Sanford: Memphis politicos pick their presidential candidates
Tennessee Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, (left) joins former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack (center) in introducing Pennsylvania state House Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, D-Philadelphia, at a campaign stop to support former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden at the Biden for President Des Moines South Side Office on Jan. 8, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu.
State legislators and the Memphis and Shelby County mayors are among elected officials who have endorsed a presidential candidate and plan to campaign for their choice.
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