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Sat Mar 14, 2020, 10:38 AM Mar 2020

Chairwoman of Congressional Black Caucus endorses Joe Biden

The chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus has endorsed Joe Biden for president, an influential nod of support that could bolster his 2020 Democratic campaign.

The endorsement by Democratic Rep. Karen Bass of California on Friday is the latest testament of a growing coalescence of support for Biden’s White House bid. Biden’s campaign has seen a resurgence powered by black voters, who have helped cement his front-runner status after commanding wins in several recent primaries, including in South Carolina, in several Southern states and just this week in Michigan.

“It’s very clear to me that he is the best person, not just to beat (President Donald) Trump, but he is the person to lead at this time,” Bass said in an interview with The Associated Press. “I think him having a long-standing history of working with African American communities, most notably in his own state but around the country, was qualitatively different from the other candidates.”

Biden’s progressive rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who has performed well among younger and Latino voters, has struggled to garner support within the African American community. Black voters will continue to be a key demographic as both campaigns eye upcoming primary contests in states with large black populations, like Georgia.

https://apnews.com/0c26235718a02157e5831933f57545a4

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Chairwoman of Congressional Black Caucus endorses Joe Biden (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 OP
Biden/Sanders endorsements from the CBC: 37/1. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #1
The count I saw last night was 39-1, the 1 is Ilhan Omar (where's the rest of the "squad"?) George II Mar 2020 #2
AOC and Rashida Tlaib are both Democratic Socialsts, Sloumeau Mar 2020 #5
AA voters...savvy smart not easily fooled with pie in the sky promises Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #3
K&R ismnotwasm Mar 2020 #4
 

TwilightZone

(28,833 posts)
1. Biden/Sanders endorsements from the CBC: 37/1.
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 10:42 AM
Mar 2020

Hmm.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

George II

(67,782 posts)
2. The count I saw last night was 39-1, the 1 is Ilhan Omar (where's the rest of the "squad"?)
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 10:46 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)
5. AOC and Rashida Tlaib are both Democratic Socialsts,
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:05 AM
Mar 2020

so they like Bernie just fine. However, they are not members of the Congressional Black Caucus.

"Rep. Ayanna Pressley endorsed Elizabeth Warren. There is a Massachusetts connection."


Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Socialists_of_America_members_who_have_held_office_in_the_United_States]

https://hotair.com/archives/karen-townsend/2020/02/01/tlaib-boos-hillary-bernie-rally-hillary-slams-bernie/]


If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Thekaspervote

(34,666 posts)
3. AA voters...savvy smart not easily fooled with pie in the sky promises
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 10:58 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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