How the ‘Obama effect’ helps Hillary Clinton, and hurts Bernie Sanders, with black voters

Hillary Clinton has strongly embraced President Obama’s record. Campaigning as the one true defender of the president’s legacy, she mentioned him a whopping 21 times in last week’s Democratic debate, while chastising her opponent, Bernie Sanders, for criticizing the Obama administration.

Defending Barack Obama is a smart strategy for winning Democratic primary voters in general and black votes in particular. CONT.

Michael Tesler (UC Irvine), The Monkey Cage

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