South Carolina Lawmaker SWITCHES Sides to ENDORSE Bernie Sanders

[Segami]

"..When Mr. Bamberg first endorsed Mrs. Clinton, he did not know much about Mr. Sanders, he said. He spent the last few weeks learning about the senator and listening to him speak during debates and events. “I don’t think I gave Senator Sanders his fair shake,” Mr. Bamberg said...."

The lawyer for the family of Walter L. Scott, who was fatally shot by a police officer in South Carolina, is withdrawing his support from Hillary Clinton and endorsing Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Monday afternoon.

The lawyer, State Representative Justin T. Bamberg of South Carolina, said he is switching sides because he believes Mrs. Clinton embodies establishment politics, while Mr. Sanders offers a bolder platform that will improve the lives of people in the South and across the country. The endorsement could help Mr. Sanders as he tries to win more support from black voters — especially in South Carolina — in the series of southern states that hold contests after Iowa and New Hampshire, where he is well positioned.

“Hillary Clinton is more a representation of the status quo when I think about politics or about what it means to be a Democrat,” said Mr. Bamberg, who initially endorsed Mrs. Clinton in December. “Bernie Sanders on the other hand is bold. He doesn’t think like everyone else. He is not afraid to call things as they are.”

In April in North Charleston, a police officer, Michael T. Slager, fatally shot Mr. Scott, 50, as he ran from the officer. Video of the shooting went viral and a grand jury in June indicted Mr. Slager on a murder charge. Mr. Bamberg represents Mr. Scott’s four children, two brothers, as well as his mother and father. The lawmaker said the family has not endorsed a presidential candidate, but Mr. Bamberg said he has spoken with several other South Carolina lawmakers about possibly supporting Mr. Sanders. Symone Sanders, a spokeswoman for Mr. Sanders’s campaign, said she and other staff members are trying to persuade other officials to endorse Mr. Sanders. She said the campaign plans to enlist the help of Mr. Bamberg to make their case to voters to coalesce around the Vermont senator.


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http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/25/south-carolina-lawmaker-switches-sides-to-endorse-bernie-sanders/

[peacebird]

1. now THAT is powerful!

[JRLeft]

2. Go Bernie!

[berni_mccoy]

3. Clinton endorsers feeling the BERN of a revolutionary FIRE!

[jmowreader]

36. No, it's just a pleasant warming...

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/sc/south_carolina_democratic_presidential_primary-4167.html

The latest poll:

CBS/YouGov 1/17-1/21:
Clinton 60 percent
Sanders 38 percent

[Segami]

4. “..What I got from him..

"....was not a presidential candidate talking to a state representative, or an old white man talking to a young black guy,” Mr. Bamberg said. “What I got from him was a man talking to a man about things that they are passionate about, and that was the tipping point for me...”

[cui bono]

52. Because when you talk to Hillary about things she's passionate about

it gets tiring hearing only about her becoming the first woman president.



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[Fawke Em]

5. I know this shouldn't enter into it, but Bamberg is quite handsome.

In any case, glad to hear this!

[Segami]

6. All are welcomed in Bernie's home...

..even the good lookers!.....

[SoapBox]

12. LOL

Take that Kathy Sullivan...SNAP!

[Duval]

10. Hmmmm, I'll have to google Bamberg, Fawke Em!

You are fun, did you know that?

All aside, this is good news for Sanders.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

18. Yes he is, and I'm not afraid to say it either. Brilliant lawyer, especially, too!

[Punkingal]

7. Great news!

[Cartoonist]

8. A fair shake

I don't think that was what Hillary meant.

Good to see that as people get to know Bernie, they join the parade. If it wasn't for name recognition, Hillary wouldn't have a chance. She'd be polling O'M numbers.

[CharlotteVale]

9. K&R

[Duval]

11. Big K&R!!

Thanks for bringing good news on a Monday morning, Segami!

[SammyWinstonJack]

13. Woo hoo!

[SoapBox]

14. To the point.

"he believes Mrs. Clinton embodies establishment politics, while Mr. Sanders offers a bolder platform that will improve the lives of people in the South and across the country."

Not to mention his comment that she is "status quo".

I say, no more "status quo".

Welcome to being a Berner, Mr. Bamberg!

[pengu]

15. Now he's voting with his head!

[WillyT]

16. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

[99th_Monkey]

17. Holy Momentum!! This is way-awesome, better than an outright endorsement actually

I love this!! Because it's a very valuable endorsement in it's own right AND, having switched
from Clinton to Sanders is even better, because it's emblematic of how the more people learn
about Bernie, the more support he gets,

Plus, the timing couldn't be better, with SC primary coming up after Iowa and NH.

Great news indeed!

[ChiciB1]

19. YOU BETCHA, Holy Momentum... This Is Bigger Than Many

realize! And the more who know, the BETTER it may get!

Let's keep rolling FORWARD! ONWARD, UPWARD! Awaaaaaaay we go!

[Sheepshank]

51. I guess I don't get just how big this is...care to elaborate? n/t

[ChiciB1]

60. Really? If You Don't Understand I'm Not Sure I Can Explain...

I'm NOT going to go tit for tat over an issue that SHOULD be obvious. Has something to do with the potential voters Bernie is able to attract.

I really think you know.

[Sheepshank]

61. I suspect this is not as huge as you'd like to pretend nt

[artislife]

33. It reminds me of 2008, when the switch over started happening. nt

[Betty Karlson]

20. I didn't expect the first 'defection' to happen this fast.

I guess it shows just how much momentum Sanders has been building.

My guess is that the number of changed endorsements will go the way of Sanders' polling numbers: up, up, and further up, with no plateau in sight.

[in_cog_ni_to]

24. Nina Turner also switched her support from Clinton to Bernie.

I expect a LOT of people to switch. Especially after Bernie wins Iowa, NH and NEVADA.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[Betty Karlson]

27. That would begin to negate the "superdelegate firewall" that Clinton supposedly has.

I like that thought.

[Kentonio]

37. Although she describes it as 'helping out while she decided'.

[Proserpina]

34. The first of many!

Time is of the essence....

[Iwillnevergiveup]

21. An important switch

in an important state. Kawabunga!

K&R

[in_cog_ni_to]

22. Expect this to happen all over this country!

One person at a time...Bernie's Building Blocks of a Political Revolution.

Go Bernie!

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[dpatbrown]

23. Nightmare

This is the Clinton campaign's worst nightmare. It will become more and more apparent with candidate supports them. The same man who has been fighting for equal justice since the 60s. The word is getting out in the A.A. community not only in South Carolina, but across the country. Once this happens it will be the beginning of the end for Clinton.

[Hulk]

25. South Carolina needs to wake up and go blue

If the majority of South Carolinians are black, how the hell can they be voting repuKKKe year after year? They need to wake the fook up! What has the GOP done for the minority or poor vote in the last 35 year So?! Nothing!

[Betty Karlson]

28. What has the Democratic establishment done for them?

If you want people to vote, don't give them the lesser of two evils! Give them someone GOOD to vote for.

[saidsimplesimon]

32. Thank you, Betty, for setting the record straight.

Give them someone GOOD to vote for.

I support Senator Sanders' platform, nothing but blue skies coming our way.

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[MrMickeysMom]

53. That's a good question for every state and person inside the Democratic party...

This explains why most people stopped voting, doesn't it?

[cui bono]

54. Like this:

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[Betty Karlson]

62. That's a wonderful illustration of what I was trying to say.

(Great photo; thanks!)

[cui bono]

64. Yeah!I took that at the pre-Rose Parade area while we were getting ready to go march!

That should be a bumper sticker or a yard sign. I cropped the pic and added it to my sig.

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[ISUGRADIA]

30. Not a majority

SC population is only 28% black

[Hulk]

50. I stand corrected.

Honestly wasn't sure on that point, but figured I'd be set straight. Then I guess the fact that it's a majority white and repuKKKe explains their plight.

[JI7]

45. SC Is not majority black. they do have a large black population

But majority of the state is white and republican

[TIME TO PANIC]

26. K & R !

[AzDar]

29. K & R

[Cassiopeia]

31. After NH we're going to be reading a lot of stories like this, especially

from super delegates.

