The political action committee of the Congressional Black Caucus delivered a much-needed endorsement to Hillary Clinton on Thursday, support sure to help in SC where a majority of Democratic primary voters are African American. Rep. Lewis answered, “Well, to be frank, but I never saw him”.
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As Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton shifts her attention to the South and attempts to shore up support among African-American and Latino voters to fend off the Bernie Sanders insurgency, she’s lining up some high-powered support. I was chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee for three years from 1963-1966.
Clinton’s team will also be rolling out the support of 119 black legislators in the March voting states and is pressuring South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, who’s pledged to remain neutral in his state’s contest, to back her candidacy before the February 27 primary.
But she must be careful not to further alienate Sanders supporters, including young voters.
For Clinton, that means bolstering her appeal with minorities, particularly black and Hispanic voters. Sanders, nor did he question Sanders’ commitment to civil rights, but the bar has been set in the SC primary.
Judy Woodruff asked Hillary Clinton at Thursday’s Democratic debate whether, given that two big financier donors have contributed millions to her super PAC, she can really complain about the Koch brothers and other mega-donors to the Republican candidates? “We’ll be meeting with family and friends this weekend when I get down to SC and I’ll make some decision after that”, he said during an MSNBC appearance. “I think Hillary is running a general campaign, promising more of the same”.
Hours before the debate, the Congressional Black Caucus political action committee endorsed Clinton, who along with her husband has spent decades building ties in the black community.
Clinton has acknowledged she has “work to do” to introduce herself to young women and new voters.
Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton speaks during the NBC, YouTube Democratic presidential debate at the Gaillard Center, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, in Charleston, S.C. To the right is Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. The headline: “Sanders: Obama Hasn’t Closed ‘Presidential Leadership Gap'”. Immediately after claiming his Granite State win, Sanders flew to NY to meet with the Reverend Al Sharpton in Harlem.
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At one point, Clinton told him, “We are not France”, after Sanders had complained that the United States was the only major industrialized power in the world that did not provide universal health care for its citizens. Clinton, meanwhile, brought up the shooting of an unarmed Milwaukee man, adding that the nation needs to also fight systemic racism in areas like education.
