Rep. James Clyburn says Sanders never sought his endorsement
Clyburn endorsed front-runner Hillary Clinton last week, though he had previously said he would remain neutral until after his state's first-in-the-South primary vote. Neither candidate had actively lobbied him in public, but Clinton had said she would welcome the endorsement when the time came.
Sanders "never asked me for an endorsement, and so I never considered giving one," Clyburn said of the senator from Vermont. "The debate I was having was between my head and my heart. My head was staying neutral, and my heart was always with Hillary."
Clyburn said he was been unable to get the Sanders campaign to agree to shift its policy position on allocation of federal anti-poverty resources and to accommodate more black colleges in the signature Sanders proposal for free public college tuition. Clyburn said the Sanders college plan would "undercut and destroy" private, historically black colleges and universities.
Clyburn also rejected criticism from Sanders allies that Clinton is "pandering" to African American voters ahead of the South Carolina vote. The primary will be the largest test to date of the candidates' strength among African American voters, who make up a majority of Democratic voters in the state. Clinton is polling far ahead of Sanders in South Carolina
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...to African Americans. It is nonsense pure and simple, and why is Sanders not willing to reach out more to African American leaders? There have been a few he's talked with, but goodness--there are so many more!
Bernie would never stoop so low. 
