2016 Postmortem

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58. Keith Ellison speaks on Twitter...

Thu Feb 11, 2016, 12:41 PM

Feb 2016

Now on Twitter:

Rep. Keith Ellison
‏@keithellison

Cong'l Black Caucus (CBC) has NOT endorsed in presidential. Separate CBCPAC endorsed withOUT input from CBC membership, including me.

https://twitter.com/keithellison/status/697809288203522048

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Clinton Endorsement NOT from Congressional Black Caucus but FROM Cong. Black Caucus SUPERPAC [View all] Nanjeanne Feb 2016 OP

Hillarys side claiming endorsement they didn't actually receive? notadmblnd Feb 2016 #1

Please, stop with the PACsplaining. R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2016 #3

LOL navarth Feb 2016 #23

*pacsplaining* Capt. Obvious Feb 2016 #70

surprised, lol Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #11

Clinton supporters, talk about hypocrisy casperthegm Feb 2016 #27

casper, the antidote to crap is? saidsimplesimon Feb 2016 #44

Thank you LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #47

Too cool............ nolabels Feb 2016 #78

No they didn't. In fact NO one every tried to hide the fact that it's the CBC PAC...... George II Feb 2016 #54

Neither did Bernie. But it didn't keep you all from running around notadmblnd Feb 2016 #85

What are you talking about? George II Feb 2016 #86

Having trouble keeping up? notadmblnd Feb 2016 #87

No, and no. George II Feb 2016 #88

Love Barbara Lee Carolina Feb 2016 #2

She should be Bernie's V.P. pick. Le Taz Hot Feb 2016 #14

She's my Congresswoman again since moved back to Oakland. JRLeft Feb 2016 #17

I would love to see her on stage with Bernie sometime soon. nt thereismore Feb 2016 #28

She'd be mine if I could move back JackInGreen Feb 2016 #32

I've also beltanefauve Feb 2016 #57

She was the only one, the ONLY ONE, to get it right KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #89

You mean like the Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorsed Clinton... brooklynite Feb 2016 #4

Are you saying that a Planned Parenthood didn't endorse Clinton Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author debunction.junction Feb 2016 #29

+1 bravenak Feb 2016 #6

Difference: official campaign v. fans. eom Fawke Em Feb 2016 #18

That's a cheap tactic: nutpicking. Eric J in MN Feb 2016 #24

'the Sanders fans' navarth Feb 2016 #25

Gotta love those SUPER PACs Bohemianwriter Feb 2016 #26

So "PP endorses clinton" was misreported? JackInGreen Feb 2016 #36

+2 debunction.junction Feb 2016 #37

kick n/t PonyUp Feb 2016 #7

So Barbara Lee agreed to make this distinction clear because she knows there is a difference Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #8

Democracy Now is one of the few "news" programs left Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #9

And we don't know who gave to their Super Pac, is what she is saying. Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #10

The vast majority of individual Congressional Black Caucus members have already endorsed HRC. Tanuki Feb 2016 #12

That's fine. Some have not. So it's not correct to state the CBC endorses Clinton when it's the Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #13

It doesn't serve the narrative JackInGreen Feb 2016 #38

Everyone In America supports Hillary NightWatcher Feb 2016 #15

+1 Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #16

lmao i love this. nt retrowire Feb 2016 #31

Hehe. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #40

That is freakin brilliant and hilarious! liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #50

Fuckin� brilliant! dorkzilla Feb 2016 #61

Piffle--39 of the 43 Dem CBC members have already endorsed her frazzled Feb 2016 #19

That's not the point is it? Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #20

THAT is what they don't want to advertise. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #21

What is YOUR point? frazzled Feb 2016 #35

Thanks for that clarification. leveymg Feb 2016 #39

Bernie should stop saying nurses support him frazzled Feb 2016 #43

Not equivalent. HRC needs to call a presser and explain herself. leveymg Feb 2016 #46

Ohhhhhhhh.....uh huh... SoapBox Feb 2016 #52

Open the link in the post I was responding to frazzled Feb 2016 #60

Clyburn has not endorsed anyone ... yet baran Feb 2016 #75

Bill may have to lob him another 2am phone call. frylock Feb 2016 #79

Thank you for cleaning up this bullshit propaganda. Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #22

Is this just a PAC or a super PAC. I think it's just a PAC. nt thereismore Feb 2016 #30

It is just a PAC KingFlorez Feb 2016 #34

It's a PAC, but why would they even want a donation from the private prison industry? liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #49

Not one Corrupt Corporate Owned MSM talking head has had the decency to make that distinction! in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #33

And? Even if it was an endorsement, so what? It means nothing. We black people vote using our Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #41

Reverend Sharpton said saidsimplesimon Feb 2016 #45

Endorsements mean nothing. The candidate has to convince the people and EARN their vote! Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #48

Agreed. As a small canvasser in my sadoldgirl Feb 2016 #81

Thanks for the clarification. Important point. nt Duval Feb 2016 #42

EVERY news story about this, including all those from yesterday when they were talking about this... George II Feb 2016 #51

It's A Dog and Pony Show LovingA2andMI Feb 2016 #53

Funding the CBC PAC... SoapBox Feb 2016 #55

ahh, and there goes the CBC now.. under that bus. Amimnoch Feb 2016 #63

"Leadership PAC", btw, not "Super PAC" Recursion Feb 2016 #56

Keith Ellison speaks on Twitter... SoapBox Feb 2016 #58

Well, he is the sole member of the CBC that has endorsed Senator Sanders Amimnoch Feb 2016 #62

Well unable to find anything to confirm that, there is a way to individually check. Amimnoch Feb 2016 #59

Maybe the Sanders endorsers aren't vying for a job in ''her'' administration (if only) YOHABLO Feb 2016 #64

endorser.. not endorsers. So the CBC goes under the bus as well now. Amimnoch Feb 2016 #65

You will have to talk to Barbara Lee Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #67

Well done, check your mail. CajunBlazer Feb 2016 #71

Thank you! Amimnoch Feb 2016 #72

And the pissing contest continues Blue_Adept Feb 2016 #66

Serious question Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #68

Don't ask these complicated questions, Nanjeanne. Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #69

You will see many people "conveniently omit" that distinction. n/t arcane1 Feb 2016 #73

Barbara Lee is the opposite of Hillary Clinton. senz Feb 2016 #74

Oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt` grasswire Feb 2016 #76

Why are you calling the CBCPAC a SuperPAC?... SidDithers Feb 2016 #77

Just like Planned Parenthood PAC endorsement wasn't from Planned Parenthood, but Sander supporters Empowerer Feb 2016 #80

I thought Planned Parenthood endorsed Hillary. Was there also a PP PAC? Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #82

Planned Parenthood did not endorse Hillary. It was the Planned Parenthood Political Action Fund Empowerer Feb 2016 #83

Gee - wonder why I didn't know that - guess the media didn't stress that Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #84