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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: I've changed back to undecided [View all]RLG
(314 posts)61. Honey, I'm small potatoes compared to what conservative operatives will do to him.
Have you spoken to African Americans in this country regarding Buttigieg? Apparently not.
Well, I have. They are not happy about him trying to be the "next Obama" by copying his cadences and his speeches. They also see his lack of a comfort zone around African Americans.
As for my lack of posts since 2002, you don't know me nor do you care to know me.
I felt that Buttigieg has been given a free pass, but this is about to end. He may win Iowa and New Hampshire, but South Carolina primary will be his Waterloo. Many older African Americans will not vote for him and much younger African Americans do not trust him.
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If the prospect of four more years of Trump doesn't get out the vote, nothing will
LongtimeAZDem
Nov 2019
#20
The average person does not follow or understand what is at stake like you do.
Buckeyeblue
Nov 2019
#21
I assume you are from Ohio too. Democrats seem to have written Ohio off as a lost
doc03
Nov 2019
#14
She hasn't really disappeared. I don't see stories about her fund raising problems.
LAS14
Nov 2019
#44
It is arrogant to assume that African-Americans don't pay attention to such things.
dalton99a
Nov 2019
#42
you have been coming on so many threads and slagging off Buttiegieg with the same tosh since
Celerity
Nov 2019
#50
Lol, I AM part black, and we are NOT monolithic ffs, that is such a whitesplaining (whether you
Celerity
Nov 2019
#64
I like her a lot. She's tough and smart and knows how to win in the Rust Belt
redstateblues
Nov 2019
#56
Thanks, Cha. So much for not handling Trump's attacks well. And he has consistently proved to
emmaverybo
Nov 2019
#52
Frankly I think that is a prudent decision, though perhaps for different reasons. From my
still_one
Nov 2019
#55
Mayor Pete, Harris, perhaps Klobuchar, Booker maybe, and of course the top 3 tier Biden, Warren,
still_one
Nov 2019
#63
I like Pete. I think he has a future in politics if he decides to stick with it.
Buckeyeblue
Nov 2019
#67