Thu May 21, 2015, 12:13 PM

87% of African Americans view Hillary Clinton favorably

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But if you look at what the polls are telling us so far, Democrats seem quite happy to have Clinton as their presidential nominee. In the latest Pew poll, 77 percent of Democrats see her favorably, and she has strong approval across ages, incomes, and races. (African-Americans, the most important Democratic sub-group, rate her particularly highly, at 87 percent favorable.)

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http://theweek.com/articles/556175/hillary-clinton-fewer-problems-democratic-base-than-might-think

Blacks played a HUGE role 2008 primaries and this will likely continue in 2016.

How does Sanders appeal to African Americans? He's from a tiny homogeneous state with few blacks.

Can Sanders appeal to African Americans the way Hillary and Obama do?

I think this will determine whether or not Sanders is competitive.

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87% of African Americans view Hillary Clinton favorably (Original post)	Cali_Democrat	May 2015	OP
This is excellent news.	leftofcool	May 2015	#1
I am scared to post a response on here lest I get attacked.	akbacchus_BC	May 2015	#321
I have to wonder who Obama will vote for.	NYC_SKP	May 2015	#331
well	Robbins	May 2015	#2
No, Civil Liberties doesn't mean more to Sanders than it does to the President.	Cha	May 2015	#200
Holy shit!	zappaman	May 2015	#219
wa wa wa wa.. the	Cha	May 2015	#220
Aha! So THIS is the post that gay posters, women and black folks are saying almost made them	Number23	May 2015	#303
let the old white man educate the woman and black man about oppression? nt	seabeyond	May 2015	#304
Hey, why not? They've had to teach us everything else (or so they desperately love to think)!	Number23	May 2015	#305
already bookmarked. it is a gem of example and explanation and oh... ya, education. nt	seabeyond	May 2015	#306
That you actually wrote those words and hit "post" and haven't self deleted by now...	stevenleser	May 2015	#308
Name Recognition. Among any group and voters at large, it's about the name "Clinton".	NYC_SKP	May 2015	#3
Creative allegation...	LanternWaste	May 2015	#6
As you wish.	NYC_SKP	May 2015	#8
her overall rating is down 9 points	questionseverything	May 2015	#31
I need a link because your post contradicts this	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#41
I would like a link as well.	OilemFirchen	May 2015	#136
i added it to the comment	questionseverything	May 2015	#284
I am in Los Angeles	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#47
As meaningless as the game	Long Drive	May 2015	#84
How is it meaningless that HRC will carry African Americans and Latinos	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#91
Lakers and Clippers are meaningless	Long Drive	May 2015	#92
Oakland is too far away./NT	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#95
So blacks support her only because of name recognition and nothing more?	Cali_Democrat	May 2015	#15
LOL. As if.	NYC_SKP	May 2015	#25
I'm not sure I understad your reply	Cali_Democrat	May 2015	#103
Wow! Are you trying to say minorities...	MaggieD	May 2015	#250
No ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#267
it's bs most black voters for Obama still loved her	JI7	May 2015	#52
++++DING DING DING DING DING++++ !!!!	uponit7771	May 2015	#324
It's insulting.	Cha	May 2015	#201
name recognition...	quickesst	May 2015	#66
It seems a bit patronizing to suggest African Americans	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#180
Blacks look at issues also	uponit7771	May 2015	#325
with regard to the African American community, I think there is a deeper reason than	CTyankee	May 2015	#106
Hell, for the earlier primaries and caucuses in 2008, Clinton beat Obama in the black vote	Recursion	May 2015	#245
YES!! It wasn't until SC that Blacks as a majority even looked at Obama... My wife was with Hillary	uponit7771	May 2015	#326
Is this today's meme? That the only reason Clinton has such high favorables is because people	Number23	May 2015	#111
Good point.	Cha	May 2015	#202
Now you're using logic on people	MaggieD	May 2015	#251
you really wish to swipe an entire voting block as nothing more that "stupid" and ....	Sheepshank	May 2015	#116
Wow. It's your brain that took you there. AA voters historically go w Democrats.	NYC_SKP	May 2015	#117
I honestly think you are trying to shame the wrong person	Sheepshank	May 2015	#128
I put that same factor down on every single demographic, every voter.	NYC_SKP	May 2015	#132
African Americans support Hillary in higher proportions than do women, Hispanics,	pnwmom	May 2015	#145
Its a real shame if anyone is trying to associate black people with weakness.	NYC_SKP	May 2015	#146
Only you did that in this thread	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#194
Someone needs to go back to the Dojo ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#269
