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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumState Sen from Georgia - Vincent Fort flips from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders
State Sen. Vincent Fort, the No. 2 Democrat in the Georgia Senate, flipped his endorsement on Tuesday from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders. He instantly becomes one of the Vermont senators top surrogates in the South, where his campaign has picked up support from only a handful of black elected officials.
The Atlanta Democrat made his decision public just hours before Sanders is set to speak at a Morehouse College rally aimed at enticing black voters to give his campaign a second look. Fort, who is also considering a run for Atlanta mayor, had endorsed Clinton weeks ago.
After months of looking at Bernies record and studying his positions on healthcare, Wall Street, predatory lending and the minimum wage, I came to the conclusion that Bernies position on the issues that affect my constituents in Georgia the most conform most closely to my positions, said Fort.
The Atlanta Democrat made his decision public just hours before Sanders is set to speak at a Morehouse College rally aimed at enticing black voters to give his campaign a second look. Fort, who is also considering a run for Atlanta mayor, had endorsed Clinton weeks ago.
After months of looking at Bernies record and studying his positions on healthcare, Wall Street, predatory lending and the minimum wage, I came to the conclusion that Bernies position on the issues that affect my constituents in Georgia the most conform most closely to my positions, said Fort.
http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/02/16/vincent-fort-flips-from-hillary-clinton-to-bernie-sanders/
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State Sen from Georgia - Vincent Fort flips from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders (Original Post)
Nanjeanne
Feb 2016
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99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)1. Awesome news indeed! Go Bernie!! nt
Go Vols
(5,902 posts)2. Great news
cui bono
(19,926 posts)4. Two today!

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