After his landslide victory against Hillary Clinton in the primary state of New Hampshire, Democratic candidate for the White House on Wednesday Bernie Sanders he began courting the vote of the American black population, which will be crucial in the upcoming primary states.
AFP
Sanders met in New York with one of the historical figures of the Afro American community, the Rev. Al Sharpton.
They ate together in the neighborhood of Harlem, in Sylvia's restaurant, the same in which the current president Barack Obama had met with Sharpton, figure in the movement for civil rights during the 2008 election campaign.
Sanders, who was greeted by loud cheers that echoed "Bernie, Bernie," made no statement upon leaving the meeting almost half an hour later.
Sharpton said as soon Hillary Clinton would meet soon to declare which of the two Democratic candidates will support.
"My concern is that in January next year, for the first time in history Afro year, a family will move to the White House. I do not want (the interest) the concerns of African descent move in with them. (...) The fact that Senator Sanders is here this morning shows even more clearly that we will not be ignored, "said Sharpton to leave the meeting.
Nevada (Southwest) will be the next to hold Democratic primaries on Feb. 20, which will then take place in South Carolina 27. In this southern state, the vote of African descent is particularly important: in 2008 they represented more than half of Democratic voters.
Sanders, senator from Vermont (Northeast), who won Tuesday's Democratic primary in New Hampshire, adjacent to his state, and inflicted a heavy defeat to the former Secretary of State, is much less known than her in South Carolina.
Surveys in late January gave Clinton on average 30 percentage points ahead in this state.
AFP
Sanders met in New York with one of the historical figures of the Afro American community, the Rev. Al Sharpton.
They ate together in the neighborhood of Harlem, in Sylvia's restaurant, the same in which the current president Barack Obama had met with Sharpton, figure in the movement for civil rights during the 2008 election campaign.
Sanders, who was greeted by loud cheers that echoed "Bernie, Bernie," made no statement upon leaving the meeting almost half an hour later.
Sharpton said as soon Hillary Clinton would meet soon to declare which of the two Democratic candidates will support.
"My concern is that in January next year, for the first time in history Afro year, a family will move to the White House. I do not want (the interest) the concerns of African descent move in with them. (...) The fact that Senator Sanders is here this morning shows even more clearly that we will not be ignored, "said Sharpton to leave the meeting.
Nevada (Southwest) will be the next to hold Democratic primaries on Feb. 20, which will then take place in South Carolina 27. In this southern state, the vote of African descent is particularly important: in 2008 they represented more than half of Democratic voters.
Sanders, senator from Vermont (Northeast), who won Tuesday's Democratic primary in New Hampshire, adjacent to his state, and inflicted a heavy defeat to the former Secretary of State, is much less known than her in South Carolina.
Surveys in late January gave Clinton on average 30 percentage points ahead in this state.