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sheshe2

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Thu May 10, 2018, 08:03 PM May 2018

Seriously. [View all]

Why is it being said over and over that we need to cajole, bend a knee and beg and pray, coddle, nurture, educate and basically lead these recalcitrant voters to the booth to vote? Why is it being said that we need them more than our base of black voters? Why are we being asked to put money and resources in a group that will NEVER vote for a Democrat?

Remember the image of a woman trump supporter with the hand painted message? It said grab my...with an arrow pointing downward. She had a smile of gleeful ignorance on her face and seemed more than happy to be there.

Why do we need to hold their hand to lead them to vote for their best interests? They will never vote for us and we have no need to cater to them. I say go after our base and I know our base ticks people off. Why?

Because they are black.

Power. They are the ones.

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Seriously. [View all] sheshe2 May 2018 OP
they arent worth my time samnsara May 2018 #1
K&R ! stonecutter357 May 2018 #2
There are plenty of people who would vote if not for voter ID laws, voter suppression, Amaryllis May 2018 #3
And then there's the ca. 42% who didn't vote in the last election. fierywoman May 2018 #4
That lady with the painted tee shirt madaboutharry May 2018 #5
I agree sheshe2. smirkymonkey May 2018 #6
No, sadly they are not worth our time, smirky. sheshe2 May 2018 #7
From experience, if they see nothing wrong right now, anything else is a waste of time. sunRISEnow May 2018 #8
Boom. sheshe2 May 2018 #9
Thank you. sunRISEnow May 2018 #10
You are welcome. sheshe2 May 2018 #13
The Short Answer Is ...We Don't Me. May 2018 #11
Correct. sheshe2 May 2018 #14
... Me. May 2018 #15
Donald still has some good Christian women supporters keithbvadu2 May 2018 #12
She doesn't even realize that Trump wouldn't to grab her anything. EffieBlack May 2018 #19
Yig. Put a warning on that. n/t Decoy of Fenris May 2018 #26
Better to spend dollars and shoe leather on Dem candidates of our choice eleny May 2018 #16
We don't need to waste our time or energy dreamland May 2018 #17
Preach, SheShe! EffieBlack May 2018 #18
K&R! Spot on, Sheshe lunamagica May 2018 #20
K&R for our brothers and sisters! secondwind May 2018 #21
I just saw the original "Planet of the Apes" movie on teevee. betsuni May 2018 #22
I can understand completely, Betsuni. sheshe2 May 2018 #24
Oh wow - JustAnotherGen May 2018 #29
Because we only need to peel off a few of them. Orsino May 2018 #23
Because if it came down to "black vs. white", we'd only get 13% of the vote to their 73%. Decoy of Fenris May 2018 #25
If you can know with certainty which ones will "never vote for a Democrat", you are right Tom Rinaldo May 2018 #27
Trump supporters are idiots and racists Gothmog May 2018 #28
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