The Battle for the Blacks Continues: Hillary Clinton Visits Kerry Washington on Scandal Set

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Another day, and another black public figure endorses either Bernie Sanders’ or Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

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On Tuesday, Spike Lee declared his support for Sanders in a radio ad that targeted black South Carolinians. That same day, Clinton visited the set of ABC’s Scandal and took photos with its star Kerry Washington.

Washington posted a couple of photos of her and Clinton on Instagram and reiterated her support for Clinton with the hashtag #ImWithHer.

That black Americans seem to be split down the line between Clinton and Sanders means that these candidates will be doing and saying a lot to vie for the black vote. The saga continues …

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Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele is a staff writer at The Root and the founder and executive producer of Lectures to Beats, a Web series that features video interviews with scarily insightful people. Follow Lectures to Beats on Facebook and Twitter.

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