Our country is facing a medical and economic crisis the likes of which we've not seen in generations

[Uncle Joe]

Link to tweet

[gibraltar72]

1. No one alive has seen anything remotely like this.

[Hoyt]

2. Sanders stating the obvious.

[Sloumeau]

3. I agree with Bernie that this problem requires massive action. :) nt

[Demsrule86]

10. And water is wet... with Trump it won't happen unless it helps Wall Street. Also, how about

detailing what those actions should be Senator aside from the impossible dream of immediately passing and implementing M4A.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Movement on this will be grudging until January 2021 nt

[MrsCoffee]

5. It is the time for solidarity. Drop out and endorse Biden.

[Demsrule86]

11. +10000

[George II]

6. Knowing he has zero chance of winning the nomination, he could make an example of solidarity by....

....uniting behind Joe Biden immediately.

[LongtimeAZDem]

7. Exactly right, Bernie; so, stop being divisive, drop out, and bring your followers to Biden

[BeckyDem]

8. Good article about Bernie and his campaign, if you haven't read it already.

(excerpt)

Not only does this miss the ways that some African-Americans had gravitated toward Mr. Sanders, but it completely ignores his robust support among Latinos that have been at the heart of his primary victories out West. The basis of the multiracial support for Mr. Sanders is precisely because of the ways that race and class intersect in their lives, particularly African-Americans.

Indeed, by the end of February, Mr. Sanders’s support among African-Americans had risen, a Reuter/Ipsos poll noted he had overtaken Joe Biden in support among African Americans. More-African Americans have supported his signature policy, Medicare for All, at 74 percent compared to 44 percent of white voters.

These are just some of the reasons that, for months, a majority of black voters under 35 have favored Bernie Sanders to Joe Biden. The jockeying of the black political class to line up behind the former mayor of New York and billionaire, Michael Bloomberg, is also evidence of a more significant political divide within African-American communities.

Opinion

Why Sanders Isn’t Winning Over Black Voters

People with the most to gain from his agenda have also been the most disappointed by politics.

By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Dr. Taylor is the author of “From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation.”

March 14, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/opinion/bernie-sanders-black-voters.html

[Uncle Joe]

9. Thanks for the addition BeckyDem.

[BeckyDem]

12. I'm looking forward to the debate, see you around.