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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Who? Sanders is a phantom to black voters in South Carolina [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)35. Shown up
He has not done even that much.
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So Hillary's support is essentially just name recognition...that bodes well for the GE...lol
hoosierlib
Feb 2016
#1
"the AA matters a lots less after Super Tuesday..." Wow, that pretty much sums up
R B Garr
Feb 2016
#18
It's a much better position than "at least I still have 'hard-working' whites and Latinos.'"
Chakab
Feb 2016
#40
Confirmed what? That through the first 3 states, HRC has won the AA vote 75% to 25%?
hoosierlib
Feb 2016
#80
Yeap, this person either has enough minerals to say what SBS camp doesn't BUT has indicated through
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#107
Exactly, and people got their posts hidden for simply expressing what they observed from Sanders
R B Garr
Feb 2016
#120
Curious... was HRC feverishly campaigning in New Hampshire thru primary day?
ALBliberal
Feb 2016
#115
I'm pretty sure the GOP is the party of the "white vote"....? In fact, the whole history of this
R B Garr
Feb 2016
#116
No, the thing you seem to miss is that even if he won after getting <25% of the AA vote
Kentonio
Feb 2016
#142
The AA *vote* matters less--for anyone--after Super Tuesday, and by that I mean...
thesquanderer
Feb 2016
#81
Exactly and much more eloquently put...it's not from lack of trying...it's from lack of time...
hoosierlib
Feb 2016
#85
Sanders himself has had some interesting quotes as to who he is targeting for his campaign, but
R B Garr
Feb 2016
#103
Really? Well, post it in the Hillary group, it won't get hidden there unless it flatters him! (n/t)
thesquanderer
Feb 2016
#104
Ooh, only things that flatter BS are allowed anywhere on this site! U betcha.
R B Garr
Feb 2016
#106
People understood what you meant, you have enough minerals to say what the SBS camp doesn't
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#109
Actually, yes ... it does, should she win the Democratic nomination. eom.
1StrongBlackMan
Feb 2016
#10
Do you represent all Black people? You act like you do. Who appointed you Mayor of Black America?
Bread and Circus
Feb 2016
#100
Quote from article: "Sanders, a senator from America’s second-whitest state, has never before had to
R B Garr
Feb 2016
#5
nor can you win the Dem nomination without sizable white progressive support
Roy Ellefson
Feb 2016
#43
I don't think Sanders is being ignored, he has the stage now with Mrs. Clinton.
Sunlei
Feb 2016
#141
She is certainly a part of the fabric of the lives of 1 million incarcerated black folks
whatchamacallit
Feb 2016
#111
I've also had that conversation about a dozen times over the last two weeks....
Kang Colby
Feb 2016
#62
Perhaps those people should actually pay attention to what's going on.
Bread and Circus
Feb 2016
#47
Yeah, keep yukking it up for a candidate who isn't going to do jackshit for black America
Chakab
Feb 2016
#68
I'm black, so stick the "racist Berbiebro" bullshit where the sun doesn't shine.
Chakab
Feb 2016
#82
Of course. They must need education because he is in all of our school books.
bravenak
Feb 2016
#132
Civics doesn't have to be from a school book. This is a current event. But I was actually thinking
ALBliberal
Feb 2016
#135