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| Harris hops past Biden in early race for Black Caucus support |
| 2019-07-02 |
| [The Hill] Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) moved past former Vice President Joe Biden in the early race for 2020 endorsements from Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members after her strong performance in the first primary debate earned her the support of two new lawmakers. CBC endorsements, a vital commodity in a Democratic primary, have taken on special significance this presidential cycle, as President Trump has injected issues of race into the election in unprecedented fashion and as a crowded Democratic field fights to nail down the support of black voters, who will be crucial in early primary states such as South Carolina. Most lawmakers in the 55-member CBC have opted to stay on the sidelines in the early stages of the primary. But Harris, herself a member of the group, unveiled two new CBC endorsements Monday, when Reps. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) and Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) rallied to her side. The additions bring Harris’s CBC endorsements to a total of six, compared to Biden's five. Both lawmakers alluded to Harris’s debate showing in praising her presidential chops. "Before the debate, Kamala Harris's viability as a candidate had been extremely underestimated, in part because voters are still getting to know her," Wilson told The Hill. Wilson also praised Harris for the manner in which she challenged Biden when she directly confronted the former Delaware senator over his opposition to federal efforts to bus students across school districts in the 1970s. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 Willie Brown's whore? That little slut was she. |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-07-02 19:16 |
| #2 and they could call chant 'Death to America' and maybe do a live abortion of a near term baby. Posted by lord garth Auctioning of toddlers to be used as Mexican border crossing human shields? Possibly too retro. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-07-02 07:27 |
| #1 Who will win the endorsement of Maxine Waters? I want Maxine giving a speech during prime time at the Dem Convention. Also Reps Omar and Tlaib. Also Nadler. and they could call chant 'Death to America' and maybe do a live abortion of a near term baby |
| Posted by: lord garth 2019-07-02 07:24 |