{"id":26970,"date":"2019-10-28T11:41:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T16:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=26970"},"modified":"2019-10-28T11:47:44","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T16:47:44","slug":"rashida-tlaib-endorses-bernie-sanders-at-detroit-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/10\/28\/rashida-tlaib-endorses-bernie-sanders-at-detroit-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashida Tlaib Endorses Bernie Sanders at Detroit Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\nBernie Sanders\u2019 campaign has netted yet another high-profile supporter.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Following in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ocasio-cortez-omar-backing-bernie-sanders-for-democratic-nomination-11571203164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">footsteps<\/a> of fellow congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), the Michigan representative announced her support for Sanders during the Vermont senator\u2019s campaign rally that was held yesterday in Detroit, Michigan at Cass Technical High School.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rep. Tlaib\u2019s endorsement marks Sanders\u2019 third endorsement from the \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2019\/7\/17\/20696474\/squad-congresswomen-trump-pressley-aoc-omar-tlaib\" target=\"_blank\">Squad<\/a>,\u201d the group of four women of color in Congress leading the charge for progressive policies such as Medicare for All and the <a href=\"https:\/\/berniesanders.com\/en\/issues\/green-new-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Green New Deal (opens in a new tab)\">Green New Deal<\/a>. As of now, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) is the sole member of the Squad to not endorse Sanders.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"872\" height=\"560\" data-attachment-id=\"26971\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/10\/28\/rashida-tlaib-endorses-bernie-sanders-at-detroit-rally\/attachment\/rt-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RT-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"872,560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RT-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RT-2-300x193.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RT-2.png\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RT-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RT-2.png 872w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RT-2-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RT-2-768x493.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px\" \/><figcaption> Tlaib alongside Sanders and his wife Jane at Sunday&#8217;s rally. (Source: Bernie Sanders \/ YouTube) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We deserve someone who wrote the damn bill,&#8221; Tlaib told the energized crowd. \u201cWe deserve Bernie Sanders.&#8221;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tlaib\u2019s endorsement was accompanied by a video shared by the Sanders campaign on Twitter shortly after introducing the candidate onstage to rally his supporters in the Motor City.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I am endorsing Amo Bernie Sanders because he&#39;s not gonna sell us out. He understands that it&#39;s not just about policies and about words, but it&#39;s going to be also about completely transforming the structures in place.&quot; &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RashidaTlaib?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RashidaTlaib<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3SaGZeOUT7\">pic.twitter.com\/3SaGZeOUT7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BernieSanders\/status\/1188575246737121280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption> (Source: Bernie Sanders \/ Twitter) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After joining the congresswoman onstage for a hug, the presidential candidate praised Tlaib.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Congresswoman Tlaib has been a leader,&#8221; said Sanders. \u201cRashida has been a leader in the fight for decent jobs, a leader in the fight for affordable housing, a leader in the fight for a clean border and she has shown that she is prepared to take on corporate greed and corruption and stand with the working class of this country.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"559\" data-attachment-id=\"26973\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/10\/28\/rashida-tlaib-endorses-bernie-sanders-at-detroit-rally\/attachment\/bs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BS.png\" data-orig-size=\"747,559\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BS\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BS-300x224.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BS.png\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BS.png 747w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BS-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><figcaption> Sanders described Tlaib as &#8220;a leader&#8230;prepared to take on corporate greed and corruption and stand with the working class&#8221; during his opening remarks. (Source: Bernie Sanders \/ YouTube) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Music for the event was provided courtesy of guitarist and Detroit native Jack White. White <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/news\/8540943\/jack-white-bernie-sanders-rally-detroit-recap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">announced his support of Sanders<\/a> as well, saying \u201cBernie Sanders is telling the truth, and I really do trust him.&#8221;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>White also took a shot at the Electoral College (which Sanders advocates for the abolishment of), stating that \u201cI have this silly notion that the person who gets the most votes should be elected.&#8221;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanders\u2019 next rally is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 3 at the University of Minnesota, in which he\u2019ll be joined by Rep. Omar.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Complete footage of the Detroit rally:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jYBKZ7DPkkQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption> (Source: Bernie Sanders \/ YouTube) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quinton Bradley<\/strong><br>Contributing Writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Quinton Bradley is an Ohio-based writer. He runs a blog called<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/hammersandpapyrus.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Hammers and Papyrus<\/a> and can be followed on Twitter<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QBAbstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"> @QBAbstract<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The congresswoman made her case for supporting Sanders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10416,"featured_media":26978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3327,3],"tags":[3382,3367,3371,2905],"class_list":["post-26970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-tartan-news","tag-2020-election","tag-bernie-sanders","tag-democrats","tag-quinton-bradley"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":false,"source_text":false,"source_url":false},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RT-3.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5s3vR-710","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10416"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26970"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26982,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26970\/revisions\/26982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}