IOWA CITY, Iowa—A top ally of Hillary Clinton’s campaign says a new ad released by rival Bernie Sanders on Thursday presents a “bizarre” image of America, focused on white voters.
“It’s a significant slight to the Democratic base,” says David Brock, a long-time Clinton supporter who runs several groups aiding her candidacy. “If it weren’t for the picture of Sanders it could be an ad for Donald Trump.”
He adds: “From this ad it seems black lives don’t matter much to Bernie Sanders.”
The ad features images of his rallies as Simon and Garfunkel’s “America” plays. The people featured in the commercial are overwhelmingly white, with only a handful minority faces shown.
Sanders has been working to expand his support among the black and Latino voters, who are a key party base.
