Facing South, Bernie Sanders Ramps Up Outreach in SC and Beyond

[eridani]

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/09/18/facing-south-bernie-sanders-ramps-outreach-sc-and-beyond

So David is rising against Goliath, with a grassroots campaign meant to increase Sanders' exposure among minority voters in the Bible Belt and across the South.
The Sanders campaign "plans to pour resources into South Carolina to improve his standing with black voters in the state," The Hill reported Friday:
"We’re hiring half the state of South Carolina. Unemployment will go down," quipped a campaign official. "We’re going to mount a very strong grassroots campaign and have young African-Americans knocking on doors in African-American communities."

If the experiment proves successful in South Carolina, the campaign will next target Georgia, which has a relatively young and educated black electorate.

The Sanders campaign points to survey data showing their candidate fairing better among black voters in California and believe his traction in that state is more representative of his potential appeal in minority communities.

"We have an agenda that makes sense to all Americans, but to be honest with you, it makes more sense for the African-American community because of the economic problems facing that community in terms of higher unemployment, lower wages, a harder time sending their kids to college," Sanders said Saturday in South Carolina. "I believe once the African-American community becomes familiar with it, there will be a lot of support."

In another prong of this strategy, Sanders recently sat down for separate meetings with members of both the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Alongside high-profile CBC lawmakers, Sanders on Thursday introduced the 'Justice Is Not For Sale Act,' aimed at reforming what he describes as the country's "broken criminal justice system," which disproportionately impacts black and Hispanic people.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. It's not even October yet!

and things are starting to really move.

[artislife]

2. Interesting...

The Sanders campaign points to survey data showing their candidate fairing better among black voters in California and believe his traction in that state is more representative of his potential appeal in minority communities.