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2016 Postmortem

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts) Sat Apr 23, 2016, 09:23 AM Apr 2016

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"I had let myself mistake the loudest people for The People." [View all]

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/04/20/many_hillary_clinton_supporters_in_new_york_kept_their_allegiances_quiet.html?wpsrc=sh_all_mob_tw_top

Michelle Goldberg really nails this one. Hillary Clinton has over 10 million votes and a silent majority. I can relate in a way, my mom lives in Brooklyn, supports Hillary. She told me a month ago she thought Bernie might win NY. She checked her neighborhood in Brooklyn and it went Hillary 65-35. I live in the outskirts of Alphabet City in Manhattan, only a few blocks from the Bernie rally in Washington Square, my precinct went Hillary almost 70-30. (Even more relatable, author cites her friend at New School, which is also my alma mater!)

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"I had let myself mistake the loudest people for The People." [View all] JaneyVee Apr 2016 OP

Great post. In a similar but importantly different way, I struggled in my decision who to support. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #1

The real conspiracy theory should be Dem2 Apr 2016 #2

I haven't been as torn astrophuss42 Apr 2016 #3

Welcome to DU! Hillary supporters have been rough on you during your month here? Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #5

Nice Unity. astrophuss42 Apr 2016 #7

He paid a shitload of money to somebody to do something. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #8

Nope like most BSS astrophuss42 Apr 2016 #9

Wow. Will you be signing autographs? Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #10

Lol. sufrommich Apr 2016 #11

Sure, I'll sign. Beats having to keep up on astrophuss42 Apr 2016 #14

You know, Sanders has taken ownership of most of Democratic issues, now want ownership of seabeyond Apr 2016 #4

"And it was "Hey you, keep your head down Don't look around, please don't make a sound" hobbit709 Apr 2016 #6

The Nixonian phrase Silent Majority eh? Armstead Apr 2016 #12

That's why they have to pay millions to post on Facebook. Octafish Apr 2016 #13

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