Nope Skip- the "many people" you dismissed as thoughtless are POC....	bettyellen	May 2015	#232
Nope. I dismiss all pro Clinton numbers as based on name recognition, all groups.	NYC_SKP	May 2015	#233
awesome job you're doing alienating everyone! Good luck w that'	bettyellen	May 2015	#244
Sorry you're geting hit by the usual suspects.	U4ikLefty	May 2015	#322
That is an insult to African Americans who always liked the Clintons. They aren't idiots	pnwmom	May 2015	#130
The pheonomenon applies equally well to every single traditional Democratic leaning demographic.	NYC_SKP	May 2015	#133
African Americans approve of Hillary in higher proportions	pnwmom	May 2015	#143
no, they've heard of George W. and Jeb Bush and that name recognition	CreekDog	May 2015	#259
The short answer is NO he can't. I had this very conversation last night. This is not 2008 &	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#4
Thats true. The only real threat to Hillary's pursuit of the nomination is Hillary.	InAbLuEsTaTe	May 2015	#252
She's up 7% from the poll I saw yesterday.	misterhighwasted	May 2015	#5
She also has good polling in the Hispanic community,	MineralMan	May 2015	#7
Agree with your post.	misterhighwasted	May 2015	#12
Keep up the good work in Texas.	MineralMan	May 2015	#14
this is what i am seeing also. especially in texas and colorado. the difference in	seabeyond	May 2015	#28
Have her Texas events been announced yet?	DURHAM D	May 2015	#53
i read something in lubbock, but sounds like just the group for her and not clinton	seabeyond	May 2015	#56
she could easily take on the repugs in this state. maybe not with numbers, but damn, look good. nt	seabeyond	May 2015	#57
I think most are unaware of how pissed off the women folk are.	DURHAM D	May 2015	#65
ah, see? we have cruz talking in our neighborhood. lol. how easy to address.	seabeyond	May 2015	#68
The reaction by everyone I encounter is	DURHAM D	May 2015	#70
I have only heard from my son, with peers and teachers that listen.	seabeyond	May 2015	#74
Agree completely.	misterhighwasted	May 2015	#123
As far as I know Austin is the only one announced.	misterhighwasted	May 2015	#99
+1. thanks. nt	seabeyond	May 2015	#101
+1. The Obama coalition will back Hillary.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#27
Yes, probably.	MineralMan	May 2015	#29
I don't doubt the passion of Sanders supporters, but McGovern had very passionate supporters as well	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#40
Frankly, so did Kucinich.	MineralMan	May 2015	#42
yes. true this. i forgot. nt	seabeyond	May 2015	#45
Same supporters. Same outcome.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#81
Could be, I suppose. Different state, though.	MineralMan	May 2015	#82
That's the plan and I believe she can pull it off but not without difficulty...	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#61
The moment Hillary accepted Obama's invite for Sec of State, all was forgiven & forgotten.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#72
This isn't "some of my best friends are black" posts but it is...	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#85
What a terrific story. Having lived in the South, with brief relocations to Pittsburgh, most of....	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#93
He was incredible...	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#102
I posted that speech a short time ago, Taheel.	sheshe2	May 2015	#172
I get chills to this day she. I remember coming in to work the next day, and it was all anyone could	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#175
I agree with you 100%, Tarheel.	sheshe2	May 2015	#87
I love that picture. My favorite, however, will forever be the one where they welcomed home the....	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#90
i agree with this also. nt	seabeyond	May 2015	#96
ITA. In every forum in Spanish I read Hillary is already seen as the next president	lunamagica	May 2015	#64
Thanks for your report.	MineralMan	May 2015	#67
I am so relieved to hear this news. 2016 cannot go to the GOP.	misterhighwasted	May 2015	#125
All my hispanic friends in Texas love her. Many people have been quietly waiting for her. n/t	freshwest	May 2015	#239
She definitely does - at least down here in Texas.	TBF	May 2015	#147
John Kerry Black vote 2004... nough said	uponit7771	May 2015	#327
Bookmark this post	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#9
Nice to see some....	MaggieD	May 2015	#11
i see clinton getting black and hispanic vote. i see sanders, youth, white, middle upper. sanders	seabeyond	May 2015	#13
That's the irony...	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#20
yes the irony. that i am not allowed to say. here is the thing with the young vote... in my area.	seabeyond	May 2015	#22
Same dynamic we had in NY State with Cuomo.	geek tragedy	May 2015	#26
Hillary lost the nomination in 08 because she was hemorrhaging African American votes.	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#30
