Bernie Sanders staffs up in South Carolina

[magical thyme]

Bernie Sanders is surging in the polls in New Hampshire and gaining ground in Iowa, but he's not stopping there. The Vermont senator's presidential campaign is looking ahead and building an organization in South Carolina, making two hires on Tuesday to add to its Charleston-based team.

Andrew Springer, formerly the senior editor of social media at ABC News, joined Sanders' South Carolina team as the state communications director on Wednesday. And Christale Spain, the deputy executive director for the South Carolina Democratic Party, will start her role as Sander's political outreach director there on Sept. 15th.

Sanders, who hails from Vermont -- a state that is 95% white -- returns to South Carolina on September 12th. He plans to host three town halls with civil rights activist and professor Cornel West, a longtime Sanders supporter.

"It's a swing that will get him a lot of press with Democratic voters -- particularly with voters within the African American community," said Brady Quirk Garvan, Chairman of the Charleston County Democratic Party. "West is a household name, so it'll be great to have him out on the stump."

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[leftofcool]

1. Yes, I am so sure West will help him with the AA Community.

[kenfrequed]

2. Well thank you.

Dr West is quite respected and stood up early and often against George Bush and I also think his support is very good for the Sanders campaign. Good to hear you agree.

[magical thyme]

3. oops! just realized I forgot the link

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-staffs-up-in-south-carolina/

[LWolf]

4. This is great.

I like his 50 state strategy, not giving up on desperate voters in red states.

I like that he isn't conceding the vote to HRC or others in states that he ISN'T leading, or with groups he has not yet won over.

Having paid attention, I like the fact that he doesn't dismiss people because they don't agree with him on everything, or because they are controversial to some. He's inclusive. That's one of the things I like best about him, and one of the things that will bring in votes in the GE that HRC simply won't get.