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In reply to the discussion: Black Voters Arent Turning Out For The Post-Obama Democratic Party [View all]NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)49. Follow Clintons lead and platform moving forward.
They are the base and future of our party.
They will recognize it if we pander to Trump voters and leave us in droves for the slight.
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IronLionZion
May 2017
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We did try , we tried to tell people to ignore the email stories , that though flawed
Ohioblue22
May 2017
#8
"Improve our message" is EXACTLY what Republicans have said is what they need, when they lose. If
WinkyDink
May 2017
#51
Guess it's time to blame the black guy again. Ever heard of Interstate Crosscheck and...
brush
May 2017
#32
And all those women who want "reproductive rights" and those LGBTQs wanting to "Pee"
ehrnst
May 2017
#39
I think the Supreme Court is going to preside over the Ohio voter purge.......
a kennedy
May 2017
#11
In Michigan, 45* "won" by 13K votes; 188K were purged, mainly from Detroit & other urban areas
catbyte
May 2017
#79
With voter suppression and the attack on POC by law enforcement...not sure that it
Demsrule86
May 2017
#6
First of all we don't have the money to do that...secondly we did contact every Democrat
Demsrule86
May 2017
#64
Yeah, these "blame the black guy" threads always say AA voting is down without saying...
brush
May 2017
#34
I don't think we'll be able to use the excuse "purged voters" if Ossoff loses (let's hope not).
Hoyt
May 2017
#15
Good pick-up:Echelon Insights, launched in summer of 2014 by top Republican digital strategist...
FreeStateDemocrat
May 2017
#25
Or our votes are being suppressed? These articles hate to SHOW the effects of voter suppression on..
uponit7771
May 2017
#22
Any analysis of POC turnout that doesn't look at voter suppression is incomplete.
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2017
#29
This is an article from a republican stratigist, whose job it is to spew republican talking
still_one
May 2017
#37
I wanna see the Post-Obama Democratic Party turning out for black voters. n/t
Mister Ed
May 2017
#30
This is from Patrick Ruffini, a republican strategist, whose job is to push republican talking
still_one
May 2017
#36
I am a liberal period end of story...but we will not win with the current platform.
Demsrule86
May 2017
#68
I want a progressive platform too...but the reality is very different...lofty goals.
Demsrule86
May 2017
#80
Our party definitely needs to show more attention to state races everywhere
IronLionZion
May 2017
#60
It is not enough money which is why we lost. We should have more money going forward.
Demsrule86
May 2017
#74
Interesting...but now is not the time for big Democratic shakeups...we really do need to use what
Demsrule86
May 2017
#91
In Georgia where Dems don't even run in some areas, I wrote in 'yellow dog' sometimes
Demsrule86
May 2017
#87
A poster noted this is written by a Republican with an agenda...why did you post this?
Demsrule86
May 2017
#84
You used a right wing source, and that fact is disguised...you need at the very least to amend
Demsrule86
May 2017
#93
Black voters have carried water for the Democratic Party since the Civil Rights Act.
Blue_true
May 2017
#107