i also think with her experience over the last 8 yrs, we are going to see a different campaign. nt	seabeyond	May 2015	#33
"Working class and lower middle class folks are more concerned about table issues"	workinclasszero	May 2015	#49
"rainbow farting leftist independent" who will save your job and win the election.	NYC_SKP	May 2015	#75
SKP, do you have any support for this position	okasha	May 2015	#224
Right now it's Sanders. O'Malley may gain speed, it's early yet.	NYC_SKP	May 2015	#231
I tend to agree...The data suggests Hillary will win but it's not a slam dunk...	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#76
Don't hold back now! And I agree with you! Our voice needs to be heard. n/t	freshwest	May 2015	#242
You nailed it all right there. Those who have been dismissed are watching it play out. It's time!	freshwest	May 2015	#241
I think Bernie will do well with Black Lives Matter voters	betterdemsonly	May 2015	#21
i will be really interested to watch blacklivesmatter. i question that. but all these are guesses,	seabeyond	May 2015	#24
"Black Lives Matter voters" are the black community & 87% of us favor Hillary. Just ask these guys.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#36
another thing we fail at, is actually listen to the black lives that surely do matter.	seabeyond	May 2015	#38
Oprah has been critical of black lives matter.	betterdemsonly	May 2015	#100
FYI: Issues & personality aren't mutually exclusive. And I predict you're wrong. Try, as you may,	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#114
I think there is a class divide in the black community	betterdemsonly	May 2015	#121
The most reliable Democratic constituency will have much to be enthused about. It's the young...	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#124
I don't view myself as having much in common with Kim Kardashian so it is hard	betterdemsonly	May 2015	#131
It already transferred. 87% worth. You keep insinuating that "Black Lives Matter" is some behemoth	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#138
No I am not. I just don't think OFA is the black community.	betterdemsonly	May 2015	#149
Why are you conflating "OFA" & "the black community"? Is there some point to that?	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#153
ok whatever	betterdemsonly	May 2015	#156
WTF do the 60s have to do with 87% favorability among AA's for Hillary Clinton in 2016?	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#160
It's a variation of the "MLK was a Republican"/Byrd was a Democrat and a klansman" narrative ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#170
"Curious" indeed.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#179
The President who jawboned the Civil Rights Act	okasha	May 2015	#229
Well ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#169
So YOU think something about groups ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#168
Say this again ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#165
Exactly. Don't you just love it when folks of another race try to explain "black folks" to us.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#173
He is offering pie in the sky except it is pie in the sky with a wrinkle...It's pie right here.	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#192
+1 ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#207
Ever see the movie "Lakeview Terrace"	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#218
Yeah ... I liked that movie ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#234
Jackson had so many great roles	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#235
Mannn ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#260
I love the scene where he first meets Django but I am afraid to post it here./NT	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#261
Yeah ... I know.	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#263
We can watch the end	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#264
I must admit ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#265
It's just a movie...	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#270
Yep ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#271
"Where's my beautiful sister? "	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#272
Okay. That does it ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#275
People who think education is a right are after a "free lunch?" Sounds like Rush Limbaugh	betterdemsonly	May 2015	#276
I would tell you what you could do with your ad hominem but I don't want to afoul...	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#278
you want to reflect the discussion you jumped into, with this little fit? blackman talking basic	seabeyond	May 2015	#279
LOL ... Seriously? ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#280
I disagree on the class divide	JustAnotherGen	May 2015	#155
