Sen. Bernie Sanders was expected to deliver a speech tailored to African American voters Saturday night, but what he gave instead was a stump speech without a single mention of how his record is better suited than Joe Biden's to serve the black community.
Sanders' event in Flint, Michigan, which was billed as a"racial and economic justice town hall" with the Democratic presidential candidate, drew a largely white crowd. Ahead of the Vermont senator's remarks to the gathering, campaign communications director Mike Casa told reporters that Sanders"will tonight directly address the African American community and make the case for why black voters should support him over Vice President Biden.
Casca said it was Sanders' decision to ultimately not deliver the speech as planned and instead carry the intended message through the panelists, but he argued the tenants of the initial speech were still represented at the event, saying:"It all got talked about, it was just through the panel and not the speech."Casca would not share any details from Sanders' undelivered speech, including any policy points that specifically serve African Americans better than Biden.
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