Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumKamala Harris nabs high-profile 'Reckoning Crew' endorsement in South Carolina
The "Reckoning Crew," a group of 100 predominately black female activists, announced its endorsement of the California Democrat on Thursday. The group, led by Bernice Scott, organizes in the rural part of Richland County, the state's second biggest county. It backed Hillary Clinton in 2008 over then-Sen. Barack Obama; Obama bested Clinton by more than 25 points. It backed Clinton again in 2016; that time around, the endorsement helped power Clinton to a nearly 50-point victory over Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
In an interview with CNN, Scott, who is the grandmother of Harris' state political director and a former Richland County Council member, said it's not just Harris' identity but also her record that led to the endorsement.
"Not only because she's a woman and a black woman, but her credentials are very high," Scott said. "You look at that and figure who can get up and make people proud, and make people whole again. That's her."
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/13/politics/kamala-harris-endorsement-reckoning-crew/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2019-06-13T12%3A13%3A04&utm_term=image&utm_source=twCNNp
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Kaleva
(36,303 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
FailureToCommunicate
(14,014 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Is this the beginning of the black bloc aligning with her for the primaries, or a relatively isolated event? Last I read about half of our black people polled indicated support for Biden, like the rest of us primarily concerned with electability.
Not new. Large numbers held back in 2008 until the IA caucus revealed Obama could be a viable candidate against the Republicans.
Btw, in polling the candidates, ranking by experience,
Meanwhile, both Sen. Bernie Sanders, the highest-ranked senator, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren were ranked as the more experienced candidate in more than 65% of their matchups.
Sen. Kamala Harris of California, a former prosecutor, was ranked higher in 53% of matchups against other candidates, with men perceiving her as more experienced than women by a margin of five percentage points.
Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, a former mayor, was perceived as more experienced than 47% of his matchups against other candidates.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
irisblue
(32,975 posts)Jerusalem Demsas (@JeruDemsas) Tweeted:
NEW: "@KamalaHarris has nabbed the endorsement of South Carolina's most well-known grassroots organizers. The "Reckoning Crew," a group of 100 predominately black female activists, announced its endorsement of the California Democrat on Thursday."
https://t.co/7V9o7xvmrz
Link to tweet
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Politicub
(12,165 posts)Her time spent campaigning there is paying off:
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DesertRat
(27,995 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Andy823
(11,495 posts)I don't know how it could be said any better than this!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Andy823
(11,495 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden