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Showing Original Post only (View all)Black women came through for DEMS in VA!! [View all]
Last edited Wed Nov 8, 2017, 11:50 AM - Edit history (1)
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Hope Dems pay attention to that for next November.
Am proud of our base and all DEMS that voted and came through for us!
Woohoo!!
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Yes... our BASE! Our loyal base! Speaking of which: I'm still confused why it is...
NurseJackie
Nov 2017
#7
Why so divisive already? It was women. Particularly the subgroup educated women.
Honeycombe8
Nov 2017
#33
Thx. I posted the WaPo demographics separately. They are based on exit polls so aren't official.
Honeycombe8
Nov 2017
#51
That is unfair...48% of white women voted for Northam...without those votes the
Demsrule86
Nov 2017
#48
What compels nine percent more AA men to vote for a racist shit like Gillespie?
RhodeIslandOne
Nov 2017
#30
I've seen an indication of this not wanting to give credit where credit is due: suburbian women
Honeycombe8
Nov 2017
#32
I think it was both...we need everyone...but I hope that some who have spoken about
Demsrule86
Nov 2017
#44
I did not see it that way but I changed the title. Am glad for all the DEMS voters.
Madam45for2923
Nov 2017
#61
Now maybe we can't stop with all this let's not talk "identity politics" crap!
rainlillie
Nov 2017
#53
Makes sense there are many ways to look at the numbers. We needed everyone that worked & showed up!
Madam45for2923
Nov 2017
#66
White women did good as 48% voted for Northam. Black women who were less of the population
Madam45for2923
Nov 2017
#68
Bless Them. Every vote for our side counted but that's where they most reliably came from n/t
Tom Rinaldo
Nov 2017
#73