Mi is a must win state. We need record turn out in both Detroit & Flint ( the two biggest D strongholds in the state). Bernard lost both in 2016 & 2020. Meanwhile Kamala got more love than Biden did @ that rally & this is a big deal in Det politics https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mlive.com/public-interest/2019/07/michigans-black-democratic-leaders-endorse-kamala-harris.html%3foutputType=amp

Keith has influence in Det politics. There are a few Black men who do ( even more Black Women but I wan 2 ensure folks understood Keith’s impact) Sam Riddle, Keith Williams, & LaMar Lemmons ( his is local but get on his bad side & he will end your campaign like he did w/ David K)

This endorsement did not come lightly and I know that their number one criteria is “what will you do for the Black community?” She had the best plans and a track record of following through ( unlike Meemaw). Bernie was holding a predominantly white rally in Flint and calling us

“Sell outs,” while Joe was holding a diverse rally in Detroit and when Kamala came on that stage you woulda thought Oprah herself walked out. She got so much love. The most of the night. One last thing, in 2018, the fauxgressive caucus bussed in newly registered white ppl to

Our convention to oust Pat Miles ( our Black AG candidate). Don’t get me wrong, I like Dana Nessel, but they turned our ticket all white for the first time in years. The backlash was swift and every single radio show on 910 ( Black radio here in Detroit) addressed it and Bankole

Wrote about it in the Det News. The fauxgressive caucus chair brought two WOC to one of the shows to shield himself from criticism & his open letter to the Detroit News said “I did what I thought was best.” He thought having a all white ticket that depended on Black voters 2 win

Was “best.” Anyway, that ticket was a hot mess and Gretchen knew she needed to do something and quick. She chose Garlin as her running mate, and we All knew him bc he had just run for clerk in Detroit. Michigan flipped blue. Come at us with a all white ticket after all that &

It might not end well. Biden was here when all that went down bc he was campaigning for Gretchen. Our chair, Lavora Barnes, will definitely remind him. Here’s the article in the Detroit News, read it, and then tell me if you think showing up w/ all white ticket in Mi is a good