Clyburn: Bernie Nomination Could ‘Cause Down Ballot Carnage’

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CLYBURN: “I talked to the faith community down there, and they were very, very concerned about whether or not you’d have somebody on the ticket that would cause down ballot carnage. That’s our biggest problem in my members. We want to see somebody on the ticket that will allow us to expand our numbers, not having to run some kind of a rear guard campaign in order to keep from being tarnished with a label. So our candidates are really concerned about that. I’ve been in Congress 28 years. It may not surprise you to know that 21 of those years were in the minority, and that ain’t a good place to be. And most of these members know full well that if we want to have the kinds of programs that are necessary to make the greatness of this country accessible and affordable for all of its citizens, we need somebody at the top of our ticket who can bring people into the fold, reach out across the aisle and create the kind of momentum that we need in this country to move this democracy forward."