On MSNBC Friday morning, Bernie Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver touted the Democratic presidential candidates' bonafides in the Civil Rights movement but acknowledged that Sanders is not a "well known commodity" in the black community. However, Weaver said Sanders will work to win the black electorate, because "no one owns those votes."



"He's just not a well known commodity in the south in particular, with white and black voters but particularly black voters," Weaver acknowledged. "We're going to do what needs to be done. We're going to talk to people. No one owns those votes. We're going to have a respectful conversation with people in South Carolina like we are across the country and I think when people hear his message, they're going to move to him."