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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders' Race Problem: Why People of Color Aren't Feeling the "Bern" [View all]rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)88. Of course they must have.
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Bernie Sanders' Race Problem: Why People of Color Aren't Feeling the "Bern" [View all]
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2015
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Because BS' crowd makeup reflects Thom Hartmann's & Ed Schultz's radio audiences.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#64
His campaign has made the cynical calculation that we'll just show up cuz we have no choice.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#75
I "paused" four years ago where BS is concerned. There's nothing he has to say that I wanna hear.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#185
That's why his homogenous "crowds" don't impress me, no matter the size. I'm just glad that....
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#206
Bernie is white, it is easy to be a white man in the Senate and simply not get how big a deal
randys1
Jul 2015
#140
It's entirely possible that his campaign strategy would be to hit the "safe" places first
Number23
Jul 2015
#142
+1. Black Twitter has spoken. If they didn't know him before, they certainly know him now.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#151
Yes, they do. Wonder why our friend that was so quick to declare a victory lap when BlacksForBernie
Number23
Jul 2015
#152
Since I trashed that group, I don't know what's happening out there. It was so ludicrous to make...
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#153
Well, I can understand why your trashed GD/P but you missed some Grade A comedy gold
Number23
Jul 2015
#155
I'll never forget that claim as long as I live. BS' campaign, much like OWS, is libertarian at.....
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#166
Hope so. Either way, it is a nightmare for me to even imagine one of them not winning.
AllFieldsRequired
Jul 2015
#209
In the short run I suppose. You wont be able to vote even now if you dont have the exact
AllFieldsRequired
Jul 2015
#211
As a white guy tentatively supporting Bernie, I think you're right
Proud Public Servant
Jul 2015
#13
When I was a junior in high school we read Flowers For Algernon and To Kill A Mockingbird
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2015
#160
I still haven't read even ONE of my seventeen copies of "The Catcher in the Rye".
OilemFirchen
Jul 2015
#169
Newflash: Nobody gives a f**k what BS did in '63. There are Republicans who claim to have....
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#66
And just like BS & David Horowitz, I wouldn't vote for Joe Liebermann either.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#72
Perhaps I should clarify. Nobody who posts regularly IN THIS FORUM gives a f**k.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#77
Well, I had heard that you weren't really black at all, and even if you were, you was a rich bougie
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#91
Bid Whist? That settles it. Real black folk play spades. "BOUGIE"! I'll bet you eat arugala!
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#102
LOL! You remember when folks jumped down POTUS' throat cuz he asked for "arugala"?
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#120
I think people should be forgiven for mistakes made in high school. She was a teenager then...
jakedsname
Jul 2015
#78
The fact that you came into this forum with this tired, BS meme is nothing short of astonishing
Number23
Jul 2015
#145
I might was well say I NEVER bring my Hillary advocacy to this forum .
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2015
#168
This is an amazing post. It is truly refreshing to see someone here who gets it
Number23
Jul 2015
#138
I had a few issues with this piece as well. I don't think that Sanders' questions with the trade
Number23
Jul 2015
#150
"He doesn't have much of a track record for passing bills now, so...there's that too."
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#186
Just wait til he has to make compromises with the"bluedog turd way wall street lovin' dems" to get..
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#189
Which honestly, in this case, should translate to "white middle class anxiety attack"
Starry Messenger
Jul 2015
#192
+1, I get the impression that if Sanders won the primary he would run far away from Obama...
uponit7771
Jul 2015
#193
And I think that alot of POC can sense that. Which is probably one of the reasons for Sanders' reall
Number23
Jul 2015
#194
They certainly will. And they will find a way to make money and expand their power at the same time.
GoneFishin
Jul 2015
#61
"That said, African Americans have huge voting leverage" The problem there is that there
cstanleytech
Jul 2015
#26
If they can and do vote, yes they do have alot leverage but there is another problem
cstanleytech
Jul 2015
#53
Unfortuately, visual data collection is very difficult to emperically measure.
blackspade
Jul 2015
#94
NBC: Bernie Sanders Is Surging Among White Democrats, Minorities Love Hillary
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#67
Unsubstantiated? You mean besides scientific polling? One doesn't have to look far to see...
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#86
Claiming that AA's as a voting bloc, don't know who BS is. That's an excuse for his poor performance
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#105
So you are saying that Sanders can't connect with the African-American community at all?
blackspade
Jul 2015
#106
My "vitriol" as you claim, comes from BS wanting to primary my president's re-election efforts.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#109
Nope. And I don't concede that "they don't know who he is". We're a lot more astute than we're....
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#116
What don't you understand about "Re-Election"? He was our 1st AA president, and to be blindsided by
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#119
A pass? Do you remember 2012 at all? It's much more recent history than 2008. Remember this?
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#130
I think Bernie's lengthy history as a lone 'leftie' in a swamp of venal cynicism
Joe Chi Minh
Jul 2015
#27
What about Obama? Where is he on the BLM? It's important as he is actually President.
jalan48
Jul 2015
#32
Absolutely. The more officials, the better. But in suffcient numbers, so that
Joe Chi Minh
Jul 2015
#43
Making perfection the enemy of the good is also a staple of the Obama and Clinton DU analysts.
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#33
Great Piece that captures the mainstream of Black thought, regarding Bernie ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#34
"However, on substantive issues that really count, who would actually do more for you?"
Martin Eden
Jul 2015
#65
Is this another post scolding black folk for identity politics? If so, there may be a hint of truth
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#187
THere was a link in a post here about Bernie supporting the puke fuck border racists who pretend
randys1
Jul 2015
#37
One could also have a bunch of POC at rallies, then make bank$ter/donors rich while turning
jtuck004
Jul 2015
#42
....the composition of his crowds could make the Republican National Convention look diverse by
MADem
Jul 2015
#44
2008 and 2012 standing for hours, some camped out overnight POC who GOTV were invisible to O'Reilly.
freshwest
Jul 2015
#59
I knew the minute I read your disclaimer, that it was indeed gonna be "a racist post".
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#71
Is that the real problem? Or don't you believe the groups who say Bernie isn't addressing their.....
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#83
I can't believe some of the rationalizations coming out of all these new "black" posters.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#89
He lost two DU'ers over the weekend. I think BS will cause a rift that won't heal anytime soon.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#93
'Not exactly' is far from not, especially considering the location of your post.
Exultant Democracy
Jul 2015
#123
A lot of newbies in this group lately. There's "black", and then there's "Rachel Dolezal black".
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#134
BS is no Barack Obama, and I expect the "machine" is a figment of your imagination. You sound a lot
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#113
Yes next tell the Daley family that machine politics are just a figment of their imagination.
Exultant Democracy
Jul 2015
#121
Well at least now you believe in machines. Congrats on leaving that part of your delusion behind.
Exultant Democracy
Jul 2015
#133
Well, I guess you told me. Thanks for the education tips, but when I'm in the mood for some....
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#136
So when I say there are machine and you say there are not and then I prove they are real
Exultant Democracy
Jul 2015
#139
I'll let you get back to your "machine" CT's now. I wouldn't want to monopolize your valuable time.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#149
Which part did I revise specifically? Did I fabricate the links and the 2008 primary polling data?
Exultant Democracy
Jul 2015
#165
Posted here for years, just don't post much. Been black on DU longer then most.
Exultant Democracy
Jul 2015
#159
That is the problem, Hillary is likely to give a whole lotta talk about it, but in reality
randys1
Jul 2015
#98