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Related: About this forumDeval Patrick Tries to Cut Into Biden's African-American Support
Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick courted black voters in South Carolina on Tuesday, trying to cut into Joe Bidens commanding lead among black voters in the early primary state.
At a meeting with about a dozen African-American businesswomen in Columbia, Patrick spoke briefly about growing up on the South Side of Chicago before opening the floor to questions, saying he was more interested in listening than in delivering a speech. I come in humbly because I dont think that any one candidate or frankly any one party has a corner on all those ideas, Patrick said. I want to be a listener. Its frankly how I learn.
With 75 days until the leadoff Iowa caucuses, Patrick faces an uphill struggle to win the nomination, with no staff on the ground in the early states and limited name recognition. He also could find it difficult to raise money to finance a national campaign and qualify for the party debates, which keep increasing their fundraising and polling thresholds.
As an African American, Patrick could diminish Bidens strength with black voters, although neither Cory Booker nor Harris, the other black candidates, have achieved that yet.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-20/deval-patrick-tries-to-cut-into-biden-s-african-american-support?srnd=politics-vp
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Bucky
(53,805 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Kahuna7
(2,531 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Skya Rhen
(2,701 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
(since we're trading self-serving and unsupported allegations)
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(295,929 posts)What about "lack of confidence" in your candidate?.. any insights on that?
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bearsfootball516
(6,369 posts)Ill be surprised if he gets any more than 1 or 2 percent in polls.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Bucky
(53,805 posts)I'm still pulling for a more progressive nominee. But I trust Patrick the most as the messenger of the status quo. I just hope he's not another Dukakis.
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Demsrule86
(68,355 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Kahuna7
(2,531 posts)especially when he talks out of both sides of his mouth. I've really never seen anything like it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ritapria
(1,812 posts)Bloomberg will buy himself an additional 3 -4 % support in the national polls - mostly at the expense of Biden .. Bloomberg is bored and wants people talking about him ..
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)will want to lap up Bloomberg's billions while they still can.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
jalan48
(13,798 posts)Maybe he'll get Mitt Romney's vote.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Sneederbunk
(14,208 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
boomer_wv
(673 posts)Hes black he will be able to eat Bidens black support? Do they realize there are two other black candidates already in the race who cant gain support?
It is really reductive to assume that a black candidate will automatically have black support.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
W_HAMILTON
(7,813 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)The other two aren't. That could give Patrick sway among Blacks that Booker and Harris don't have.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)Black voters don't all support Biden, so why does this writer assume that campaigning to black people is an effort "to cut into Biden's African-American support"?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(144,005 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SKKY
(11,773 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
UniteFightBack
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oasis
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irisblue
(32,829 posts)AJC (@ajc) Tweeted:
@MayaTPrabhu @AJCGaPolitics Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, who recently launched his presidential campaign, canceled an event at Morehouse College that was scheduled for this evening. https://t.co/2IkbvgS9KB #gapol
Link to tweet
I do not think Biden needs to worry on this point
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dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
great minds
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Gothmog
(144,005 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden