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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Post debate, Sanders net-favorability with black people dropped; Clinton's substantially increased. [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)24. This whole thing is making me ill
Yes Sanders has a problem winning support from AA voters. he came from being 85 percent unknown by the American public. Black, White, Hispanic....a lot of people have no clue who he is or what he's about.
And The Clintons have cultivated that segment of the Democratic base for decades (though their policies have been far from supportive at times).
And Bernie can come across as a cranky old white guy. Easy to misunderstand if you don't know what he's really about.
So yeah. It's an uphill battle. But don't perpetuate this bullshit that he doesn't give a shit about the AA community or that he isnlt working hard to earn their support. That's crap.
And it''s being racially divisive by implying it.
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Post debate, Sanders net-favorability with black people dropped; Clinton's substantially increased. [View all]
pnwmom
Nov 2015
OP
Cha, that is one hell of a post. And a really good example of the kind of stuff that I was talking
Number23
Nov 2015
#29
bernie is shining even more light on his slamming the President with his denials. We're not
Cha
Nov 2015
#37
Post-debate was the timeframe when pollsters stopped asking about Biden
winter is coming
Nov 2015
#11
That's one poll, which doesn't specify whether or not those Dems/leaners
winter is coming
Nov 2015
#25
You're wrong. This Gallup poll included Independents who said they leaned Democratic.
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#23
Or -- Bernie could start listening instead of telling people he knows what's good for them.
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#31
we need to include the Bernie supporters who are constantly telling people....
Sheepshank
Nov 2015
#36
I'm NOT saying he doesn't give a shit about the AA community. He obviously does.
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#28
So you're saying we shouldn't discuss political issues on a political blog?
brooklynite
Nov 2015
#30