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thereismore

(13,326 posts)
Fri Feb 5, 2016, 12:41 PM Feb 2016

The black community has not closed their door to Bernie. He has a chance to win their support.


In the new Quinnippiac poll, there is this information:


Favorability among black people:

Hillary: 73 favorable
20 unfavorable
5 haven't heard enough


Bernie: 55 favorable
14 unfavorable
31 haven't heard enough

Folks, this shows that Bernie has a chance to be accepted by the black community, because 31% haven't heard enough. I think that means 31% of black people still keep an open mind about him.

Currently, the % unfavorable is lower for Bernie than Hillary. Bernie can win the black vote if he is able to introduce himself to the black community properly and show them that he cares about black lives in ways other than just economic. Yesterday at the debate he showed that he understands that things in Flint would have been different had Flint been a white community. I think he needs to continue in this direction and if he is able to express his beliefs better than before, he will win the black vote and he will be the next POTUS, for all of us.
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The black community has not closed their door to Bernie. He has a chance to win their support. (Original Post) thereismore Feb 2016 OP
Amen FrostyAusty Feb 2016 #1
Yep. Bottom line: "31% haven't heard enough" <-says it all. 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #2
 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
2. Yep. Bottom line: "31% haven't heard enough" <-says it all.
Fri Feb 5, 2016, 01:09 PM
Feb 2016

And Bernie is definitely trending in the right direction with AAs..

Go Bernie!!

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