2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumVincent Fort flips from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders
State Sen. Vincent Fort, the No. 2 Democrat in the Georgia Senate, flipped his endorsement on Tuesday from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders. He instantly becomes one of the Vermont senators top surrogates in the South, where his campaign has picked up support from only a handful of black elected officials.
The Atlanta Democrat made his decision public just hours before Sanders is set to speak at a Morehouse College rally aimed at enticing black voters to give his campaign a second look. Fort, who is also considering a run for Atlanta mayor, had endorsed Clinton weeks ago.
After months of looking at Bernies record and studying his positions on healthcare, Wall Street, predatory lending and the minimum wage, I came to the conclusion that Bernies position on the issues that affect my constituents in Georgia the most conform most closely to my positions, said Fort.
http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/02/16/vincent-fort-flips-from-hillary-clinton-to-bernie-sanders/
peacebird
(14,195 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,424 posts)Thanks for the thread, UglyGreed.
vaberella
(24,634 posts)I'm supposed to think, study, do my research and pick the right choice. I realize for some reason it seems as though Clinton is entitled to the Black vote. But I am an not on her payroll and I have seen nothing from her that makes me loyal to her. I am an independent thinker. One that has to look out for my own benefits and those of my people. I will vote for Bernie and he has EARNED my vote. He wasn't entitled to it.
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)Nice!
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)truth, lies, innuendo... some things just seem to stick to the name Clinton
...and they're all worried about how the GOP will attack Bernie?