Why Bernie Sanders’ problems with black voters go much deeper than him just blaming the media

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111. Bernie's insistence on discussing economic issues when directly asked to discuss issues of race

has not endured him to alot of poc.

His fumblings re: Black Lives Matter have not sat well with alot of poc.

His stance on private prisons is good. And once he actually listened to BLM activists and began to incorporate more of their stances into his platform was a step in the right direction.

And you may not believe that "viability" is that important an issue, but to alot of poc, it's the ONLY thing that matters. Black people didn't even support Obama until many of us believed he was a viable candidate.

Black people understand that our issues are too dire and important to put them in hands of people that we don't know or don't think may be efficient. All of the lofty rhetoric in the world won't mean anything if the person saying it is not able to implement anything. And for alot of blacks, in addition to the fact that Hillary is well known, there is no denying her experience. Many believe she may be more likely to get things done.

For all his years in Congress, Bernie is not well known. For all the screams from his supporters that he is practically a civil rights icon, very few blacks know him. Not ONE black member of Congress or major black politician has endorsed him and to add insult (and bewilderment) to injury, he is now campaigning with Cornell West. He is starting out with a massive deficit in the black community and seems to be doing his hardest to increase it instead of make it smaller. I've never seen anything like it.