Jason Johnson: This Is A Life Or Death Election For Black Voters

[Duppers]

This kicks an old theory in the teeth.

[PunkinPi]

1. Thanks for posting, Duppers!

LOL, we must be on the same wavelength today. Just posted a similar clip from today about this in another thread:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=501101

[Duppers]

11. We are on the same page, my friend.

[PunkinPi]

28. Had to go out for a bit, but didn't want to leave you hanging...

[spicysista]

2. He's right.

Jason Johnson nailed it! This is life and death. "This isn't about love. This about necessity." We must beat tRump at all costs.

[Iliyah]

3. Yes . . .

Hmong community in Texas that has been here after the Vietnam war. They fought with us.

Kurds in Syria who fought with us against Isis.

to name a few.

Deportation concerning the Hmongs.

Massacre concerning the Kurds.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. "Who can get rid of this guy?"

Yup, that's what's on the mind of 55% of Americans

[Renew Deal]

6. Why does every election have to be the most important ever?

They can't all be.

[killaphill]

10. Because the African American community is being decimated under Trump.

Killings by police. Poverty. Racist violence by whites. Its all increasing. They are fighting for their very lives.

[LakeArenal]

15. Because they all are.

[Renew Deal]

22. No they're not.

Few will be more important than 2000, 2008, or 2016. And that's just recent history.

[LakeArenal]

23. To some individual it always is most important.

I think they are all most important because they are current history.

[Skidmore]

30. This one is.

2020 just about the most important ever. The lives of many people are at stake as is the life of our democracy. Why are you discounting its importance?

[peggysue2]

18. You're right, they can't all be

But this one is.

The fate of the Republic and the welfare of our people and the welfare of the world is hanging in the balance. Not hyperbole this time out because Trump and his cronies are systematically dissembling our institutions, spitting on the rule of law and shredding the Constitution to benefit themselves.

We either win this thing or we kiss the country good-bye.

[gollygee]

27. There are children literally in cages in camps

It might not be life and death for you personally, but yeah it is the most important ever.

[Cha]

29. But the latest sure as hell can be.

[Demsrule86]

31. They are all important...this one with the Republic hanging in the balance with a fascist GOP

in office particularly...but if the left had supported Gore then no war, fewer deaths from Katrina, less environmental damage, no united, fewer right wing justices and no economic debacle...this country would be a better place ...no Democrat is worse than Trump and if we falter now and don't vote for the Democratic nominee, than we have 6-3 court, we lose health care and maybe even our republic...Trump is a fascist...I would expect Obama, Hillary,Biden and others to be prosecuted too.

If the Green/ left hadn't beat up Kerry in the primary,Bush would have been limited to four years...imagine how much better that would have been. And of course the mother of all betrayals by the Green /left, Hillary- 2016- which has led to caged babies, horrible violence against POC and Jewish Americans...a resurgence of the white supremacists, two fucking justices on the SCOTUS, an untold number of judges who are unqualified at the lower levels of the court, a corrupt Justice department, and this disaster of a presidency may end in nuclear holocaust because Trump thinks it is OK to use them...Trump has restarted the arms races too...those who did not vote for the Democratic nominee in 16 particularly have blood on their hands and pretty much helped the GOP destroy the progressive movement and the country.

As for the other years and I include the Green left's abandonment of Pres. Obama, well, doing this handed policy wins to the GOP, the house and the Senate was handed over. We also lost legislatures and governorships in the states which helped the. GOP gerrymander the house which still hurts us today.

Every fucking election is important...and we are now in big trouble...we lose this one and it is over. I don't think the left /Greens understand this. I consider what they do most years is akin rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic: such as primarying Democrats, fielding candidates who are not electable, criticizing the Democratic Party which drives voters away etc...So every election is important and this one...because of what was done to Hillary in 2016 is essential. All the policy the left/Greens hate was pretty much because they failed to support the Democratic nominee and/or a Democratic Presidents during the Mid Terms.

So now we stand before the abyss. We need to think long and hard about who can beat Trump before voting in the primaries. And then we need to vote for the Democratic nominee no matter what. We may not get another chance in future years if fascist Trump gets his way. The situation is that desperate.

[uponit7771]

7. K&R, other brown skinned children's lives are at stake ... there are some kids that are dead because

... of Trumps child abuse.

