Its time to end the myth that black voters dont like Bernie Sanders

By Symone D. Sanders September 12 at 6:00 AM
Symone D. Sanders is a Strategist for Priorities USA, a CNN political commentator and the former national press secretary for Bernie Sanders' presidential run.


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Last month, just days after the tragedy in Charlottesville, the Rev. Wendell Anthony of Fellowship Chapel in Detroit gave a fiery introduction at a town hall led by Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). It may have been a Tuesday, but watching it felt like Sunday service.

In his speech, Anthony praised Sanders’s effort to “take down the tributes to racism and division” through his work standing up for universal health care, jobs for everybody, a higher minimum wage, tuition-free education, and fair treatment and respect from law enforcement. Anthony called the senator someone who “stands up, speaks up, and keeps his eyes on the prize of freedom and justice and equity.”

Last spring, a Harvard-Harris poll found Sanders to be the most popular active politician in the country. African Americans gave the senator the highest favorables at 73 percent — vs. 68 percent among Latinos, 62 percent among Asian Americans and 52 percent among white voters. It wasn’t a fluke: This August, black voters again reported a 73 percent favorability rating for Sanders. Critics, such as Starr, continue to point to the senator’s 2016 primary numbers among older African American voters to claim that his message somehow doesn’t resonate with people of color as a whole — and continue to ignore that, according to GenForward, Sanders won the black millennial vote in the primaries.

Instead of attacking Bernie, folks should follow his journey and witness the work. Whether it’s been standing with black union workers in Mississippi, standing with Conyers and Anthony in Detroit, or putting himself on the front lines of the fight to save the Affordable Care Act, the senator is using his voice and the weight of his popularity to fight for the policies that will benefit us all. And the polls show that people get it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/09/12/its-time-to-end-the-myth-that-black-voters-dont-like-bernie-sanders/

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Sanders brushes off Clinton criticism: 'Look forward and not backward'

BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 09/06/17 11:30 AM EDT


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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday brushed off Hillary Clinton’s criticism of him in her new book about the 2016 presidential election, saying he’s not interested in playing the blame game.

“My response is that right now it’s appropriate to look forward and not backward,” Sanders told The Hill.

“I’m working overtime now to see we overturn Trump’s decision on DACA, pass a $15-an-hour minimum wage and next week I’ll be offering a Medicare-for-all single-payer system,” he said.

Sanders said he wants to focus on the legislative challenges at hand and not debate who is to blame for President Trump’s stunning electoral upset of Clinton in November.

“Our job is to go forward,” he said.

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/349423-sanders-brushes-off-clinton-criticism-look-forward-and-not-backward

Bern Return: Sanders' New Hampshire Homecoming

SEPTEMBER 06, 2017

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"Clearly people who voted for him here and worked for him are extremely interested in what's going to happen," says Kurt Ehrenberg, New Hampshire political director for Sanders' 2016 campaign. "We'll see him here either as a candidate or as the leader of the progressive movement in the United States."

New Hampshire's top Democrats view him as a force to be reckoned with. They speak of him with respect and choose their words carefully.

"Sen. Sanders has been a supporter of the New Hampshire Democratic Party for years," says Ray Buckley, chair of the state party since 2007. "He has never said no to standing with us. That's why we stood with him when he was being challenged during the 2016 primary about whether or not he was a bona fide Democrat. The New Hampshire state party stood solid with him because we believe he's a Democrat and a good Democrat."

By the time Sanders took the stage, the event was nearly two hours old. Quite a few seats had emptied. But those who remained were, as ever, enthralled by his message. He opened with the obligatory nod to organized labor.

"The union movement reminds us of a very simple but important reality," he said. "When people come together in solidarity, when we understand that your struggle is my struggle and my struggle is yours, when we come together, we win!"


Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the New Hampshire AFL-CIO Labor Day breakfast in Manchester, NH.


https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/bern-return-sanders-visits-the-state-that-launched-his-presidential-bid/Content?oid=7865130

Dem lawmaker on Clinton criticizing Sanders in new book: 'Don't go there'

BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 09/06/17 07:42 AM EDT

Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) is pushing back against Hillary Clinton's comments blaming Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for "paving the way" for President Trump's attack against her as "Crooked Hillary."

"Please Hillary, don't go there," Huffman tweeted.

"I supported you. Bernie showed restraint & class & ran aspirational campaign. Politics is rough sometimes."

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/349367-dem-lawmaker-on-clinton-criticizing-sanders-in-new-book-dont-go-there

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