Bernie Sanders Rises in Polls Connects With Black Voters

[Uncle Joe]

https://www.msnbc.com/politicsnation/watch/bernie-sanders-rises-in-polls-connects-with-black-voters-72735813646

There is a video on the link.

[CentralMass]

1. K&R

[sheshe2]

2. Thanks no.

National Press Secretary for the 2020 Bernie Sanders campaign, Brianna Joy Gray joins Politics Nation.

I do know that she has proudly said she voted for Stein 2016. Therefore I am not interested in what she has to say. She was a third party voter.

Link to tweet

[George II]

6. He's got at least three high-level staffers who proudly voted for Jill Stein...

...Gray, Turner (National Campaign Co-chair), and Sirota (Campaign Speechwriter).

BTW, Ms. Gray, I don't "feel free to hear" your explanation - a vote for Stein and not for Clinton is explanation enough for me.

[OldRed2450]

3. I can't connect with people who vote green party

They're not democrats.

[sheshe2]

37. +++

[ritapria]

4. Bernie drew 10, 140 people to tonight's rally in Minneapolis

[sheshe2]

5. That is wonderful!

Yet Joe's post is about him rising among blacks. How many were black?

[George II]

7. A few weeks ago he drew a virtually all-white crowd at a school that is 83% black. And then....

.....there's that rally in Queens.

[sheshe2]

8. I did not listen to the video.

Hard for me to hear some things. However it is Bri Bri talking and she vote third party. Her words mean nothing to me. I have no use for her.

[George II]

10. If "Sanders Rises in Polls Connects With Black Voters" and it's according to Ms. Gray....

....I can't give that video credibility. And as we've both pointed out, he gets almost all-white crowds at his rallies even when they're in black neighborhoods and black schools.

I don't call that "connecting" with black voters. Ms. Gray certainly isn't an objective observer.

[sheshe2]

13. Not connecting or rising.

Nada.

[redstateblues]

11. 10,140 POC? Wow! That is amazing!

[sheshe2]

14. Lol

[George II]

16. Here's a photo and video of him connecting with blacks at that rally:

Link to tweet

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. I think I located a couple of black folks in the larger photo

though I'm not sure. But Minneapolis is only about 20% black and 11% other PoC.

[Uncle Joe]

15. I just viewed Bernie's Speech on Donkees link and one my favorite parts out of many

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that he spoke about was how Trump thrives on hate, loves to divide our nation by the color of their skin, religion, sexual orientation, land of origin etc. and then asked the audience to look around at other people that didn't look like them and asked if they were willing to fight for those people as much as they would fight for themselves!?

It brought the house down!

Trump is a scumbag there is no doubt about that, he thrives on division, I'm just thankful Democrats aren't like him.

[myohmy2]

23. +1

...

[sheshe2]

42. Me TOO!

Trump is a scumbag there is no doubt about that, he thrives on division, I'm just thankful Democrats aren't like him.

He thrives on division. I am so grateful that Democrats do not.

[emmaverybo]

9. I read that recently when asked specific questions pertaining to black communities' concerns

he launched into a speech about M4All. Please.

[George II]

12. Well we saw him at "She The People" back in the spring.....

Asked what he'd do about the rise of white supremacists as President, he went on about being "at the March on Washington "WITH" Dr. King in 1963".

[ritapria]

17. Bernie was the top polling candidate

at the NAACP forum held in Des Moines Yesterday

[emmaverybo]

18. That's where he was asked about childcare and talked healthcare for two and a half minutes

in response. OK. It happens.

[George II]

20. Yes, that forum. I didn't see the video but heard about it - did someone explain the difference?

[Uncle Joe]

22. Bernie misheard the question and still got several rounds of applause while

talking about health care.

[George II]

25. He "misheard" the question?

[Uncle Joe]

26. I thought my statement was clear, did you misread it?

[George II]

29. Your statement was clear, but it was incorrect....

He was standing 3 feet from the questioner and was looking straight at him. Here's the video, he didn't "mishear" the question.

https://www.mediaite.com/news/painful-bernie-sanders-mistakenly-answers-the-wrong-question-for-2-and-a-half-minutes-at-naacp-forum/

[Uncle Joe]

30. Obviously you're not hard of hearing, look at Bernie's body language,

he's leaning forward.

[George II]

34. That's his usual posture. Watch him walking around the stage, same posture, nothing different....

You're stretching. Some examples:

[Uncle Joe]

35. No, if you view the video on your link you can see him visibly lean forward as

the moderator was reading.

[George II]

38. That's what he ALWAYS does. I can see this is going nowhere...good night.

[emmaverybo]

28. Happened at "She" too. They had to,kinda translate it for him. Could be hearing aid time. Seriously,

I also read he got big applause at the NAACP event.

