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2016 Postmortem

hill2016

(1,772 posts) Tue May 24, 2016, 12:57 PM May 2016

on the platform committee.

Who they are = ideas, qualifications, experience, etc.

What they look like = male/female, black/white/Asian, etc.

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People should be chosen on who they are not what they look like. I have no issue with Sanders reps (Original Post) hill2016 May 2016 OP

I agree metroins May 2016 #1

I believe that the population make-up needs to be represented lunamagica May 2016 #2

(2,550 posts)

1. I agree

Tue May 24, 2016, 01:06 PM

May 2016

Qualifications and ability to produce is what matters, not appearance.

I don't think cornel west is qualified.

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2. I believe that the population make-up needs to be represented

Tue May 24, 2016, 01:11 PM

May 2016

Would you be OK (and I'm not saying this is the case here) with only men deciding what's best for women?

ETA: Sex/race are more than "appearance"

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3. Yep- our history proves excluding women has dire consequences for them! To ignore that is ignorant.

Tue May 24, 2016, 01:18 PM

May 2016