Black lawmakers’ presidential endorsements are the most spread-out they’ve been in recent history

Posted on AllSides January 22nd, 2020
From The Left
elections, Presidential elections, Minority Endorsements
ANALYSIS

Nearly half of black Americans are solidly behind one Democratic presidential candidate — former vice president Joe Biden, according to the most recent Washington Post/Ipsos poll. And there’s significant support — 20 percent — behind Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) among black voters. But black lawmakers — and some rather high-profile ones — are making headlines for the diversity of their support, raising the question: What impact could this have on the black electorate?

Recent news that Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D.-Ill.) is endorsing former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg is...

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