BEN JEALOUS
Posted on 03/25/2018 8:02:10 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) on Friday endorsed Maryland gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous, becoming the latest nationally-known progressive to back the former NAACP president's bid for governor.
Harris, who many observers believe is weighing a possible 2020 presidential run, did not mention incumbent Gov. Larry Hogan (R.) by name in her endorsement, opting instead to keep the focus on President Donald Trump and the national political environment.
"Ben is a champion of working people," Harris said in a statement, the Washington Post reported. "Everyday we see the damage being done to our country by this administration and we need leaders in our states like Ben, who have shown the political courage our families need right now."
According to a member of the Jealous campaign who spoke to the Post, Harris has also agreed to hold a rally for the former NAACP executive in the near future.
Jealous, a political newcomer who is mounting his first bid for elective office, took to Twitter on Friday to express his gratitude to Harris for the endorsement.
Ben Jealous for Governor (MD)
Thank you @KamalaHarris!
She is the third U.S. senator who has backed the former NAACP president’s campaign.
Jealous is one of nine Democrats vying to unseat Hogan this fall. He has attempted to distinguish himself in the crowded primary by staking out left-wing stances in favor of free college tuition, Medicare-for-All, and a $15 minimum wage. Those stances and Jealous' NAACP connection have resulted in his campaign receiving the endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) and the Sanders-backed advocacy group Our Revolution.
Apart from Sanders and Harris, Jealous has also garnered the spirited support of two other potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. In September, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti endorsed Jealous, citing their shared "passion" for raising the minimum wage, expanding transportation, and ending homelessness. In October, Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.) endorsed the former NAACP president and held a fundraiser for him in the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Maryland.
Despite the high-profile endorsements, polling has shown Jealous consistently lagging behind front-runner Rushern Baker, the Prince George's County executive. It is unclear whether Jealous will be able to translate the media attention garnered by the Harris endorsement into traction with voters.
BEN JEALOUS
But of course she did.
Harris is another Obama...with more testosterone.
Is this part of Black Supremacy?
He’ was Ben Jealous. Now he’s just Bit Envious.
The mainstream media have begun promoting this “Kamala” creature 24/7.
Why the fascination with Kamala Harris...who cares what this left wing dingbat does?
I'm still flabbergasted that the NAALCP placed this..., uh, er, well...white boy as the prez of their racist organization.
I think he’s whiting!
Well...nobody, really...but she is the Great Black, uh, White, um, female...blah...what the hell ever..hope of the poor disillusioned Progressive Liberal Onesies-pajama-wearing Obama sycophants.
Or something.
Wow! I’ll be all his opponents are Jealous that he got Kamala’s much desired “endorsement”. ROTFL.
Jealous doesn’t look very black but he apparently he is “Halfrican-American.”
Probably a good idea for the DNCe. The Democrat insiders want Joe Biden to win and they need Bernie Sanders to lose.
Harris splits the Left vote so Joe Bidenclintonbama can win.
Harris, one dangerous, Black Only...politician endorses another half Black only, dangerous politician...neither have ever worked in the civilian sector or small business, just polished politicians. What does that offer our nation? Pamala is hostile, arrogant....Jealous is most likely the same....
MD ping
How many names can be worse than “Jealous”. Fitting, though, for black guy.
Or is he. Is Ben kind of like Warren? Hardly looks black at all. Maybe hecanmarry that fake black woman from the west coast?
If, only, the South had imported more slaves, this would be worthy nation.
And another halfrican proving there is no white privilege, but plenty of black privilege.
Racial Carpetbagging?
Conceived in the woodshed behind the barn.
Are there enough lilly-white lefties, riddled with guilt. for him to win?
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