Calling out candidates who don't directly address issues important to blacks isn't charging racism

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...is very, very important.

To make that a reality it will take repeated and insistent advocacy from the elevation of the campaigns. That kind of rhetorical commitment is something that candidates need to decide on; whether they are willing to prioritize their campaign around a specific set of issues which they intend to act on in office.

I understand trust for candidates. What I'm not certain of is whether my own trust will translate into a national embrace of a candidate or their platform. That, I believe needs to come from the candidates, themselves, and it's not going to be as easy as pointing to their past record. That will certainly factor in, but issues need constant, direct, and insistent advocacy. That's what elections are supposed to be about.

It's a long year ahead and I trust that Sen. Sanders will be honest, inclusive, and forthcoming on many issues. How he, and others, prioritize their appeals will shape their achievable agenda into office, if elected. I look forward to that.