"just asking you to proceed with caution re class being a divider in the black community."	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#162
You are correct	JustAnotherGen	May 2015	#164
It's like that old joke - what do you call a black man with two PhDs? Nigger.	Number23	May 2015	#166
So true	JustAnotherGen	May 2015	#176
Exactly. You think my advanced degree and experience living in multiple countries means one damn	Number23	May 2015	#181
Well we do see it and we do know it	JustAnotherGen	May 2015	#183
"Bygones" ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#185
Earlier in this thread someone asked about the polling numbers for ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#182
Speak on it #23! I love how you just break it down to its natural essence. "Two PhDs". N***	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#184
Well ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#186
Class "concern" will evaporate the moment they (personally) can afford to live in that gate communit	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#190
"So many of them never wanted to be associated with us, no matter what our class."	Number23	May 2015	#187
I love that gif. I'm gonna have to steal that.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#189
I haven't heard that one before.	Jamaal510	May 2015	#193
There's a thousand variations of it. It's a paraphrase of a Malcolm X comment	Number23	May 2015	#195
well, you heard about the Google Maps problem when you put in the words ...	kwassa	May 2015	#204
then there is a group of our dems that just are not concerned with that. the man has money, so what	seabeyond	May 2015	#206
Thank you ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#177
yes, Blacks, hispanics, and asians who vote republican usually do so because of religion	JI7	May 2015	#228
This message was self-deleted by its author	Quayblue	May 2015	#230
Not when it comes to the police, not matter how rich blacks are harassed equally..even black cops	uponit7771	May 2015	#328
I don't disagree with your numbers, but they have to	morningfog	May 2015	#89
She will garner over 90% of African American and Latino voters regardless of where they live...	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#94
I guess the question is how much of an impact	morningfog	May 2015	#119
The more homogeneous the state the better Bernie's chances.	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#144
Don't be so polite ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#188
What are you suggesting?	morningfog	May 2015	#209
I'm SAYING that ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#215
He has limited appeal to higher income LGBTs too	MaggieD	May 2015	#254
I, admittedly, have limited contact with higher incomed gay folks ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#262
I always enjoy talking numbers and strategy.	morningfog	May 2015	#212
Also the group least represented on this site	BainsBane	May 2015	#10
ya. i am now walking, that gay/black/women are one. that gives us greater numbers	seabeyond	May 2015	#16
Hispanic community leaders have declared that their votes	MineralMan	May 2015	#18
Statements like this are why this place is great.	NCTraveler	May 2015	#44
And one critical look at how African-Americans ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#107
Yep. And there were even black posters that didn't like Obama that were still run off or left	Number23	May 2015	#109
+1. I don't know how many times it must be said but "DU is not the real world". Not even close.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#126
DU ain't even the same DU it was a few years ago! I'm surprised we are even allowed to type	Number23	May 2015	#135
"DU ain't even the same DU it was a few years ago!" Not since the Paulertarians took over.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#140
Girl, they are flat out not even pretending anymore. There's another thread in GD right now	Number23	May 2015	#142
That doesn't shock me at all; nothing I read here actually shocks me anymore. The handful of....	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#148
I understand and I respect that 100%. For the most part, I find most of the anti-Hillary stuff	Number23	May 2015	#154
It feels like a board I left where the Cons kept insisting black people voted for PBO because they	freshwest	May 2015	#246
And we are told that Candidate Obama ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#198
'Too inferior to even be considered Democrats.' Hard words, but it feels that way at times. n/t	freshwest	May 2015	#243
Very happy to hear this.	hrmjustin	May 2015	#17
Where were they in 2010 and 2014? We lost states where their turnout was decisive and	betterdemsonly	May 2015	#19
They sat at home, like so many Democrats did.	MineralMan	May 2015	#23
Al Franken won in wipeout which was predicted. The Hillary clones in the Southern States all lost	betterdemsonly	May 2015	#32
I don't think you can lay the fact...	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#35
