The national effort to recruit and organize for Biden on campuses comes as Sanders has emerged as a potent force on HBCUs.
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s campaign is rolling out a new outreach program on historically black colleges as younger, engaged voters have broadly been drawn to Sen. Bernie SandersThe Biden campaign is leading the effort to recruit and organize supporters on campuses across the country.
"Joe Biden has always been, and continues to be central to civil rights activism and social justice, and produce outstanding young leaders...The campaign is proud to have student leaders on HBCUs across the country organizing and volunteering for our campaign, and their strength will help us win the nomination and beat Trump,” campaign aide Kamau M. Marshall said in a statement to BuzzFeed News.
Sanders has emerged as a potent force on HBCUs, with strong support among young black voters nationally. Infrom The Washington Post, Sanders led all candidates in support among black voters under 35, while Biden led with black voters overall and among older age groups.
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