MDCNY Endorses Bernie Sanders in Democratic Presidential Primary

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(New York, NY) – On February 16, 2016, the Muslim Democratic Club of New York (MDCNY) voted to endorse United States Senator Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Presidential Primary. Sanders received unanimous support in a vote held at the club’s membership meeting on Tuesday evening.

“MDCNY is proud to make its first ever endorsement in a national race by supporting Bernie Sanders. His honesty, integrity, and progressive agenda are in line with the principles of our club,” said MDCNY President Murad Awawdeh. “For too long, anti-Muslim rhetoric in this election has attempted to push our communities to the margins. Our voice and vote will be felt as we activate our members throughout New York to mobilize our communities to vote for Sanders in the April primary. We also plan to volunteer remotely to provide support in the earlier primary states.”

MDCNY Secretary Mohammad Khan remarked “the Sanders campaign offers a refreshing break from the establishment politics that favor the wealthy and well-connected. For communities like ours, which have long been marginalized, we need someone with a transformative vision for change.”

http://mdcny.nationbuilder.com/mdcny_endorses_bernie_sanders

[Mufaddal]

1. I was going to post something more general about this subject earlier

But I'm baffled about the lack of press coverage of the large amount of support for Bernie in the Muslim community. I mean, I know the only time the media wants to cover us is when a crazy person does something crazy (and the crazy person is a Muslim, not a crazy person doing something to Muslims), but it's not as if "Muslim support for first Jewish Democratic candidate" couldn't be a significant headline.

I was going to make a list of fellow Muslim tweeps I follow who support or promote Bernie the other day but never got around to it. Still, it's not an insignificant number.

Thanks for the post, I'm extremely happy to hear this.