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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]R B Garr
(16,950 posts)37. Exactly! The CORE constituencies will not be forgotten or pushed aside!
The Democratic party is their home, and I'm sick of seeing the blatant aggressive tactics to marginalize us/them because some lifelong politician decided in May '15 to finally run for President. Enough is enough!
Great post, yavin. "Building coalitions is politics 101" yes!
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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