2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: That thing you do isn't working to convince black voters not to vote for Hillary [View all]EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)The reason they aren't stating why they're voting for Hillary is not because I think they are "unable to muster even a single reason." It's because THEY DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN THEIR CHOICE TO BERNIE'S SUPPORTERS!
This notion that black voters owe you an explanation for their vote is ludicrous. They can just say, "I've decided to vote for Hillary." Period. And it's nobody's damned business why, unless they choose to elaborate. That does not make them stupid or unintelligent.
My scenario conveys exactly what I mean it to convey. Black voters have overwhelmingly decided to vote for Hillary. Some Sanders supporters continue to try to convince them otherwise, often by just repeating the same things that black voters already know (and probably knew well before the Sanders supporters had a clue) and when they don't get the response they want, repeating it again and again, louder and louder each time.
I suspect that's one of the reasons that Hillary did so well tonight - black voters were probably disgusted at the attacks on her and stepped up and stepped up strong for her to send a message. Unfortunately, it seems as if some folks still haven't gotten it.