The Waterloo Courier has profiled the Rev. Frantz Whitfield and his switch of support from Clinton to Bernie Sanders. This comes at a time when Sanders has huge momentum in Iowa.
Whitfield, a pastor at Mount Carmel Baptist Church, had been a vocal and loyal supporter of the Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton since her first bid in 2008, but as of last week, he’s decided to back her main challenger Bernie Sanders.
Whitfield’s decision, announced on social media site Twitter, did not come lightly. He remembers being impressed with Sanders when he heard the Vermont independent speak at a conference in New York in April, but he still maintained his loyalty to Clinton. It wasn’t until Whitfield recently looked at Sanders’ priorities -- at the urging of a local organizer -- that his support began to waver.
The Rev. Frantz Whitfield
Whitfield says that he was most impressed with Sanders stance on getting Big Money out of politics and also on Bernie's detailed plan for
Racial Justice.
“Bernie has been passionate about that particular issue (of racial justice) at a point when it wasn’t even popular, and what I mean is that he was doing it back in the ‘70s and ‘80s, back then when he wasn’t even looking to be the president of the United States, so that’s one of the things that got me,” Whitfield said.
Bernie will be back in Iowa next week to build on his momentum. Here is his schedule. Yep, he's speaking at a reservation!
Grinnell Town Meeting on 9/3 at 2pm
Burlington Town Meeting on 9/3 at 7:30pm
Meskwaki Nation Town Meeting on 9/4 at 2pm
Cedar Rapids Town Meeting on 9/4 at 7pm
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