She was the incumbent, elected for the first time in 2008 with Obama on the ticket	betterdemsonly	May 2015	#43
Precisely...	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#50
Iowa and Wisconsin were close elections with high turnouts. The dems still lost	betterdemsonly	May 2015	#60
There was still a substantial drop off between general and mid term participation	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#69
Exactly. It could be argued that even Elizabeth Warren owes her Senate seat to Obama's....	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#86
I never understood ticket splitting at an emotional level./NT	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#105
Yes, he did. He has become a popular Senator in MN.	MineralMan	May 2015	#37
yes jerry brown and other dems had huge wins but turnout	JI7	May 2015	#48
I am in Cali... Even Repukes call it automatic Democratic.../NT	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#54
yes.it's always important to consider the political makeup	JI7	May 2015	#58
I believe he won with around 59% of the vote.	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#71
You left off Kentucky	JustAnotherGen	May 2015	#152
Another day, another poll showing the vast majority of democrats love Hillary	workinclasszero	May 2015	#34
Not interested in the Sanders comparison.	NCTraveler	May 2015	#39
black support moved from Clinton to Obama after he won iowa	JI7	May 2015	#46
DU rec...nt	SidDithers	May 2015	#51
IMO	Mr Dixon	May 2015	#55
sanders would be an interesting choice for clinton. nt	seabeyond	May 2015	#59
are you f-ing kidding	Robbins	May 2015	#63
IMO	Mr Dixon	May 2015	#83
It appears you may have missed this.	Number23	May 2015	#134
Your head is in the sand if you think the President has not spoken out against police abuses. Stop	Cha	May 2015	#227
Everything you have said here about President Obama	lovemydog	May 2015	#296
Hillary will need a much younger & much more exciting VP than Bernie. Just sayin'.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#120
VP doesn't have to be met in the middle or listened to at all Why sacrifice one of our best Senators	TheKentuckian	May 2015	#122
Plus 1000	JustAnotherGen	May 2015	#256
Good news.	Scurrilous	May 2015	#62
If she want to keep the AA community in her corner...	Stellar	May 2015	#73
i agree. nt	seabeyond	May 2015	#98
Sanders doesn't know much about racial issues especially Black ones.	BlackClouds	May 2015	#77
Bernie was in the trenches on Civil Rights, why doesn't he know about inequality issues?	TheKentuckian	May 2015	#127
Bernie grew up in Brooklyn.	m-lekktor	May 2015	#150
He organized for civil rights and attended the March on Washington	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#247
Few would question Bernie's position on civil rights (vis-a-vis, PoC) ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#277
Honestly, what will Hillary Clinton do for the African American community?	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#282
I would be the wrong person to ask ....	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#289
Any numbers on Sanders and AA voters?	DCBob	May 2015	#78
Too soon to tell, really. And not only with AA, but with all demographics.	NYC_SKP	May 2015	#88
Which is interesting ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#108
He doesn't appeal to me in the slightest, and here's the major reason:	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#129
Better hope they don't remember what happened in 2008.	AtomicKitten	May 2015	#79
I'm sure folks will be along to "remind" us ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#112
you're welcome	AtomicKitten	May 2015	#137
Great news.	ucrdem	May 2015	#80
Thanks Cali, great news.	sheshe2	May 2015	#97
K&R!	JaneyVee	May 2015	#104
I'se Negra and I view Clinton (mostly) favorably. I still don't know if that means she needs to be	Number23	May 2015	#110
Behave! ... LOL. N/T	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#113
Ha! I might gnash but I probably won't scream.	NYC_SKP	May 2015	#118
Huh? You won't scream and gnash if she wins?	Cali_Democrat	May 2015	#139
"Clearly you need a stern talking to from Bernie's overwhelmingly white supporters."	Number23	May 2015	#141
Bernie Underground?	leftofcool	May 2015	#151
Yep. So "underground" that an OP with 200 recs is seen as the gospel truth!	Number23	May 2015	#158
And who the fuck are these "good DUers" that I supposedly "attacked" with this post??!	Number23	May 2015	#236
Oh my!	JustAnotherGen	May 2015	#163
Five brownie points if you know what the "I'se Negra!" quote is from!!	Number23	May 2015	#167
I'm thinking Halle Berry got dragged for that	JustAnotherGen	May 2015	#171
And of course, my girl wins	Number23	May 2015	#178
See! I had my hand raised, way in the back of the classroom,	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#221
JAG got the brownies but you get the gold star!	Number23	May 2015	#238
She has a lot of support outside of DU.	Rex	May 2015	#115
