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Related: About this forumWhen Nina Turner speaks we should listen! On Bernie, black support, and much more
http://www.refinery29.com/2016/02/102352/nina-turner-bernie-sanders-supporterWhat must Sen. Sanders do to get more Black support? As you know very well, he trails Hillary Clinton with those voters.
"There is no doubt he has more ground to cover. He has to introduce himself to people, particularly people of color. And to break that down even more, the African-American community. But he is talking to the African-American community like he would to any other constituency he is trying to win over. One thing I can say about Sen. Sanders is that he has not and will not take the African-American vote for granted. He is under no illusion. He knows he has to work hard to earn the vote. Thats whats important to me and it should be important to other African-Americans.
"We as an ethnic group should never allow ourselves to have our vote taken for granted by anybody. We dont owe anybody anything. As the voters, we need the politicians to prove to us why we should hire them. What has really gotten to me, not only as a public servant but also as a college professor of African-American history, is that we have pundits and talking heads assuming and I understand why they are assuming that Black folks are going to vote one way. No ethnic group should ever want their vote to be taken for granted, but were the only ethnic group people are already predicting where we are going and that is not good for us as a people. No one owns our vote. They should earn our vote."
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When Nina Turner speaks we should listen! On Bernie, black support, and much more (Original Post)
thereismore
Feb 2016
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highprincipleswork
(3,111 posts)1. LOVE NINA TURNER!
Vinca
(50,279 posts)2. Ditto what you said.
If Bernie is elected in November he needs to give that girl a spot in his administration.
Punkingal
(9,522 posts)3. She is an excellent surrogate. Very articulate and passionate.