BALTIMORE — Former Ohio state senator Nina Turner's job is to get black voters to take a closer look at Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, but to do that, she first has to combat the narrative that Clinton's victory in the primary is inevitable — a narrative she says takes away choices from everyday voters.

Turner, a prominent Ohio Democrat, had been a vocal Clinton supporter and was involved with the Ready for Hillary super PAC, which raised millions of dollars for Clinton in the lead up to her candidacy. Bill Clinton sent an email soliciting donations for Turner's unsuccessful run for secretary of state last year.

But now Turner is criss-crossing the country as a surrogate for Sanders, who she introduced last month at a rally at her alma mater, Cleveland State.

Turner is talking to voters about having a choice in the primary — an attempt, in part, to close the gap with black voters leading up to Super Tuesday. The Sanders campaign hopes the story of her choice to endorse Sanders will encourage black voters to step out on faith.

That was Turner's pitch to a group of pastors following a press conference in Baltimore Tuesday. She exhibited a warm, familiar rapport with the ministers, who came from all over the country to meet with Sanders.

"I think the biggest travesty in all of this is to take away choice," Turner told BuzzFeed News in an interview. "And the same way that folks wanted to take away my choice, that is happening with everyday voters."

Turner’s endorsement of Sanders in November surprised, and in some cases stung, her fellow Democrats. Former Ready for Hillary communications director Seth Bringman criticized Turner in November:

