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In reply to the discussion: Sanders still dismissing the black vote in the South which voted overwhelmingly for Hillary [View all]Autumn
(44,972 posts)80. I had saved this a while back from The Hill. I found it interesting.
WASHINGTON
Voted for Democratic president in last seven elections; two Democratic senators; six out of 10 House representatives are Democrats; past three governors have been Democrats; Democratic-controlled Legislature.
MINNESOTA
Voted for Democratic president in last seven elections; two Democratic senators; five out of eight House representatives are Democrats; past three governors have been one Reform Party member, one Republican and one Democrat; Democratic-controlled Legislature.
OREGON
Voted for Democratic president in last seven elections; two Democratic senators; four out of five House representatives are Democrats; past three governors have been Democrats; Democratic-controlled Legislature.
CALIFORNIA
Voted for Democratic president in last six elections; two Democratic senators; 38 out of 53 House representatives are Democrats; two out of past three governors have been Democrats; Democratic-controlled Legislature.
RHODE ISLAND
Voted for Democratic president in last seven elections; two Democratic senators; two out of two House representatives are Democrats; past three governors have been Republicans (current governor is Independent from 2007 to 2013); Democratic-controlled Legislature.
NEW YORK
Voted for Democratic president in last seven elections; two Democratic senators; 21 out of 27 House representatives are Democrats; past three governors have been Democrats; Democratic-controlled Legislature.
MASSACHUSETTS
Voted for Democratic president in last seven elections; two Democratic senators; nine out of nine House representatives are Democrats; two out of past three governors have been Republicans; Democratic-controlled Legislature.
MARYLAND
Voted for Democratic president in last six elections; two Democratic senators; seven out of eight House representatives are Democrats; two out of past three governors have been Democrats; Democratic-controlled Legislature.
MICHIGAN
Voted for Democratic president in six out of last seven elections; two Democratic senators; five out of 14 House representatives are Democrats; two out of past three governors have been Republican; Republican-controlled Legislatures.
WISCONSIN
Voted for Democratic president in last seven elections; one Republican senator and one Democratic senator; three out of eight House representatives are Democrats; two out of past three governors have been Republicans; Republican-controlled Legislature.
MAINE
Voted for Democratic president in last six elections; one Republican senator and one Independent senator; two out of two House representatives are Democrats; past three governors have been one Independent, one Democrat and one Republican; Democratic-controlled Legislature.
ILLINOIS
Voted for Democratic president in last six elections; one Democratic senator and one Republican senator; 12 out of 18 House representatives are Democrats; two out of past three governors have been Democrats; Democratic-controlled Legislature.
HAWAII
Voted for Democratic president in last seven elections; two Democratic senators; two out of two House representatives are Democrats; two out of past three governors have been Democrats; Democratic-controlled Legislature.
CONNECTICUT
Voted for Democratic president in six of last seven elections; two Democratic senators; five out of five House representatives are Democrats; two out of past three governors have been Republican; Democratic-controlled Legislature.
VERMONT
Voted for Democratic president in six of last seven elections; one Democratic senator and one Independent; one and only House representative is Democrat; two of past three governors have been Democrats; Democratic-controlled Legislature.
NEW JERSEY
Voted for Democratic president in six out of seven last elections; two Democratic senators; five out of 11 House representatives are Democrats, with one vacancy; two out of past three governors have been Democrats; Democratic-controlled Legislature.
DELAWARE
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IOWA
Voted for Democratic president in six out of last seven elections; one Republican and one Democratic senator; two out of four House representatives are Democrats; two out of past three governors have been Democrats; split control of Legislature.
PENNSYLVANIA
Voted for Democratic president in six out of seven last elections; one Republican senator and one Democratic senator; 13 out of 18 House representatives are Republicans; two out of past three governors have been Republicans; Republican-controlled Legislature.
NEW MEXICO
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Voted for Democratic president in five of last seven elections; one Democrat senator and one Republican senator; two out of two House representatives are Democrats; two out of past three governors have been Democrats; split control of Legislature.
NEVADA
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OHIO
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Voted for Republican president in four of last seven elections; two Democratic senators; two out of three House representatives are Republicans; past three governors have been Democrats; Democratic-controlled Legislature.
COLORADO
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Voted for Republican president in five of last seven elections; two Democratic senators; seven out of 10 House representatives are Republicans, with one vacancy; past two out of three governors have been Democrats; Republican-controlled Legislature.
