Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has retracted his endorsement of Cenk Uygur barely a day after he publicly backed Uygur in his bid to fill the California congressional seat recently vacated by Democratic Rep. Katie Hill. Uygur, founder of the left-leaning media organization The Young Turks, has come under fire for past comments he made about women. As that criticism spilled over onto Sanders following his endorsement Thursday, it appears both candidates reconsidered. “My job is to represent the voters and the voters alone,” Uygur wrote in a statement Thursday swearing off endorsements entirely. Minutes after Uygur released his statement, Sanders issued one of his own, acknowledging the concerns of his supporters and retracting his earlier endorsement.

Source: Huffington Post December 14, 2019 00:11 UTC