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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Is Bernie 2.0 Eugene McCarthy redux? [View all]Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)13. The middle class has been dying for about 4 decades
It has been a very, very, very slow death but started with Ronald Reagan and his Trickle Down Nonsense. Now not everyone in the Middle Class was able to figure out what was being done to them during that time frame as the changes were infinitesimally tiny, but it has been going on a very long time.
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The reasons Sanders does so poorly among POC and non-millennial women is all about "ideas."
Garrett78
Feb 2019
#36
That's the first I've read of him but when I read his article it was clear where he was coming from
Autumn
Feb 2019
#18
I've been reading Polman a lot as I've spent the last 37 years in Philadelphia.
GoneOffShore
Feb 2019
#21
"...the fact is Sanders lost because he got wiped out among African American voters."
Garrett78
Feb 2019
#28
He has 100% name recognition and he's polling at 12% among African Americans in SC
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2019
#38
He may well be a legitimate contender for the nomination, but does he have a chance in the general?
GoneOffShore
Feb 2019
#39