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Nanjeanne

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Tue Feb 16, 2016, 03:24 PM Feb 2016

State 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 senator’s 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 Bernie’s record and studying his positions on healthcare, Wall Street, predatory lending and the minimum wage, I came to the conclusion that Bernie’s 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 OP
Awesome news indeed! Go Bernie!! nt 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #1
Great news Go Vols Feb 2016 #2
..+1 840high Feb 2016 #3
Two today! cui bono Feb 2016 #4
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