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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Dear Black Voters, If Hillary Didn't Think She Had Your Vote, She'd Suppress It. [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)53. Again, read the whole memo.
It is obvious that Penn does not propose making any attempt to win some of "the black vote". Because if he did, he'd actually list ways they were going to do so.
Instead, he lists how the campaign is going to attempt to win other demographics.
Then take a nanosecond and remember what actually transpired in the 2008 and the racial dogwhistles. The claim that Clinton was trying to win some black voters by excluding them from "real Americans" gets pretty ludicrous.
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Dear Black Voters, If Hillary Didn't Think She Had Your Vote, She'd Suppress It. [View all]
berni_mccoy
Feb 2016
OP
"Contest the black vote at every opportunity. Keep him pinned down there."
Bohemianwriter
Feb 2016
#5
No. It means caging voters...challenging black voters who show up at polls.
HooptieWagon
Feb 2016
#36
I'm sorry my dear friend, but it's not the post that is divisive. It's Hillary's behavior
berni_mccoy
Feb 2016
#8
Some people will overlook any sin rather than admit they might be wrong...
Jester Messiah
Feb 2016
#4
In context "contest" does not in any way mean suppress... come on people keep it classy k?
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#23
I know right. You put everything in context and then there is still blatant denial.
berni_mccoy
Feb 2016
#41
Indeed, the DLC/Thirdway wouldbe thieves/corruptors of the Democratic Party soul
stupidicus
Feb 2016
#39
Just to draw a distinction here, Bernie is not trying to suppress the over 50 vote. In fact I think
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2016
#40
John Podesta, not Joe, is her campaign manager...unless he goes by Joe? Contesting the black vote?
in_cog_ni_to
Feb 2016
#44
now many of the Dixiecrats famously swapped in 1994 (ironically over NAFTA in many cases)
MisterP
Feb 2016
#50
Posting documented facts is not an attack. It only feels like one when it shows how wrong your
Vincardog
Feb 2016
#79
Actually anyone whose vote she tried to suppress is the target and we are all the victim
dragonfly301
Feb 2016
#67
Her current campaign manager, Podesta, close family friend, former Chief of Staff
berni_mccoy
Feb 2016
#72
Facts do matter and you are ignoring the Clinton record on voting and civil rights
Gothmog
Feb 2016
#98
in election protection, you look for unfair vote contesting from either party
nashville_brook
Feb 2016
#84
It is smarter than the "national holiday" thing that would exclude so many people.
bettyellen
Feb 2016
#107
Still tryin to bernsplain to the poor folks that don't know any better eh?
workinclasszero
Feb 2016
#87
If presenting Facts = bernsplain, then yes, I'm spreading the word. It's far better than...
berni_mccoy
Feb 2016
#92
I mean...it's kind of her campaign's memo, isn't it? Is there doubt about its veracity?
DisgustipatedinCA
Feb 2016
#105
Try as you might there is just no making up for your candidate's indifference.
great white snark
Feb 2016
#88
Your post is one of the most idiotic and ridiculous things I've seen in a long time
Number23
Feb 2016
#108
The crux of the biscuit is the Apostrophe, Who means to work for 1% ? What has she done
orpupilofnature57
Feb 2016
#126
You "interpreted" the memo your way. Unfortunately that's not what they did
berni_mccoy
Feb 2016
#132