2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders is going to have to speak on more issues affecting black people. [View all]Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)I keep an ear on black Twitter, and it's all in there, as well as the seemingly neverending problem with trolls who've latched onto the Sanders campaign and are spending their time harassing black people online. Sanders has denounced them, but has no real way to stop trolls from trolling.
Black people need to feel comfortable that he actually will DO things for them in office, not just say things now to win votes, then conveniently forget about them. I've heard a lot of folks say they aren't exactly thrilled with Hillary, but that they think she will at least do small things for them if they support her now. They'll get 'something'. They just don't know Sanders well enough to trust that he'll deliver on what he's saying now, especially because they're not hearing enough to make them feel he plans to spend much time on issues that affect them specifically.
I think he needs to get more specific on how he's going to address CampaignZero issues, and what he will for black people beyond police-related issues, that can be done through executive orders. Let them know exactly what he can do, and what he WILL do for them.