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In reply to the discussion: Where's the concern about "turning off" minority voters? [View all]mcar
(42,426 posts)119. And where are all the front page NYT articles
About all us poor, misunderstood Hillary voters?
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Your mistake is calling ALL of them "politically ignorant." It's not that simple.
LBM20
Mar 2018
#11
I said some of them are racists. I didn't say ALL of them are politically ignorant.
Glamrock
Mar 2018
#13
The Allegheny County portion of PA-18 is not the diverse area of Allegheny County.
blue neen
Mar 2018
#121
I've lived in the district for more than 50 years and have watched as the entire region has
PA Democrat
Mar 2018
#137
You are correct blue neen. The Allegheny County portion of PA-18 voted for Trump 50% Clinton 46%
PA Democrat
Mar 2018
#136
K&R. The Democratic party is very, very good at doing just enough to keep minority voters on their
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 2018
#8
You can appeal to racists or you can appeal to people of color. You can't do both.
Squinch
Mar 2018
#99
Can you provide links to those OPs and posts carrying on about risky to offend Trumpers?
Honeycombe8
Mar 2018
#24
Just look on the board. There are several OPs and many more responses on this very topic
EffieBlack
Mar 2018
#27
So, no links. I haven't seen any threads about that, is why I asked. Guess there aren't any.nt
Honeycombe8
Mar 2018
#105
Honestly, I have not noticed we are 'awash' in posts bidding us not to offend
PatrickforO
Mar 2018
#39
Well said, but I HAVE seen a number of posts telling us things like how to befriend
Squinch
Mar 2018
#100
Yes. I do think all these "let's make nice with them" ideas are misguided. What we
Squinch
Mar 2018
#106
Strikes me that some should differentiate between Trump voters and those who did not vote or
KPN
Mar 2018
#40
"Why is it that Trump supporters' feelings are sacrosanct, but ours just don't matter?"
KPN
Mar 2018
#48
That's nice but Durbin doesn't speak for me and I don't take instruction from him
EffieBlack
Mar 2018
#52
I don't know that anyone here is saying racism, bigotry, etc., are okay and should be tolerated.
KPN
Mar 2018
#55
Do minority voters need some special coaxing to realize that Republicans arent the right choice?
TCJ70
Mar 2018
#50
There's are more who didn't vote at all that are POC, better to PRIORITIZE them than the fools gold
uponit7771
Mar 2018
#132
Yesterday you cited two posts to illustrate your point (similar to this one's point).
LAS14
Mar 2018
#65
I don't see DUers telling minority voters to eff off and that we don't need them.
aikoaiko
Mar 2018
#81
I can't see anywhere in your post that your are supporting the OP. Did you mean to???
LAS14
Mar 2018
#111