2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Interesting diary on DK about AA voting patterns [View all]
I'm only posting one paragraph. The essay is well worth a read in its entirety.
So now on to the hot topic right now. Why isnt Sanders message resonating with black voters? Its not a lack of knowledge of him. If a message starts to resonate, people start to research the messenger AND spread that message, that creates a positive feedback loop. 24% of Twitter users are black, and Twitter if its anything is a viral message machine. The very fact black voters dont know a lot about him AND arent trying to learn about him is an issue in of itself. The main reason Sanders message hasnt resonated is, in my opinion, a communication problem. The candidate and the campaigns answers to points that black voters raise about arent being answered correctly. Even worse the campaign and surrogates are often doing more damage than good with bad communication. What do I mean by not adequately addressing the questions being asked?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/3/3/1492931/-Why-black-voters-vote-the-way-they-do-and-advice-on-how-to-win-them