MISSOURI
Voted for Republican president in five of last seven elections; one Republican senator and one Democratic senator; six of eight House representatives are Republicans; two of past three governors have been Democrats; Republican-controlled Legislature.
ARKANSAS
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Voted for Republican president in six of seven last elections; two Republican senators; nine out of 14 House representatives are Republican; two out of past three governors have been Republicans; Republican-controlled Legislature.
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NORTH DAKOTA
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IDAHO
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ALABAMA
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Sanders still dismissing the black vote in the South which voted overwhelmingly for Hillary [View all]
bigtree
Mar 2016
OP
Repeating Sanders own words with context?! Yeap, gonna keep at it too k? thx
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#37
he's comparing them to what he KNOWS is the overwhelming black vote in the South
bigtree
Mar 2016
#6
Whatever you need to say to make yourself feel... whatever it is you're trying to feel.
arcane1
Mar 2016
#7
It's not anti-southern black for Bernie to try to do better among POC on the West Coast
Ken Burch
Mar 2016
#102
Not in the context of democrats but go ahead keep telling yourselves what you want to hear no matter
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#38
If he can win with "very liberal voters" even in SC, that should tell you something.
Vattel
Mar 2016
#34
That there aren't enough "very liberal" voters for him to win the primary? tia
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#43
He did not beat her with "liberal" voters overall... nor with democrats overall. Nice try though
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#42
Sanders Camp response: ....HEY !!! ....HEY!!! This is a no fact zone dammit!!
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#40
Well sir, the majority of the Democratic Party agrees with "the wife of the man.....yadda yadda"...
George II
Mar 2016
#17
In what manner is she "defending" payday lenders? I think you missed something in that article.
George II
Mar 2016
#108
How does she accumulate 10 hides without getting a kick from the pizza boot?
Elmer S. E. Dump
Mar 2016
#30
LOL! The deep south is used all of the time, and never for the way you're implying.
Dawgs
Mar 2016
#21
LOL yourself! "Deep South" is obviously a regional denotation with implications
R B Garr
Mar 2016
#66
You know that's not true. Look at their politicians and the DINOS they elect and then tell me
Autumn
Mar 2016
#47
Facts DO matter as you stated to me earlier. You don't get to makeup your own facts.
Autumn
Mar 2016
#59
Kansas and OK, redest states ever since civil war and not full of the "others"? tia
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#61
I adressed what Bernie said that article the OP posted, I don't see anything about Kansas and OK
Autumn
Mar 2016
#67
CA is whiter than OK. OK has the largest percentage of Native Americans of any of the 50 continental
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2016
#87
What did he say that was inaccurate? We're not going to win those states? Look at the last 50 years
EndElectoral
Mar 2016
#16
Because Sanders is mostly resonating with white male voters? You know, the coalition that HRC
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#45
the answer is apparent to so many people outside of this forum that it's almost embarrassing
bigtree
Mar 2016
#31
I truly do not believe that Sanders or his supporters are oblivious to the importance
panader0
Mar 2016
#35
Strawman, no one said they were racist just dismissive as he has been since the beginning of his...
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#46
Some of them have been overtly racist and with willing supporters to rec their overtly racist ...
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#51
You're losing your mind. The stress of supporting Hillary is getting to you!
Elmer S. E. Dump
Mar 2016
#90
Who the in the HELL is running this guys campaign?! He sounds like someone with a REDDIT account !!!
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#36
I find nothing wrong with Bernie deciding to write off black Southern voters.
Renaissance Man
Mar 2016
#48
LOL ... a "progressive" campaign that's mostly homogeneous racially in a non homogeneous party
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#53
"writing" off the marginalized isn't progressive in any way, Sanders isn't a progressive he's angry
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#56
This is what Hillary did that bugs me. Her people infiltrated Sander's campaign and hurt it
Zira
Mar 2016
#75
2016, a real democrat won those states in the primary which is his context so... yeah, Sanders is
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#55
There's a difference between primary and general election, its sad that some Sanders supporters
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#60
He lost the PRIMARY in three states, a word that's being left out of your retort but whatever...
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#64
Like Kansas and OK were there are less black folk but their two of the redest stats in the union!?
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#65
Saying that he'll do better out of the south should get the same outrage as "super predators" got
whatchamacallit
Mar 2016
#58