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In reply to the discussion: Bernie cannot come to the cookout. Sorry, not sorry. [View all]yardwork
(61,608 posts)I think you have misunderstood the data, as cited in the Washington Post article linked below. The data actually said this:
African Americans gave the senator the highest favorables at 73 percent vs. 68 percent among Latinos, 62 percent among Asian Americans and 52 percent among white voters.
In other words, when a sample of African Americans were asked to rank their favorite politicians among a small group (which didn't include President Obama, Hillary Clinton, or many other politicians), 73% of the African Americans polled chose Sanders from the small set of options. Only 52% of white voters chose Sanders.
This is not surprising, since African Americans are more progressive than whites, and thus more likely to choose a progressive than a conservative from the small array of choices presented.