Biden's Test In Michigan: Winning Over Black And Brown Voters Disillusioned In 2016
NPRBiden's Test In Michigan: Winning Over Black And Brown Voters Disillusioned In 2016 Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Michael Coleman didn't vote in the 2016 presidential election. Let's be honest," said Ken Whittaker with the Michigan People's Campaign, a progressive group that endorsed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the primaries but then decided to back Biden this summer. "Honestly, if won again, then there would be no resistance to a progressive candidate next time," said Michael Cushman, a Detroit resident and former organizer for Barack Obama's campaign who voted third party in 2016. "With Biden, throughout his campaign, with town halls and interactions with people, he doesn't seem like he's going to budge," said Parker.