denmark south carolina betty odom-bell 47-year-old entrepreneur take financial risk last year open restaurant denmark small town middle deeply depress part rural south carolina democratic presidential hopeful hillary clinton visit denmark early month promise transform region corridor opportunity odom-bell felt reassure almost like forget town say describe surprise clinton visit town 3,500 connection bernie say refer clinton rival bernie sanders clinton poise win big u.s. senator vermont south carolina primary contest saturday part outsized support among state rural black poor bloc sanders struggle impress interview residents bamberg allendale counties show appeal differences social policies widespread name recognition also result up-close campaign style past several weeks stump part state beaten-path reinforce connections audiences stretch back decades pepper speeches name local leaders sanders contrast focus visit south carolina big cities universities rally large audiences self-styled democratic socialist platform rely heavily surrogates work elsewhere plan offer sanders address wealth inequality improve access education healthcare attract interest many complain feel know well enough vote good candidates lean hillary say marion roberts 65-year-old retiree coffee fast food restaurant allendale main street many storefronts shutter sanders talk good know her allendale county 10,000 residents nearly three-fourths black unemployment rate percent nearly double national average third county population live poverty line make fertile grind candidates shop progressive social policies clinton campaign say south carolina act early firewall sanders beat new hampshire primary post strong show iowa nevada expect bad race shift south nationwide sanders build popularity young liberal voters narrow race statistical dead heat clinton still hold massive 40 percentage point advantage among black democrats accord reuters/ipsos poll clinton advantage result part husband bill clinton outreach black voters presidency voters also like hillary clinton promise build president barack obama agenda allendale city mayor ronnie jackson example say back clinton part allendale town 3,800 depend money obama administration stimulus program impoverish communities hop clinton would continue support way survive say also point differences way sanders campaign sanders supporters contact repeatedly phone say saw clinton flesh denmark town hall feb. 12 half hour away summer clinton also host listen session local leaders many rural areas recently endorsement u.s. congressman jim clyburn south carolina democrat house representatives sanders meanwhile tout college civil right activism meet black civil right leaders host event historically black college efforts show sign success among young black campaign rural areas mainly proxy include visit monday allendale campaigners organize national nurse unite sanders move state run saturday primary clinton continue campaign daily jam fitts 80-year-old allendale resident say like clinton approach long time edit richard valdmanis steve orlofsky article fund part sap independently create reuters editorial staff sap editorial involvement creation production hard-bitten rural south carolina many mind make clinton