Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Spike Lee Talks Black Voters, Brooklyn with Bernie Sanders



Prior to his big win in Wisconsin on Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders sat down with one of the biggest names to hail from his hometown of Brooklyn, legendary film director Spike Lee.

Lee is one of Sanders' most energetic and high-profile celebrity supporters in the Big Apple, and with the fate of the Democratic nomination potentially hanging in the balance, the "Do the Right Thing" filmmaker's star shine could make a difference — particularly with African-American voters, a voting bloc with which Sanders has struggled to make significant inroads.

In a 16-minute exclusive sit-down for The Hollywood Reporter, Lee asked Sanders why he has not been able to make the sale to black voters, particularly older ones. "[W]e're getting killed, frankly, not just with older African-Americans but also older whites, older Latinos. It's the weirdest thing in the world," Sanders said. "And what really bothers me is I spent half my life in Congress helping to lead the effort for senior citizens."

"We have a lot of work to do reaching out to seniors across the board, not just African-Americans," he  added. 

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Source: NBC News 

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