Enjoy your dream while you can.	L0oniX	May 2015	#157
You know who else had a dream?	JaneyVee	May 2015	#159
Well then I am most certainly in the best of company.	great white snark	May 2015	#161
Yeah, if "Huh? Oh yeah, sure." counts as a "yes". nt	Bonobo	May 2015	#174
Another fine example of Americans voting...	peace13	May 2015	#191
And your post is a fine example of the "liberal" line of thinking that many minorities	Number23	May 2015	#196
And...	peace13	May 2015	#208
pretty brazen to suggest if one does not vote sanders, they are uninformed.	seabeyond	May 2015	#210
I did not even mention Sanders.	peace13	May 2015	#214
seriously? that is your answer and you are sticking to it? maybe you do think anyone not on	seabeyond	May 2015	#216
Have a nice evening.	peace13	May 2015	#217
right, because who should we support. Ted Cruz?	BainsBane	May 2015	#292
The post is about Hillary's massive support in the black community	Number23	May 2015	#240
She's insulting minorities as voting against their self interests. Like they're not informed voters	Cha	May 2015	#248
No wiggling.	peace13	May 2015	#257
We're not talking about some people but 87% of a major sub group. That's a lot...	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#258
The fact that we don't really have elections anymore adds to the problem.	peace13	May 2015	#266
So	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#268
Enjoy the day!	peace13	May 2015	#281
And, in denial of denial.	Cha	May 2015	#285
And not about Sanders	BainsBane	May 2015	#293
They are his greatest liability.	seabeyond	May 2015	#300
Bullshit	BainsBane	May 2015	#291
Wow! "Uninformed Voters". That kind of abuse is bound to have us lining up for miles.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#298
I don't know why the Clintons have done nothing for black people. As a matter of fact they got more	craigmatic	May 2015	#197
Not only that but they	TM99	May 2015	#205
me neither	craigmatic	May 2015	#283
Must you menton that inconvenient truth?	InAbLuEsTaTe	May 2015	#253
I see some of the Bernie folks are trying to convince the African American folks on this board ...	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#199
Just a few weeks ago I was talking with a friend	DURHAM D	May 2015	#211
This is a small world...	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#222
I think I confused you.	DURHAM D	May 2015	#223
I understood that....	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#226
no worse than the passive-aggressive "Bernies all white supporters"	m-lekktor	May 2015	#213
Simply stating the fact that Bernie's supporters are "all white" is passive aggressive?	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#249
Race should never be a monolith	seveneyes	May 2015	#203
Yes...	DemocratSinceBirth	May 2015	#225
I think who ever wins the nom is going to want the Obama coalition.. it's mighty and it's	Cha	May 2015	#237
Thank God for these democratic voters	workinclasszero	May 2015	#274
Exactly, and then to have posters on here saying they're voting against their interests if they're	Cha	May 2015	#286
Very stupid	workinclasszero	May 2015	#287
Precisely, workingclasszero!	Cha	May 2015	#288
This may be the best thread I've ever read....	MaggieD	May 2015	#255
Clinton has undeniable name recognition, nostalgia appeal and star power.	Orsino	May 2015	#273
This is a really interesting thread.	lovemydog	May 2015	#290
Incredible, isn't it?	BainsBane	May 2015	#294
Oh ... You really think that is their aim? ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#309
oooohhhhh..	Cha	May 2015	#297
+1	Tarheel_Dem	May 2015	#299
Hillary just may be the third black president.	bigwillq	May 2015	#295
I suggest we revisit this thread in the summer of 2016	BainsBane	May 2015	#301
i get it all in hypocrisy. insist i hate sanders(only supportive of him). upper middle white so not	seabeyond	May 2015	#302
I wonder if any of them read these threads and learn a bit.	lovemydog	May 2015	#307
When one is smarter than, one does not have to read ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#310
+1	lovemydog	May 2015	#315
And yet here you are saying that a fantastically wealthy white woman	Bonobo	May 2015	#311
Nope! Go back and read through the thread ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#312
Those would be absurd statements I admit. nt	Bonobo	May 2015	#313
No, that is not what I am saying	BainsBane	May 2015	#318
"I know that the vitriol and vapid attacks on Clinton here	Bonobo	May 2015	#320
This message was self-deleted by its author	BainsBane	May 2015	#318
I don't agree with those posters.	joshcryer	May 2015	#329
Yes. I agree. nt	BainsBane	May 2015	#330
I bet you didn't complain when Bill Clinton, a Governor from a rather small state was nominated	karynnj	May 2015	#314
Is this ...	1StrongBlackMan	May 2015	#316
I think Blacks prefer Democrats as opposed to conservatives!	akbacchus_BC	May 2015	#317
John Kerry Black vote 2004... nough said	uponit7771	May 2015	#323

