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angrychair

(8,699 posts)
Mon Feb 8, 2016, 01:02 PM Feb 2016

Sanders and Clinton's Civil Rights Ratings

civil rights organizations think Sanders is doing a great job (can always do better)...if you want to go strictly by average of lifetime ratings, Sanders average is higher than Clinton's ratings, denoting a more consistently positive civil rights record.
Both are below for your review...
NAACP: 100% (most current as of 2014)

Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: 100% (most current as of 2014)

Drum Major Institute: 86% (most current as of 2012.
Higher than most in Congress...higher than most in progressive caucus)

If you want to compare the same years as below:
DMI: 100% (2009)
NAACP: 100% (2007)
Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: 94% (2008)
https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/27110/bernie-sanders/13#.Vri3akSIbqA

Hillary Clinton
NAACP: 96% (most current as of 2005-2006)

Drum Major Institute: 0% (most current as of 2009)

Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: 83% (most current as of 2008)
https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/55463/hillary-clinton/13#.VrjAWESIbqA


Sanders never supported Welfare to Work. Sanders never supported corporate prison industry. Other current Democratic candidate for president cannot say that. So, you must ask yourself, are major civil rights organizations lying or are you spinning to fit your own world view?

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Sanders and Clinton's Civil Rights Ratings (Original Post) angrychair Feb 2016 OP
This information does not fit the selected narrative tkmorris Feb 2016 #1
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