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Related: About this forumKeith Ellison Endorses Bernie Sanders
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) presidential campaign on Monday, saying he was doing so as "a matter of conscience."
Ellison is a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which Sanders helped co-found as a member of the House of Representatives in 1991. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), the caucus' other co-chair, endorsed Sanders -- the only senator to have ever joined the group -- last week.
"Bernie is really generating a lot of enthusiasm for civic participation," Ellison told The Huffington Post, which he pointed out is especially important after the historically low turnout during last year's midterm elections.
"We are in need of a civic renaissance in America and Bernie is generating a lot of excitement and energy among young people, old people, all kinds of people, and I think that is really critical," he added. "The manner in which he is moving his campaign forward is healthy for our democracy."
Though Sanders has been steadily gaining on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in national polls, the former secretary of state still has a massive lead in endorsements. Ellison is the second member of Congress to endorse Sanders. More than 100 members of Congress have backed Clinton, according to FiveThirtyEight's endorsement tracker. The site points out that endorsements are a good predictor of who will win a party's presidential nomination.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-keith-ellison-endorsement_561bccb1e4b0dbb8000f2ede
Ellison is a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which Sanders helped co-found as a member of the House of Representatives in 1991. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), the caucus' other co-chair, endorsed Sanders -- the only senator to have ever joined the group -- last week.
"Bernie is really generating a lot of enthusiasm for civic participation," Ellison told The Huffington Post, which he pointed out is especially important after the historically low turnout during last year's midterm elections.
"We are in need of a civic renaissance in America and Bernie is generating a lot of excitement and energy among young people, old people, all kinds of people, and I think that is really critical," he added. "The manner in which he is moving his campaign forward is healthy for our democracy."
Though Sanders has been steadily gaining on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in national polls, the former secretary of state still has a massive lead in endorsements. Ellison is the second member of Congress to endorse Sanders. More than 100 members of Congress have backed Clinton, according to FiveThirtyEight's endorsement tracker. The site points out that endorsements are a good predictor of who will win a party's presidential nomination.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-keith-ellison-endorsement_561bccb1e4b0dbb8000f2ede
Keith Ellison - another profile in political courage!!
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Keith Ellison Endorses Bernie Sanders (Original Post)
smokey nj
Oct 2015
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Hell Hath No Fury
(16,327 posts)1. Wait, I thought Bernie didn't resonate with POC??? :(
Wow, fantastic news! I hope more follow the lead of Keith and Raul.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)6. Wait... weren't we told Hillary has the lock on black and Hispanic voters?
Ironic that the first two congressmen to endorse Sanders were both people of color, isn't it?
leftcoastmountains
(2,968 posts)2. K&R
Thanks! Great news.
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)3. Reasoned support, the best support
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)4. Kicked and recommended!
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)5. I was on vacation six days ago and totally missed this!
Just saw it on Twitter.
I love Keith Ellison!
smokey nj
(43,853 posts)7. What's not to love?!
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)9. Absoultey nothing.
I think Keith Ellison rocks!
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)8. Great!