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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Election stats and MSNBC: Black Voters Were ‘Offended’ by Dems Running from Obama [View all]TroyD
(4,551 posts)23. Unfortunately it causes a vicious cycle
When Obama voters decide not to vote Democratic because they dislike the way some Dems have run from Obama, it just ends up hurting Obama. The loss of support then gets used as evidence by the press, the Republicans and disgruntled Democrats that Obama is unpopular and that he is the problem.
And then the cycle starts all over again.
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Election stats and MSNBC: Black Voters Were ‘Offended’ by Dems Running from Obama [View all]
SmittynMo
Nov 2014
OP
I do not think the next person running on the Dem side will get the record levels of support.
bravenak
Nov 2014
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