Former NAACP head, Ben Jealous, just announced his endorsement for Democratic candidate, Bernie Sanders. Jealous stated he would be showing his support for Sanders in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, February 9th. Recently, Bernie has been giving his opponent, Hillary Clinton, a run for her money. At the beginning of the race, he wasn't considered someone who would make it very far, but things have changed. Even though Sanders has made lots of progress, he still lacks support from African-American voters. A recent poll shows in South Carolina, Sanders only has 17% of the black vote. Gaining the help of Ben Jealous will give Bernie the extra edge in the presidential race.
In my opinion,Bernie Sanders is the best option out of the remaining two Democratic candidates. He is willing to make the changes this country needs. He targets the demographic that most politicians are scared to hit: the middle class. He wants to make college tuition free and raise taxes for the upper class. These are things that have been proposed a million times by other presidential candidates but have never been done. Earning the endorsement from Ben Jealous will be a great way for Sanders to widen his spectrum of potential voters and hopefully bring him closer to the White House.
This relates to what we have learned in class because Ben Jealous is contributing to a campaign, a great example of political participation. Also, he is expressing his support for Bernie Sanders and
Use the AP Gov paragraph to show me what you know. ACTIVELY discuss things that we have talked about. How Bernie has mobilized the young vote, usually people who are inactive politically...
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