Bernie-Backing Liberal Group Apologizes For Saying Hillary “Won The Confederacy”-HRC Room

[hrmjustin]

Evan McMorris-Santoro

Under a barrage of criticism from Democrats, a progressive group supporting Bernie Sanders for president has retracted, and apologized for, describing Hillary Clinton’s victories in the South as winning “the Confederacy.”

http://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/progressive-democrats-of-america-bro-out?utm_term=.uvOjalDeJ&bftw=pol#.gpPw08B4O


The poor things got upset when called out on it.

[giftedgirl77]

1. Huh, weird that talking point was so popular among the BernieBros.

[hrmjustin]

2. Their attitude was they knew better than the Democratic voters of the south.

And that their vote should count less. Rather telling on their part.

[giftedgirl77]

4. I'm here & got a hide for pointing that garbage out.

[hrmjustin]

7. They didn't like to hear the ugly truth. They wanted to ignore the results and

ignore Hillary's strength with African American voters.

[giftedgirl77]

9. Mine was about why he wasn't campaigning in FL.

Brown ppl aren't his target audience.

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That was the entire post. There is a very obvious pattern occurring & it's not just blacks that are noticing it.

[hrmjustin]

12. I saw. They think Sanders and his supporters are all pure.

[giftedgirl77]

13. I think that's the most frustrating part.

I can understand ppl saying stupid ass things especially when they are older but own it.

[KittyWampus]

6. We could probably go further in characterizing their attitude toward Southern Dems...

but probably best not to on this website.

[hrmjustin]

8. Yep! They minimized them and it was sad.

[KittyWampus]

15. almost like their votes should only count fractionally against other 'better' votes...

Now how does that sound familiar?

[hrmjustin]

16. Exactly! They don't realize how insulting and how horrible they sound.

[Starry Messenger]

10. Agreed.

[LisaM]

3. The apology should be accepted, but....

I don't really understand where the remark came from. Income inequality isn't the only divide in this country.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

22. Exactly

There are many middle and upper income people of color who are victims of racial profiling and worse. For example in my neck of the woods:

http://www.inquisitr.com/2858505/kam-chancellor-wanted-to-buy-a-gym-but-they-called-the-cops-on-him-instead/

[Hekate]

27. That's where BS has always come up short, imo. One size fits all...doesn't. nt

[KitSileya]

5. They say that all over DU

It's like they're saying that in states that traditionally disenfranchised those who now are the majority of Democrats, those Democrats no longer count. To heck with historical disenfranchisement of minority voters in Southern states, since they voted for Hillary, their votes shouldn't count. After all, it's their own fault for living in states that seceded from the Union.

For some reason, that narrative reminds me of something, something about people born in poverty and bootstraps and it being their own fault they are poor, but what do I know? I'm just a Hillary supporter

[giftedgirl77]

11. It got so bad we heard about how we didn't vote for BS bc

we are all so poor we don't have internet or TV. Absolutely clueless about interacting with minorities.

[KitSileya]

14. Yup. And absolutely anti-progressive in their wish to disenfranchise minorities.

Racist in what they said about minority voters in many states ( the backbone of the party!) and tea party-like in their rush to support disenfranchisement of those who didn't vote like them.

As I white woman, I know perfectly well that I shouldn't speak too loudly about the voting block to which I belong - too often the majority of white women vote republican. Black women consistently vote Dem, and the Bernie supporters dare call black women low information voters and suggest a huge number of them should be disenfranchised because of where they live? We'd do better to deny white men and women the right to vote! (Only not, because real democrats aren't teapublicans.)

[SharonClark]

17. Glad they apologized

[Her Sister]

18. sure apology can be accepted

but they sure wanted to move on very quickly! Honestly, it stinks!

[Cha]

19. I should hope so..What were they thinking?! Who does that? Such bitter bros.

Thank you for this, Justin!

[displacedtexan]

20. My favorite comment...

"I'm having a hard time finding the difference between Sanders supporters and Trump supporters. They both act like they've been licking power outlets."

[fleabiscuit]

21. LOL

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

23. DUzy

[Hekate]

25. Oh snap!

[Hekate]

24. They actually tried that crap here by saying she "won the reddest of the red states" ....

... and referred to the voters there as Dixiecrats. FFS

I pointed out that Dixiecrats ceased to exist with Nixon's Southern strategy, and that Democrats in the South now consist of African Americans and non-racist whites.

To which I predictably received no answer.

[LisaM]

28. It wasn't in the script. There are only a few answers.

1) The middle class is shrinking.

2) It's outrageous that in the richest country in the world (fill in the blank)

3) College tuition should be free. Everyone should have a chance to go to college.

4) I voted against the Iraq War! (Notice: he doesn't say, "I voted against the resolution that gave the president the power to declare war" - in the script, he voted against the war itself).


Once you stray out of that territory....problems cease to exist.

[Her Sister]

29. perfect!! Bravo!

[Walk away]

32. Oligarchy Billionaires!

[Iliyah]

26. Damn. POC has endured and still are enduring such bs

Stop it already.

[bluestateguy]

30. Obama, the black president, won 3 Southern states in 2008, and 2 in 2012

Bernie better have a plan for winning at least 2 Southern states to be a viable nominee.

[Walk away]

31. But but....none of Bernie Supporters are racists!!!!