http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511623524
By Michael Stedmore
The Associated Press
(WASHINGTON) - In a last-minute attempt to appeal to African Americans, the Bernie Sanders campaign has released a photo allegedly showing Bernie Sanders marching with Martin Luther King Jr. The release of the photo comes a few days before the Wisconsin primary where recent polling shows Bernie Sanders with a slight lead over Hillary Clinton.
The photo apparently shows Senator Bernie Sanders marching with Martin Luther King Jr. from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. Bernie's campaign managers along with political analysts believe this turns the race for the Democratic nomination upside down.
Senator Bernie Sanders has been losing the African-American vote to Hillary Clinton by a wide margin throughout this campaign cycle, but his campaign advisers believe the release of the new photo will close the gap significantly.
Campaign manager Jeff Weaver says the release of the photo is a game-changer and black voters will now be flocking to Bernie Sanders in droves. "You can be sure that Bernie will likely get a majority of the African-American vote after they see the photo. For months people have been saying that this campaign can't appeal to black voters. Well I got news for them, this is the ultimate appeal."
"This will definitely knock the Clinton campaign back on their heels," said another Bernie Sanders campaign adviser. "Hillary thought she had the black vote all locked up, but she was very wrong. We will likely win a majority of the African-American vote in Wisconsin, Maryland and New York," wrote adviser Tad Devine in an email to the Associated Press.
"This could become the most iconic photograph in the history of the United States," said political analyst Mark Halperin. "I do think this photo will clinch the nomination for Senator Sanders.
The Hillary Clinton campaign could not be reached for comment.
Response to Cali_Democrat (Original post)
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 11:56 AM
nadinbrzezinski (148,241 posts)
18. Pathetic even as April's fools
Response to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #18)
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 12:51 PM
Star Member SidDithers (39,530 posts)
27. Not nearly as good as the Jay Polk April Fools prank...nt
Sid
