2016 Postmortem

PFunk1

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25. Actually this black (urban) man sees the black vote is diividing among age

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 02:17 PM

Feb 2016

Namely around 30. Now of course this is generalizing but here's what I've hearing. Those under it support Bernie. Those over it support Hillary. And it seems the Bernie faction is growing.

Take that what you may. But it's making some interesting times in the gathering places.

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Could Spike Lee save Bernies campaign? [View all] Funtatlaguy Feb 2016 OP

Elle. Oh. Elle. firebrand80 Feb 2016 #1

Umm.... vdogg Feb 2016 #2

all they have to do is pay attention to the truth. jonjon Feb 2016 #3

Thanks for the kind response. Funtatlaguy Feb 2016 #5

Who's "they"?! tia uponit7771 Feb 2016 #13

i think the only endorsement that could help him win the black vote JI7 Feb 2016 #4

That won't happen. Funtatlaguy Feb 2016 #6

let's say "win over" demwing Feb 2016 #36

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2016 #14

What I have been hearing (msm) is that Bernie is winning the millennial black vote - example jillan Feb 2016 #7

Not according to yougov... black millennials strong HRC uponit7771 Feb 2016 #16

LOL - that's the Huffington Post's pollster. It has terrible reviews! jillan Feb 2016 #20

There's one other that confirms it with a 10% variance... black and Hispanic millennials are strong uponit7771 Feb 2016 #23

Spike Lee is a bomb thrower.... Henhouse Feb 2016 #8

Did "Killer Mike"? brooklynite Feb 2016 #9

Honestly, I had never heard of Killer Mike Funtatlaguy Feb 2016 #10

Everyone knows Cornell West too, he called Obama n-word-izzed... that's affecting Sanders campaign uponit7771 Feb 2016 #18

Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Danny Glover, Zoe Kravitz sorechasm Feb 2016 #11

Bernie would 'still be viable' after SC if he didn't get a single vote there. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #12

I said after Super Tuesday, not SCarolina. Funtatlaguy Feb 2016 #15

11 states where the votes are awarded proportionally, and he's ahead in a number of them anyway? Kentonio Feb 2016 #32

No, because he's not important to the community whatchamacallit Feb 2016 #17

Sanders campaign doesn't need 'saving' Matariki Feb 2016 #19

yeah, that "firewall" turned out to be just a speed bump for Bernie. kath Feb 2016 #27

They're just trying out their daily meme/psy-op. Matariki Feb 2016 #28

I don't think a rich 1%er like Spike Lee workinclasszero Feb 2016 #21

Aren't most of Hillary's big celebrity AA endorsers 1%ers? whatchamacallit Feb 2016 #24

Spikes wife backs Hillary! :D workinclasszero Feb 2016 #31

No, Hillary always had the black vote and now she has Mothers of BLM WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2016 #22

Actually this black (urban) man sees the black vote is diividing among age PFunk1 Feb 2016 #25

No one ever talks about a monolithic borg-like 'white vote' Matariki Feb 2016 #29

The Democratic Party doesn't care about the white working class. liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #33

I thought Killer Mike already did that... SidDithers Feb 2016 #26

That was way before his "Uterus Monologues". Right now oasis Feb 2016 #35

Bernie does just fine among Millennial minorities, and with the Millennial vote liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #30

Doubt it. n/t zappaman Feb 2016 #34

Bernie is doing fine demwing Feb 2016 #37

He can go play saxophone on the Arsenio Hall show. coyote Feb 2016 #38

I'm disgusted at hearing about "the Black vote" (singular) as if any group of people that large GreatGazoo Feb 2016 #39

Not if Spike Lee's wife can help it! MoonRiver Feb 2016 #40

Spike Lee's wife. Is that like Bill Clinton's wife? Please, at least use her name. libdem4life Feb 2016 #41

Lee will help him, but what makes you think Bernie's campaign needs "saving?" It's very early... magical thyme Feb 2016 #42