[TexasTowelie]

32. Why doesn't Bernie get a hearing aid?

Is it a matter of vanity or ego? It's not like Bernie doesn't have the money to get a hearing aid.

I recall at least two public appearances (the Fox town hall and one of the debates) where he has cupped his hand behind his ear because he couldn't hear the question.

I guess that having hearing problems might provide a convenient excuse for Bernie when he feels like he needs it. I wouldn't want to go out in the cold Vermont winters to take out the trash after all.

[Uncle Joe]

33. I believe he will but hearing loss can sneak up on you. I'm hard of hearing as well

I bought hearing aids five or six years ago, but becoming consciously aware of it took me a few years.

[TexasTowelie]

40. So Bernie is ignoring the obvious?

That isn't a trait that I look for when I'm trying to decide which candidates to support.

[Uncle Joe]

41. Did you not read my final sentence?

I bought hearing aids five or six years ago, but becoming consciously aware of it took me a few years.

Hearing loss can be very subtle and sometimes it takes time in becoming aware of it.

[TexasTowelie]

43. Considering that one of the doubts about Bernie this primary has been about his age,

I'm surprised that he hasn't reviewed the video and noted that he appears old as he cups his hand behind his ear. Surely, someone in his campaign has raised that issue with Bernie? As an outside observer I noticed Bernie's hearing problems this primary season, so there really aren't any subtleties to miss. And even if Bernie is oblivious to his own hearing problems, then why isn't Jane saying something about it to Bernie?

I've noted my diminishing hearing and I'm only 54. I can still hear a wide range of beeps when I take the hearing test. I can still hear all of the musical instruments when I listen to a band or orchestra. Most of my hearing difficulties are because people aren't pronouncing their words well, they are facing a different direction from me while speaking, or they are trying to speak over a running dishwasher or a fan motor.

One of the vital skills of a diplomat is to be able to listen to others. Any candidate that is incapable of doing so moves down my list of people that I will vote for since there will be others that are capable of exercising those skills.

[Uncle Joe]

44. The moderator in this case was reading face down so Bernie couldn't see his lips.

I believe Bernie's hearing loss may just be beginning and even people that hear well sometimes cup their ears particularly in a noisy environment so it can be very subtle.

It may not be so acute that he has a problem hearing Jane or someone else at home.

As I stated before I believe Bernie will realize it and get hearing aids.

I have total confidence in his abilities as a President.

[TexasTowelie]

45. I don't share your confidence.

In the meantime, Bernie should watch the tapes of his appearances and be objective as to how others may view him.

[Uncle Joe]

46. Well everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I suppose time will be the judge.

Peace to you TexasTowelie.

[George II]

39. Because he doesn't need one.

[George II]

19. What poll was that, I didn't see it.

[sheshe2]

24. He is barely mentioned here at The Des Moines Register.

'This isn't a black issue; it's an American issue:' Democratic presidential candidates pitch economic equality at NAACP forum

snip

For black parents, like his, having to have conversations about traffic laws and police interactions is a problem for the country, not just a specific community, he said. It was a theme he'd repeat often during his time at a Saturday forum hosted by the Des Moines branch of the NAACP, KCCI-TV and the Des Moines Register. Booker was one of 11 candidates to speak at the event.

"This isn't a black issue," Booker said. "It's an American issue."

snip

The forum was centered around economic equality. Some candidates focused questions to their signature policies — entrepreneur Andrew Yang spoke of his plan to give every adult $1,000 a month, and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont repeated his long-standing belief that "economic rights are human rights."

"If you're sick and you can't go to the doctor, you're not free," Sanders said, building on a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. about a solid economic foundation being necessary to true freedom. "If you can't afford an education, you're not free."

The candidates made their best pitches for addressing the range of issues that disproportionately affect African American citizens and other people of color. They spoke about the criminal justice system, education access, wage inequality and access to business capital.



https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2019/11/02/cory-booker-bernie-sanders-kamala-harris-democratic-presidential-candidates-naacp-forum-issues/4098016002/

[emmaverybo]

31. Thanks for posting this sheshe2. Booker is soooo right, Sad it even has to be said. Kamala

said the same in different words.

[sheshe2]

36. I wish they were polling better.

Good to know they qualify for the debates. Love them both.

It is the times I think. We have reached critical mass and people are frightened. Some reach for the ones they know and some the polling data, who can beat trump. Some reach for the pie in the sky and that may cause us all irrevocable damage.

We shall see.

Thanks emmaverybo

[sheshe2]

21. Link?