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title: Insiders recount how Sanders lost the black vote — and the nomination slipped away
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# [Insiders recount how Sanders lost the black vote — and the nomination slipped away](https://adimpact.com/blogs/blog/insiders-recount-how-sanders-lost-the-black-vote-and-the-nomination-slipped-away)

 Written by [John Luke](https://adimpact.com/blogs/author/john-luke) | Mar 24, 2020 4:00:00 AM

**From The Washington Post:**

"The campaign didn’t start advertising heavily on radio in the state until late January and on television in mid-February, according to data from [AdImpact], even though the primary was Feb. 29."

Read the full article [here](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/insiders-recount-how-sanders-lost-the-black-vote--and-the-nomination-slipped-away/2020/03/24/2b7b8b8e-685e-11ea-b313-df458622c2cc_story.html).

[View full post](https://adimpact.com/blogs/blog/insiders-recount-how-sanders-lost-the-black-vote-and-the-nomination-slipped-away)

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