Sanders: GOP ‘un-American’ and ‘cowards’ on voting rights

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday accused Republicans of being "political cowards" and "un-American" by suppressing voter turnout.

"Maybe this is personal, because I run for office," told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow at the First in the South Presidential Candidates Forum at Rock Hill, S.C., on Friday.


"It has never occurred to me as a candidate to figure out a way that I could deny the vote to people because they might vote against me," Sanders continued.

"What the Republicans are doing is so un-American, it is so outrageous, that it is literally beyond belief. They are political cowards, and if they can't face a free election, they should get another job."


Sanders said there was a "real crisis" in America and hinted at a constitutional amendment to declare that every American age 18 or older "is registered to vote, end of discussion."

Part of Sanders' strategy at Friday night's forum appeared aimed at closing Clinton's lead over him with African-American voters – a key demographic in South Carolina, where black voters make up more than half of the Democratic primary vote.

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