Jim Clyburn Endorses Hillary Clinton — In A Room Full Of Bernie Supporters

[Truprogressive85]

OMG even at HBCUs they are Feeling the Bern



Many of the students in the room told BuzzFeed News that they are, in fact, supporting Bernie Sanders.

“The consensus here is that Bernie is for the people,” said Joyce Haynes, a senior at Allen University who sang the national anthem for Sanders at a recent rally. “Like, literally for the people. Not just playing politics. And that’s what I like about him.”
Sanders has, for one thing, visited the campus. (Clinton has not, though her husband has.) His education platform (free public college) is popular. The argument, several students noted, that Clinton is more qualified doesn’t do much for them.
And then there is the national reality in polling that younger Democratic voters, especially those voting in their first election, are overwhelmingly with him. That the gap in support among young voters between Clinton and Sanders extends to historically black schools (HCBUs) has become a source of concern among the Democratic Party’s black elite in Washington, most of whom are supporting Clinton. snip.....


http://www.buzzfeed.com/darrensands/jim-clyburn-endorses-hillary-clinton-in-a-room-full-of-berni#.rxPEWa0WY

[onecaliberal]

1. Smart students.

[timlot]

2. Free College!!!

Free healthcare, free childcare, free food, free cars, everything must go...
Millennials see a Powerball lottery ticket in Bernie Sanders. The odds of any of his proposals happening are about the same odds as winning that jackpot

[cyberswede]

3. Well, that sounds Republicany

[Fearless]

4. Actually we'd just like the same advantages YOUR GENERATION HAD.

Like college not costing the price of a house, good jobs, stability, retirement programs, and affordable healthcare.

[renate]

8. very well said

(I'm not quite old enough to have been of the generation that actually had super-affordable college, the ability to support a family on one income, etc, but I'm old enough to have still had that form of the American Dream as the zeitgeist as I was growing up.)

[farleftlib]

5. I guess they're not smart...

like you think you are?

[mhatrw]

7. But, but I thought all the Republicans wanted to run against Sanders.

[panader0]

9. In education and health care, the US needs to catch up to so many other countries.

Remember when the US was at the top in both? Where are we now, around 30th? More like 36th 0r 37th.
I haven't heard about the free cars yet...
Education is crucial for our national future--if people were more educated we wouldn't have so many crazies
in office, education boosts productivity, reduces poverty, and helps to stem racism.
Health care--just because it is the right thing to do. There is plenty of money in this country to accomplish these goals,
it's just in the hands of the wrong people.

[onecaliberal]

10. I'm sorry but if you think for one second that I support a candidate who turns

a blind eye to 29 million without healthcare, record incarceration, record number in poverty, 62 people with the same wealth as 3.4 billion, you must have bumped your head. You can laugh all you want, but supporting your candidate means President Trump, and that my friend is also something I do not support.

[frylock]

12. Taxed Enough Already?

[farleftlib]

14. That sounds pretty racist to me

You think AA university students can't think critically and only want free stuff?

Maybe Hillary can bring them to heel.

[noretreatnosurrender]

6. Good piece

I liked this passage too

Clarke said he rejects the idea that his goals are unachievable — he’s impressed that Sanders is running on the promise of an even more progressive agenda for America than the first black president. “You just gotta follow your heart,” Clarke said, who had a “BERNIE!” button on the strap of his backpack. “Whatever is right in your heart and your mind that’s who you go with and Bernie is who I feel is right for the country right now.”

“It’s clear that he’s trying to relate to us,” Walker said.

Though she sang the anthem at the Sanders event, Haynes is undecided. She’s leaning toward Sanders, whom she feels is most genuine in his approach to HBCUs. But she came anyway to hear what Clyburn had to say about Clinton — and walked away mostly unimpressed. “While he said that his heart is with her, he didn’t advocate for her in a definitive way that she was the one candidate that you had to vote for to get changes made,” he said.

[frylock]

11. I like Clyburn, and I'm a little embarrassed for him.

I can't help but feel there was a bit of pressure behind his endorsement.

[hifiguy]

16. It's kind of sad.

The Clintons are cornered and using any means available, fair or foul, to try to get what they want.

[nc4bo]

13. Watch the status quo on Hardball. Clyburn vs Weaver vs Matthews.

Matthews is being a complete overtalking, ass kissing dipshit.

Weaver refused to roll over for Tweety and Tweety started becoming annoyed.

[jillan]

15. Turn that crap off - you'll feel better :) With Due Respect is on before "hairball"

that is actually a pretty good show on msnbc. They deal in facts with very little spin.