democratic candidates
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Biden Pushes Back on Civil Rights Critics by Playing Up His Obama Connects, While Booker Slams Biden as an ‘Architect of Mass Incarceration’
Joe Biden attempted to ward off doubts raised about his civil rights bona fides Wednesday by reminding attendees of the NAACP convention that he was Barack Obama’s pick to be his vice president. “I doubt he would have picked me if these accusations about my being wrong on civil rights is correct,” the Democratic presidential…
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Democratic Candidates Talk Black Money Matters at South Carolina Forum
With more than 20 (at last count) Democrats in the running to win the party’s presidential nomination, it’s probably more important than ever to differentiate oneself, especially among black voters, one of the most important voting blocs in the Democratic Party primary. Four of those candidates took part in a forum Saturday where they offered…