[Proserpina]

35. Love your sig line!

Golden truth.

[merrily]

38. Ready for Bernie!

[kenfrequed]

39. There will be more of this...

At least I hope so.

[silvershadow]

40. I think there will be a lot of this. nt

[CSStrowbridge]

41. I'm getting really tired...

I'm getting really tired of linking to facts that go against the Bernie Sanders supporters fantasies.

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-endorsement-primary/

It's not even close.

[blackspade]

43. What fantasy is that?

That 538 can make up it's own grading scale based on the political elites' endorsments?

This chart doesn't even include local/state endorsements. How are those 'graded?'

And I would point this out, oh tired one:

Endorsements aren’t a foolproof predictor. In 2008 , more Democrats initially endorsed Hillary Clinton than Barack Obama (although Obama had some support). Still, a steady flow of endorsements for Obama after his early successes in states like Iowa and South Carolina helped to signal that he was an acceptable choice among party elites and presaged his success in other states.

[CSStrowbridge]

66. Splitting hairs

You are splitting hairs when one side is beating the other my more than a order of magnitude.

And if you want to compare this year to 2008... Where's Edwards? It was a three-way race going into Iowa, where it is a two-horse race this time around.

Additionally, Obama was in the lead in the polls at this point in 2008.

"And I would point this out, oh tired one:

Endorsements aren’t a foolproof predictor."

THEN WHY THE FUCK DO BERNIE SANDERS FANS KEEP BRINGING THEM UP?

[blackspade]

68. This is a deliciously ironic question.

THEN WHY THE FUCK DO BERNIE SANDERS FANS KEEP BRINGING THEM UP?

[blackspade]

42. Wow. That is a switch!

[tomm2thumbs]

44. this is what you call the tide beginning to turn

and tides cannot be paddled away with words

[mhatrw]

46. Wake up and smell the revolution! nt

[Go Vols]

48. +1

[George II]

47. Interesting. Now that's 114 state LEGISLATORS who HAVE endorsed Sanders. Just think....

.....only 467 more to equal Clinton's list of endorsements by state legislators.

[Sheepshank]

49. Apparently he's not afraid the imaginary coersion, blowback, or threats.

seems to blow apart that stupid talking point.

[Uncle Joe]

55. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Segami.

[cui bono]

56. Fantastic! I see more and more of this happening as Sanders continues to rise.

Especially after he takes Iowa and NH.

SANDERSTORM!!!


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[stage left]

57. K&R

That's great.

[Gothmog]

58. The Endorsement Primary

I am amused by Sanders supporters who want to talk about endorsement. Nate Silver's 538 website is keeping track of the endorsements that count http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-endorsement-primary/

In presidential primaries, endorsements have been among the best predictors of which candidates will succeed and which will fail. So we’re keeping track.

Hillary Clinton 459
Bernie Sanders 2
Martin O'Malley 1

Before any votes are cast, presidential candidates compete for the support of influential members of their party, especially elected officials like U.S. representatives, senators and governors. During the period known as the “invisible primary,” these “party elites” seek to coalesce around the candidates they find most acceptable as their party’s nominee. Over the past few decades, when these elites have reached a consensus on the best candidate, rank-and-file voters have usually followed.

Of course, not all endorsements are equally valuable. We use a simple weighting system: 10 points for governors, 5 points for U.S. senators and 1 point for U.S. representatives (there are roughly five times as many representatives as senators and 10 times as many representatives as governors).

These are the endorsements that will matter

[RoccoR5955]

59. The avalanche is starting

Pretty soon it will be too late for the pebbles to vote.

(an offside quote from Babylon 5)

[Babel_17]

63. No hiding place either :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Michael_Straczynski

https://twitter.com/straczynski?lang=en

https://twitter.com/straczynski/status/674833837185040385

"For all the folks who say Bernie Sanders can't win, a look back at the "Obama can't win" pundits: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/11/4/798696/- …"

[farleftlib]

65. Big K & R

thanks for posting this.

[LWolf]

67. K & R