Fmr. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun Endorses Biden: Joe Biden Passes Every Litmus Test

MELVIN Senator Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ arguably one of at ░░░░░░░░ his signature pieces of ░░░░░░░░ the 1994 Crime Bill ░░░░░░░░ it is now widely ░░░░░░░░ as as a mistake ░░░░░░░░ fact The Marshall Project ░░░░░░░░ the 20th anniversary of ░░░░░░░░ law reported quote The ░░░░░░░░ bill did not inaugurate ░░░░░░░░ era of mass incarceration ░░░░░░░░ it certainly escalated the ░░░░░░░░ of its impact Two ░░░░░░░░ later many Americans understand ░░░░░░░░ we incarcerate excessively that ░░░░░░░░ drug war has wreaked ░░░░░░░░ on communities and that ░░░░░░░░ disparities throughout the criminal ░░░░░░░░ system are intolerable You ░░░░░░░░ with all but two ░░░░░░░░ by our count supported ░░░░░░░░ bill Which is again ░░░░░░░░ roundly criticized by even ░░░░░░░░ lot of folks in ░░░░░░░░ own party for its ░░░░░░░░ impact especially on African ░░░░░░░░ How is Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ to square the support ░░░░░░░░ that bill with with ░░░░░░░░ voters MOSELEY BRAUN I ░░░░░░░░ frankly he can square ░░░░░░░░ very well And to ░░░░░░░░ the question about who ░░░░░░░░ the most qualified candidate ░░░░░░░░ all and who has ░░░░░░░░ a plan Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ only has a plan ░░░░░░░░ he has a record ░░░░░░░░ service And I think ░░░░░░░░ s really important The ░░░░░░░░ indicator of what somebody ░░░░░░░░ going to do is ░░░░░░░░ they what they have ░░░░░░░░ over time And Joe ░░░░░░░░ passes every litmus test ░░░░░░░░ race on gender on ░░░░░░░░ caring for working people ░░░░░░░░ you can possibly come ░░░░░░░░ with And that s ░░░░░░░░ s why I think ░░░░░░░░ candidacy for president is ░░░░░░░░ important for all of ░░░░░░░░ Does he have a ░░░░░░░░ Of course he has ░░░░░░░░ plan I don t ░░░░░░░░ to talk about it ░░░░░░░░ now because I he ░░░░░░░░ to have a chance ░░░░░░░░ s his campaign But ░░░░░░░░ m here as an ░░░░░░░░ to say having served ░░░░░░░░ worked with this man ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ hand and I ve ░░░░░░░░ been a fighter for ░░░░░░░░ rights I marched with ░░░░░░░░ King I have been ░░░░░░░░ with the struggle from ░░░░░░░░ very beginning I passed ░░░░░░░░ in my time at ░░░░░░░░ state legislature So I ░░░░░░░░ t I hold my ░░░░░░░░ rights and my advocacy ░░░░░░░░ black women against anybody ░░░░░░░░ the country I ve ░░░░░░░░ been there on the ░░░░░░░░ lines working for these ░░░░░░░░ over the last several ░░░░░░░░ And I can tell ░░░░░░░░ that Joe Biden gets ░░░░░░░░ He s been there ░░░░░░░░ s been supportive MELVIN ░░░░░░░░ MOSELEY BRAUN He understands ░░░░░░░░ his heart what is ░░░░░░░░ on with the condition ░░░░░░░░ by black women women ░░░░░░░░ color generally women of ░░░░░░░░ all races all orientations ░░░░░░░░ cetera He can speak ░░░░░░░░ these things and do ░░░░░░░░ about He gets things ░░░░░░░░ MELVIN Also to be ░░░░░░░░ senator your commitment to ░░░░░░░░ cause and the struggle ░░░░░░░░ documented so MOSELEY BRAUN ░░░░░░░░ you.”