Bernie Sanders Turns On the Charm at Conference of Black Journalists

[Uncle Joe]

AVENTURA, FLORIDA – IF Sen. Bernie Sanders has struggled to get love from black voters during his presidential runs, it was hard to tell during the Vermont senator's appearance before a convention of black journalists here in Southern Florida.

A loose, relatively avuncular Sanders stood out in a mini-forum of four 2020 presidential candidates at the National Association of Black Journalists convention, on Thursday, even though he made only slight adjustments of his free-college, Medicaid-for-all, tax-Wall Street-to-pay-for-it stump speech.

Despite a notoriously tough crowd, and a panel of influential reporters asking about his position on black America, Sanders was warmly received during his introduction, was cheered at his exit and had the audience engaged in a brief call-and-response session when describing his student debt forgiveness plan.

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The audience seemed to be with Sanders, issuing a few "uh-huhs" and "yeahs" when he described how he would pay for his programs by taxing Wall Street wealth. He even disarmed a heckler who demanded he "answer the question!" about his plan to forgive student debt.

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https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-08-09/bernie-sanders-gets-warm-reception-at-conference-of-black-journalists