[Skya Rhen]

8. He has worked on Republican and Democratic campaigns. I don't trust his agenda - sorry.

https://drjasonjohnson.com/about/

Dr. Johnson has worked for Republicans and Democrats as a campaign manager and assistant state director in South Carolina, Maryland and Virginia. Internationally, Johnson worked on the 2001 London mayoral race, was an honored guest of the Independent Electoral Commission in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2007 and been an election observer in two Mexican presidential elections. In 2012 and 2016 Dr. Johnson was a guest of the German Consulate and did a lecture tour in Dusseldorf, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Kiel travelling throughout Germany for weeks explaining Internet Strategy in American presidential campaigns. He was also a guest of the Australian Embassy in the United States laying out American campaign law and strategy to several visiting members of Parliament.

[Duppers]

9. And Bloomberg is not wasting time

Attacking other Democratic candidates. He's going for the prize: Trump's throat.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. THAT is the big thing! Stop attacking each other and go after trumPutin!

Those damned debates are engineered for tv ratings, not to inform voters. They just create an attitude of attack amongst the candidates.

[Duppers]

32. +100

Thank you!

[killaphill]

13. And based on Bloombergs history running NYC...

You think he would be better for the African American community how?

[BusyBeingBest]

14. How does the African American community in NYC feel about him?

I honestly don't know. Did he win their votes or did he win despite them? I think that is something to consider.

[killaphill]

16. Look up his stop and frisk policies

And read some of his comments about crime and minority suspects and I think you'll get your answer.

[BusyBeingBest]

17. No, that doesn't really answer it for me.

I think we'll have to wait and see what NY polls look like for him.

[LanternWaste]

19. I imagine you could easily dig up some polling relevant to the date and the subject.

Polling which could better illuminate AfAm's consideration of and for him.

[Duppers]

33. That is for the AfAm community to decide.

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I'm quoting Jason Johnson, poli editor for The Root.

I want tRump out of office & imprisoned, that's all.

[Ron Green]

20. If this is really life and death for black voters, they'll vote for anyone

against Donald Trump. Therefore, an unexciting candidate like Joe Biden isn’t needed simply to ensure AA participation in the outcome.

[JudyM]

21. He's not correct. Black voters under 45 like Sanders as well, if not more than Biden.

https://morningconsult.com/2020/02/11/sanders-takes-the-lead-but-bloomberg-and-buttigieg-reap-spoils-of-bidens-decline/

His assertions don’t hold water unless you’re looking at older voters.

Black women under 45 are his biggest base... “Bernie bros” is a sexist trope.

[Duppers]

24. Thanks for this info.

That's a compelling chart!

This is an argument I have with my 33yo son who says his friends are supporting Bernie. "Do they vote?" I asked. He doesn't know. So...

So do most younger AfAm's vote as much as their white counterparts?

I just know that I trust Henry Louis Gates to hire a highly qualified person as political editor at The Root and he chose Jason. But i don't know Jason's methods of collecting info.

The ONLY thing I care about is what every sane person should: removing that devil from the WH. I've supported Bernie, Amy, & Biden but I'll support Bloomberg if he is deemed to have the best chance of defeating Moscow's choice idiot. I do love that Bloomberg is going for his old enemy's throat.

[JudyM]

25. Yes, it is compelling. And check out this new Reuters poll of independent voters Feb 7-10.

To the point that broader electability is such a key issue...

A national Reuters/Ipsos poll released Monday found Sen. Bernie Sanders leading President Donald Trump by 18 percentage points among independent voters in a hypothetical general election match-up.

According to the new survey, Sanders has the support of 46% of registered independent voters while Trump polled at 28% support. The poll also showed former Vice President Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Michael Bloomberg, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) ahead of Trump among independents, but Sanders' lead was the largest.

"Bernie Sanders is undeniably the strongest candidate against Donald Trump," tweeted journalist Walker Bragman in response to the new survey.

The poll also found Sanders leading Trump nationally among all registered voters.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/02/11/sanders-crushes-trump-18-points-among-independent-voters-new-national-general

Link to tweet

[Duppers]

35. Exactly as Michael Moore predicted.

But you wouldn't have ever guessed that by reading DU. Or by listening to Chuck Toad.

Thanks for all your research, JudyM.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

26. Lol. Another wonderful take from the Doctor

A 3 point difference between Bloomberg and Bernie is virtually meaningless. Yet it spells the end of Bernie’s campaign.

[SKKY]

34. I don't agree. At all...

...It’s much more serious than that.