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Jesse Jackson endorses Bernie Sanders, says "moderate" Democrats can't help black voters
POLITICS
JESSE JACKSON ENDORSES BERNIE SANDERS, SAYS 'MODERATE' DEMOCRATS CAN'T HELP BLACK VOTERS
Civil rights activist and 1988 Democratic presidential candidate Jesse Jackson is set to endorse Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders at a Grand Rapids, Michigan rally Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, Sanders, who was one of the few white politicians to endorse Jackson during his 1988 presidential run, touted Jackson's founding of the Rainbow Coalition and his ability to bring white and black working class voters on several cable news outlets Sunday morning.
In a statement released by the Sanders campaign Sunday, Jackson criticized Democrats who are seeking a "moderate path," instead urging the party to be more progressive and choose Sanders as the nominee. Jackson said he is "enthusiastically endorsing" Sanders because of the senator's decades-long stance alongside the country's black community.
"With the exception of Native Americans, African Americans are the people who are most behind socially and economically in the United States and our needs are not moderate," Jackson declared, two days ahead of Michigan's Tuesday primary.
"A people far behind cannot catch up choosing the most moderate path," Jackson also said.
Comeback Season
POLITICS
JESSE JACKSON ENDORSES BERNIE SANDERS, SAYS 'MODERATE' DEMOCRATS CAN'T HELP BLACK VOTERS
Civil rights activist and 1988 Democratic presidential candidate Jesse Jackson is set to endorse Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders at a Grand Rapids, Michigan rally Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, Sanders, who was one of the few white politicians to endorse Jackson during his 1988 presidential run, touted Jackson's founding of the Rainbow Coalition and his ability to bring white and black working class voters on several cable news outlets Sunday morning.
In a statement released by the Sanders campaign Sunday, Jackson criticized Democrats who are seeking a "moderate path," instead urging the party to be more progressive and choose Sanders as the nominee. Jackson said he is "enthusiastically endorsing" Sanders because of the senator's decades-long stance alongside the country's black community.
"With the exception of Native Americans, African Americans are the people who are most behind socially and economically in the United States and our needs are not moderate," Jackson declared, two days ahead of Michigan's Tuesday primary.
"A people far behind cannot catch up choosing the most moderate path," Jackson also said.
Comeback Season
