carolina primary.

Quirk-Garvan says he will step down from his post to actively work on Booker’s campaign.

“I think Cory Booker represents a younger generation, and he brings the same statesmanlike quality that Barack Obama did but with a lot more enthusiasm,” Quirk-Garvan said.  “I think he’s someone who can speak to the base of the party, but also speak to moderates and independents.”

Charleston County produced the second-highest number of votes in the 2008 and 2016 Democratic presidential primaries.