2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumAnother SC State Rep Endorses Sanders
From Post and Courier
Charlestons Rep. Wendell Gilliard announced Tuesday he was supporting the Vermont Senator, because he is fighting to address the issues that matter the most to African-Americans.
He is a leading voice in the movement to end the failed War on Drugs that has crippled communities of color and has proposed the most substantive solutions of any candidate in the race to end the disastrous era of mass incarceration, said Gilliard in a written statement. Bernie consistently affirms the importance of black lives, by insisting that police forces reflect the diversity of their communities and advocating for body cameras to ensure greater officer accountability.
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20160127/PC1603/160129470
SammyWinstonJack
(44,129 posts)demwing
(16,916 posts)in_cog_ni_to
(41,600 posts)Go Bernie!
PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE
farleftlib
(2,125 posts)He is the only one who speaks out against the prison industrial complex.
jillan
(39,451 posts)farleftlib
(2,125 posts)Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,112 posts)Thanks for the thread, Nanjeanne.
CharlotteVale
(2,717 posts)restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)thereismore
(13,326 posts)DhhD
(4,695 posts)How did that come about? The Clinton Administration helped set up the for profit private prison system in America.
http://www.dunwalke.com/10_Clinton_Administration.htm
thereismore
(13,326 posts)mmonk
(52,589 posts)jhart3333
(332 posts)Go Bernie!
DhhD
(4,695 posts)WillyT
(72,631 posts)TIME TO PANIC
(1,894 posts)kenfrequed
(7,865 posts)You should never refer to South Carolina as your firewall when you are up against The Bern!
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)SheenaR
(2,052 posts)Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)It is a little risky right now, which makes these switches even more notable.
merrily
(45,251 posts)Thanks to our First Amendment-protected garbage dump, where actual news goes to die, our Presidential campaign is now a mash up between a soap opera and reality TV.
Segami
(14,923 posts)Rep. Wendell Gilliard
Wendell Gilliard is an American politician, steelworker, and union official. A Democrat, Gilliard serves as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 111th district.
Divernan
(15,480 posts)It is the oldest & 2nd largest city in South Carolina, with a population of 357,704.
Fun facts:
Charleston is becoming a prime location for information technology jobs and corporations, and has experienced the highest growth in this sector between 2011 and 2012 due in large part to the Charleston Digital Corridor.
In 2013, the Milken Institute ranked the Charleston region the ninth-best performing economy in the US due in large part to the growing IT sector. Notable companies include Blackbaud, SPARC, BoomTown, CSS, and Benefitfocus.
Higher education is also an important sector in the local economy, with institutions such as the Medical University of South Carolina, College of Charleston, The Citadel, and Charleston School of Law. In addition, Charleston Southern University is located in nearby North Charleston. Charleston is also an important art destination, named a top-25 arts destination by AmericanStyle magazine.[76]
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Gothmog
(143,999 posts)I am amused by Sanders supporters who want to talk about endorsement. Nate Silver's 538 website is keeping track of the endorsements that count http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-endorsement-primary/
Hillary Clinton 459
Bernie Sanders 2
Martin O'Malley 1
Before any votes are cast, presidential candidates compete for the support of influential members of their party, especially elected officials like U.S. representatives, senators and governors. During the period known as the invisible primary, these party elites seek to coalesce around the candidates they find most acceptable as their partys nominee. Over the past few decades, when these elites have reached a consensus on the best candidate, rank-and-file voters have usually followed.
Of course, not all endorsements are equally valuable. We use a simple weighting system: 10 points for governors, 5 points for U.S. senators and 1 point for U.S. representatives (there are roughly five times as many representatives as senators and 10 times as many representatives as governors).
These are the endorsements that will matter
Nanjeanne
(4,878 posts)For me -- and many like me -- state official endorsements matter quite a bit to the people who live (and vote) in those states.
I'm amused people care what Nate says matters. I mean, if I listen to Nate -- based on 459 to 2 or 1 . . . Hillary should be doing a helluva lot better than she is in those early primary states.
Personally, I wouldn't dare to tell any person voting in any state who's endorsement should matter to them - but just in case someone in a particular state is interested . . . so far here's a list of current state officials endorsing Bernie. You know the old saying - "politics is local".
Terry Alexander, SC Rep.
Robert Alley, ME Rep.
Tim Ashe, VT Sen.
Justin Bamberg, SC Rep
Jane Beaulieu, NH Rep.
Roberta Beavers, ME Rep.
Travis Bennett, NH Rep.
Steven Berry, VT Rep
Peter Bixby, NH Rep
Lydia Blume, ME Rep.
Reginald Bolding, AZ Rep.
Heidi Brooks, ME Rep.
Mollie Burke, VT Rep.
