I am worried about backlash against the AfAm community as a whole if Bernie

[Jarqui]

12. Bernie would not stand for it. And neither would the other 99.9999% of his followers

There will probably be a few a**holes.

If you believe in the things Bernie does, as most of his followers must, everyone is equal, has a full set of human rights and we all must abide by the law. Or by the rules of the forum (for here)

Bernie also believes strongly in voting rights. We all should know that. How can we not respect their right to vote for someone else and the result?

It's ironic. If there was one white in congress who fought for the blacks right to vote, my guess is it would be Bernie Sanders since he showed up in 1991. If it isn't, he's right up there. There's a good story to back that up in the attached link:
(just did a post today on it):
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511250181#post3

So it's a bit of a head scratcher that he is having as much trouble as he is getting blacks to support him. He's fought for them in many ways much of his life. His voting % with the NAACP & ACLU is slightly better than John Lewis. From that perspective, it seems a little unjust to me. But, it is what it is. If that's how the blacks feel, that's how it is. He'll have to lick his wounds and move on.