Congressional Black Caucus endores Hillary

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3. Thank you, Cajun! I had read that they were going to endorse her Thursday so this is great getting

your report from the tv news.


Hillary Clinton arrives for a meeting with Senate Democrats at the Capitol July 14, 2015. Clinton had six different meetings with members of Congress, including with the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Progressive Caucus. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Congressional Black Caucus to formally endorse Clinton on Thursday

The Congressional Black Caucus is rushing to defend Hillary Clinton, following what many black lawmakers said was an expected loss in New Hampshire but one that should not hurt her in the next round of voting.

On Thursday morning, the CBC’s leaders said they will appear at a club adjacent to the Democratic National Committee to formally endorse Clinton for president, through the CBC political action committee. The group will then disperse its African-American lawmakers to states where black voters are crucial, particularly in South Carolina’s Democratic primary on Feb. 27.

“It’s one thing to endorse and do nothing. It’s another thing to endorse and to go to work,” said Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), chairman of the CBC PAC. These lawmakers are, Meeks said, “people that can actually testify [to] the work that Hillary Clinton has done.”

Meeks said that 90 percent of the 20-member board of the CBC’s PAC voted to endorse Clinton, while none of the board members voted for Sen. Bernie Sanders and a few members abstained because they had not yet endorsed in the race.

On the neutral list was Rep. James E. Clyburn (S.C.), the No. 3 House Democratic leader and the most prominent South Carolina Democrat, who has since then said he is considering backing a candidate and that candidate, he suggested, is likely to be Clinton.


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