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This Bernie Sanders Attempt To Make Inroads With Black Democrats Was Brutal To Watch
Matt Vespa March 05, 2019
If there was a point of weakness with Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 bid, it was his weakness with black voters. I think black voters like what he had to say, but they weren’t going to defect and toss their lot in with him. After all, Hillary Clinton was going to win anyway, right? Also, she was running, and black voters flocked to her banner. Hillary’s domination through the South helped her get an edge on Sanders; he never recovered. The self-described democratic socialist did do well with white-working class whites and young voters, so there is a lot of ‘what could have been’ talk in the Sanders camp if the aging Vermont senator had been able to clinch the Democratic nomination. That hope died during the so-called Acela Corridor primaries in April of 2016, where Clinton had pretty much sewn up the contest. That was made official by June. So, with the Left obsessed with diversity, especially concerning young women of color, you’d think his first swing at trying to nab a solid chunk of the black Democratic vote would go well. There’s no Clinton. The party has lurched further to the Left. He should be fine, right? Nope. When asked on The Breakfast Club on 105.1 FM what pieces of legislation he helped pass that benefitted black Americans, Sanders couldn’t name a single one.
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