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Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)
Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:45 PM Jul 2015

Lil B Endorses Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders

In a handful of tweets sent this week, Lil B expressed his support for, and later endorsed presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

Last week, the Berkeley, California rapper expressed his “love” for the Vermont senator and his family. Days later, Lil B gave Sanders his official endorsement via Twitter.

“As much as I want to a woman leading the USA, right now it's all about Bernie @BernieSanders @SenSanders he's the real he loves us - Lil B,” Lil B tweeted yesterday (July 15).

The rapper also expressed his excitement at being followed by Sanders, and encouraged other politicians to follow suit.

“How do these political people running for government not follow one black person over Twitter? But Bernie @BernieSanders follows me - Lil B,” he said via Twitter.

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Lil B Endorses Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders (Original Post) Capt. Obvious Jul 2015 OP
Awesome SamKnause Jul 2015 #1
Very kind of you to post, brother, Admiral Loinpresser Jul 2015 #2

Admiral Loinpresser

(3,859 posts)
2. Very kind of you to post, brother,
Thu Jul 16, 2015, 02:30 PM
Jul 2015

and the second well-known hip hop artist to do so, I believe. Killer Mike, not only a hip hop artist and a real intellectual, imo, did so a weeks ago. Kudos for reaching out.

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