" Sanders supporters need to stop with that “South doesn’t count” argument"
Agree, It really is a loser thing to say.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/03/02/1494321/-Democrats-Super-Tuesday-and-one-step-closer-to-the-general-election
b]Democrats, Super Tuesday, and one step closer to the general election
By kos
Wednesday Mar 02, 2016 · 9:50 AM CST
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MIAMI, FL - MARCH 01: Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waves to people after speaking during her Super Tuesday event at Stage One at Ice Palace Films Studios on March 1, 2016 in Miami, Florida. Voters in 12 stat
Hillary Clinton celebrates her Super Tuesday victory at a rally in Miami.
Random thoughts and musing on the state of the Democratic race:
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On the flip side, the value of Clinton’s victory in Massachusetts cannot be overstated. It was a state tailor-made for Sanders—massive student population, relatively white (75 percent non-Hispanic white, when the national average is 63 percent), more affluent and educated. Oh, and it enjoyed the same next-door-neighbor status as New Hampshire. Sanders even had recent polling leads! The delegate allocation might’ve ended up effectively tied, but this denied Sanders his first big-ish state win, and killed that silly “Clinton can only win in the South and red states” argument.
Sanders supporters need to stop with that “South doesn’t count” argument. Seriously. Stop it. For starters, Southern Democrats deserve our respect and admiration for fighting the good fight deep in enemy territory. They have it harder than blue state Dems, by a longshot. They also donate, make calls, and help out in myriad ways. And—and this might be the most important point—Southern Democrats are disproportionately people of color. So by arguing that they don’t matter, you are arguing that a critical component of our party’s base doesn’t matter. So given Sanders’ existing difficulties with nonwhite Democrats, there’s no reason to exacerbate those problems. Really, don’t go there. You just come off as a d.........
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