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ViseGrip

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15. Ellison confirms CBC PAC endorsed candidate without CBC membership input
Thu Feb 11, 2016, 03:38 PM
Feb 2016

Ellison confirms CBC PAC endorsed candidate without CBC membership input
Now on Twitter:

Rep. Keith Ellison
?@keithellison

Cong'l Black Caucus (CBC) has NOT endorsed in presidential. Separate CBCPAC endorsed withOUT input from CBC membership, including me.

https://twitter.com/keithellison/status/69780928820352204

First Planned Parenthood, then the Human Rights Campaign kennetha Feb 2016 #1
No - not the Black Caucus Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #4
Not the black caucus the lobbyists on the black caucus pac. n/t Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #5
I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that Bernie does not bring this up tonight. (nt) Skinner Feb 2016 #2
True. I wonder what he will bring up though. nt retrowire Feb 2016 #6
I don't believe Bernie will either but that doesn't invalidate the point. n/t Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #8
The Congressional Black Caucus is lucky to have all these thoughtful Bernie supporters... Skinner Feb 2016 #10
That holds true for our entire dysfunctional system where big money rules, it's not just Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #12
No not running the committee, just misrepresenting themselves as the caucus. ViseGrip Feb 2016 #17
Team Clinton -- when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging nichomachus Feb 2016 #3
I have to believe that this is going to piss off some real members of the CBC. yourout Feb 2016 #7
This is really sad. n/t Skwmom Feb 2016 #9
Even MSM picked up the false news, that the congressional black caucus endorsed Hil. ViseGrip Feb 2016 #11
Is the PAC coordinating with the campaign? Downwinder Feb 2016 #14
Gee, maybe this is why they bungled the facts here, and thought the black ViseGrip Feb 2016 #16
So there were more lobbyists than black lawmakers deciding to endorse Hillary?? 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #13
Ellison confirms CBC PAC endorsed candidate without CBC membership input ViseGrip Feb 2016 #15
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