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Donkees

(31,366 posts) Wed Feb 26, 2020, 04:21 PM Feb 2020

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Bernie Sanders Earns Support From Black Women Activists

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Bernie Sanders Earns Support From Black Women Activists (Original Post) Donkees Feb 2020 OP

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #1

These are the Bernie bros. Same as the Black Lives Matter and March for our Lives co-founders. JudyM Feb 2020 #2

That #MisfitBlackGirls insult really backfired redqueen Feb 2020 #3

"an "erasure" of Sanders's Black supporters" Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #5

Bernie... myohmy2 Feb 2020 #6

Uncle Joe

(58,338 posts)

1. Kicked and recommended.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 04:33 PM

Feb 2020

Thanks for the thread Donkees.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

JudyM

(29,225 posts)

2. These are the Bernie bros. Same as the Black Lives Matter and March for our Lives co-founders.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 04:37 PM

Feb 2020

Because, cult, you know.

https://www.newsweek.com/black-lives-matter-co-founder-endorses-sanders-warren-1488912

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/483915-march-for-our-lives-co-founders-endorse-sanders

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

redqueen

(115,103 posts)

3. That #MisfitBlackGirls insult really backfired

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 04:40 PM

Feb 2020

In a big way.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Cal Carpenter

(4,959 posts)

4. "an "erasure" of Sanders's Black supporters"

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 04:52 PM

Feb 2020

Even to this day, despite polls and actual results, people express surprise about the level of support he's getting from Black voters. In 2016 it was even worse - his support among POC was obviously lower that time around, but it wasn't nonexistent. He has learned a lot since 2016 and has brought a lot of POC into his campaign. From the sounds of it, they have taught him a lot about intersectionalism. He needed it.

As a white person I am not sure if I have the position to say this, but what I'm hearing from the Black people who are working with his campaign and giving him endorsements, he is earning Black votes by both his policies and his behavior (eg empowering POC within his campaign, and learning from his past mistakes). He is not taking anything or anyone for granted.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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myohmy2

(3,152 posts)

6. Bernie...

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:05 PM

Feb 2020

...is the embodiment of 'Social Change'...

...you can't do much better than Bernie...

...and as President, Bernie will use that power...

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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