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Bernie Sanders Faces Skeptical Audience at Forum for Minority Women

  • Answers at event in Houston left some in crowd unsatisfied
  • Minority voters will be key constituency in Democratic primary
Bernie Sanders speaks to a crowd at the She The People Presidential Forum at Texas Southern University on April 24.

Bernie Sanders speaks to a crowd at the She The People Presidential Forum at Texas Southern University on April 24.

Photographer: Sergio Flores/Getty Images North America

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders faced a skeptical audience of minority women in Texas Wednesday, a group that will be critical in deciding the Democratic presidential nominee from a racially diverse field of candidates and a record number of women.

Pressed by multiple questioners to address why women of color should support him, Sanders leaned heavily on his economic message, drawing audible expressions of frustration from some of the more than 1,500 people attending the She the People forum in Houston.