Response to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2015, 12:16 PM

leftofcool (19,460 posts)

87% of African Americans view Hillary Clinton favorably

1. This is excellent news.

321. I am scared to post a response on here lest I get attacked.

331. I have to wonder who Obama will vote for.

2. well

200. No, Civil Liberties doesn't mean more to Sanders than it does to the President.

219. Holy shit!

220. wa wa wa wa.. the

303. Aha! So THIS is the post that gay posters, women and black folks are saying almost made them

304. let the old white man educate the woman and black man about oppression? nt

305. Hey, why not? They've had to teach us everything else (or so they desperately love to think)!

306. already bookmarked. it is a gem of example and explanation and oh... ya, education. nt

308. That you actually wrote those words and hit "post" and haven't self deleted by now...

3. Name Recognition. Among any group and voters at large, it's about the name "Clinton".

6. Creative allegation...

8. As you wish.

31. her overall rating is down 9 points

41. I need a link because your post contradicts this

136. I would like a link as well.

284. i added it to the comment

47. I am in Los Angeles

84. As meaningless as the game

91. How is it meaningless that HRC will carry African Americans and Latinos

92. Lakers and Clippers are meaningless

95. Oakland is too far away./NT

15. So blacks support her only because of name recognition and nothing more?

25. LOL. As if.

103. I'm not sure I understad your reply

250. Wow! Are you trying to say minorities...

267. No ...

52. it's bs most black voters for Obama still loved her

324. ++++DING DING DING DING DING++++ !!!!

201. It's insulting.

66. name recognition...

180. It seems a bit patronizing to suggest African Americans

325. Blacks look at issues also

106. with regard to the African American community, I think there is a deeper reason than

245. Hell, for the earlier primaries and caucuses in 2008, Clinton beat Obama in the black vote

326. YES!! It wasn't until SC that Blacks as a majority even looked at Obama... My wife was with Hillary

111. Is this today's meme? That the only reason Clinton has such high favorables is because people

202. Good point.

251. Now you're using logic on people

116. you really wish to swipe an entire voting block as nothing more that "stupid" and ....

117. Wow. It's your brain that took you there. AA voters historically go w Democrats.

128. I honestly think you are trying to shame the wrong person

132. I put that same factor down on every single demographic, every voter.

145. African Americans support Hillary in higher proportions than do women, Hispanics,

146. Its a real shame if anyone is trying to associate black people with weakness.

194. Only you did that in this thread

269. Someone needs to go back to the Dojo ...

232. Nope Skip- the "many people" you dismissed as thoughtless are POC....

233. Nope. I dismiss all pro Clinton numbers as based on name recognition, all groups.

244. awesome job you're doing alienating everyone! Good luck w that'

322. Sorry you're geting hit by the usual suspects.

130. That is an insult to African Americans who always liked the Clintons. They aren't idiots

133. The pheonomenon applies equally well to every single traditional Democratic leaning demographic.

143. African Americans approve of Hillary in higher proportions

259. no, they've heard of George W. and Jeb Bush and that name recognition

4. The short answer is NO he can't. I had this very conversation last night. This is not 2008 &

252. Thats true. The only real threat to Hillary's pursuit of the nomination is Hillary.

5. She's up 7% from the poll I saw yesterday.

7. She also has good polling in the Hispanic community,

12. Agree with your post.

14. Keep up the good work in Texas.

28. this is what i am seeing also. especially in texas and colorado. the difference in

53. Have her Texas events been announced yet?

56. i read something in lubbock, but sounds like just the group for her and not clinton

57. she could easily take on the repugs in this state. maybe not with numbers, but damn, look good. nt

65. I think most are unaware of how pissed off the women folk are.

68. ah, see? we have cruz talking in our neighborhood. lol. how easy to address.

70. The reaction by everyone I encounter is

74. I have only heard from my son, with peers and teachers that listen.

123. Agree completely.

99. As far as I know Austin is the only one announced.

101. +1. thanks. nt

27. +1. The Obama coalition will back Hillary.

29. Yes, probably.

40. I don't doubt the passion of Sanders supporters, but McGovern had very passionate supporters as well

42. Frankly, so did Kucinich.

45. yes. true this. i forgot. nt