Wayne Burton, NH Rep.
James J. Campbell, ME Rep.
Mark Cardenas, AZ Rep.
Ralph Chapman, ME Rep.
Cynthia Chase, NH Rep
Robin Chestnut-Tangerman, VT
Ben Chipman, ME Rep.
Karen Clark, MN Rep.
Renny Cushing, NH Rep.
Susan Davis, VT Rep. (
Michael Devin, ME Rep.
Mark Dion, ME Rep
Donna Doore, ME Rep.
Michelle Dunphy, ME Rep.
David Dutremble, ME Sen.
Jamie Eldridge, MA Sen.
Jeffrey Evangelos, ME Rep.
Richard Farnsworth, ME Rep
Gail Finney, KS Rep.
William Frank, VT Rep.
Patsy French, VT Rep
Paul Gilbert, ME Rep.
Wendell Gilliard SC Rep.
Diana Gonzalez, VT Rep.
Adam Goode, ME Rep.
Geoffrey Gratwick, ME Sen.
Will Guzzardi, IL Rep.
Sandy Haas, VT Rep.
Scott Hamann, ME Rep.
Denise Harlow, ME Rep.
Helen Head, VT Rep
John Hennessy, CT Rep.
Geoffrey Hirsch, NH Rep.
George Hogan, ME Rep
Mary S. Hooper, VT Rep.
Brian Hubbell, ME Rep
Marty Jack, NH Rep.
Troy Jackson, ME Sen.
Pramila Jayapal, WA Sen.
Pat Jehlen, MA Sen
Mary Keefe, MA Rep.
Warren Kitzmiller, VT Rep.
Michel Lajoie, ME Rep.
Patrick Long, NH Rep.
Linda Martin, VT Rep.
Jeff McCabe, ME House Maj. Leader
James McCullough, VT Rep.
Richard McNamara, NH Rep
Gina Melaragno, ME Rep.
Juan Mendez, AZ Rep.
David Miramant, ME Sen.
Kim Monaghan-Derrig, ME Rep.
Marcia Moody, NH Rep.
Luis Moscoso, WA Rep.
Rob Nosse, OR Rep.
Jean O'Sullivan, VT Rep.
Lee Oxenham, NH Rep.
John Patrick, ME Sen.
Avram Patt, VT Rep.
Chris Pearson, VT Rep.
Charles F. Pelkey, WY Rep.
Bill Perkins, NY Sen.
Anthony Pollina, VT Sen. (
Robyn Porter, CT Rep
Christine Powers, ME Rep.
Martín Quezada, AZ Sen.
Russell Ruderman, HI Sen.
Diane Russell, ME Rep.
Marjorie Ryerson, VT Rep
Deane Rykerson, ME Rep.
James Sanders, Jr., NY Sen.
Robert Saucier, ME Rep
Andy Schmidt, NH Rep.
Jennifer Schultz, MN Rep.
Tick Segerblom, NV Sen.
David Sharpe, VT Rep.
Gilman Shattuck, NH Rep.
Amy Sheldon, VT Rep.
Stanley Short, ME Rep.
Michael J. Skindell, OH Sen.
Timothy Smith, NH Rep.
Stephen Stanley, ME Rep.
Thomas Stevens, VT Rep.
Peter Stuckey, ME Rep.
Mary Sullivan, VT Rep.
George Sykes, NH Rep.
Peter Tercyak, CT House Dep. Maj. Leader
Robert Theberge, NH Rep.
Ryan Tipping-Spitz, ME Rep.
Maida Townsend, VT Rep.
Joseph "Chip" Troiano, VT Rep.
Ivy Vann, NH Rep
Edwin Vargas, CT Rep.
Andy White, NH Rep.
Robert Q. Williams, SC Rep.
Gary Holder-Winfield, CT Sen.
John Wisniewski, NJ Rep.
Dan Wolf, MA Sen.
Mark Woodward, VT Rep.
Michael Yantachka, VT Rep
Teo agar, VT Rep
David Zuckerman, VT Sen.
mhatrw
(10,786 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)There is no R and D in that context. It's not Red or Blue...it's Green. So, trust me real Bernie supporters do not cringe every time another 1%er endorses our 6 figure speech Hill. Ho hum.
Bernie is after the ones who gave up, the little guys with their $30 and 1 vote...and it seems to be working. You make the case for the 1% quite well. That's how they got there.
That's why a Revolution is needed...a real one...with an old guy who firmly believes and provides a path so the unwashed masses will discover there is a place for them in this country...economic and political.
It's too early to crow...and that "rating system" rates the Establishment.
Stay amused. And check that Bernie is now ahead in both Iowa and NH. Quick, more debates!!!
demwing
(16,916 posts)oops...