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whathehell

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37. Maybe on some election maps every few years

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #30)

Thu Nov 5, 2020, 06:46 PM

Nov 2020

but the staunch refusal of Democrats to associate themselves with the color Red goes back to the post Red Scare 1950's I learned that back in my 1982 Poli Sci class.

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Too many white people have a "red problem" [View all] True Dough Nov 2020 OP

Indeed. Way tooooo many. n/t Guilded Lilly Nov 2020 #1

Can't fix stupid durablend Nov 2020 #2

Too Many White Voters . . . people Nov 2020 #3

Too many Black & Hispanic people as well, according to Newsweek.. whathehell Nov 2020 #4

This is incorrect, it's taken from exit poll interviews only FakeNoose Nov 2020 #6

I thought it said he did better with black men this time Polybius Nov 2020 #9

People should just ignore any story that says "exit poll" on it FakeNoose Nov 2020 #11

From what I saw, the gains were very slight shrike3 Nov 2020 #16

He did better with Black AND Hispanic men this time, whathehell Nov 2020 #18

It does and he did. whathehell Nov 2020 #39

I've posted two links, one from Newsweek, the other the New York Times whathehell Nov 2020 #13

Thank you. cwydro Nov 2020 #21

You're welcome.. whathehell Nov 2020 #24

Ten bucks says you fail to see the irony in your having said that. LanternWaste Nov 2020 #36

So how did he lose? Polybius Nov 2020 #7

Reading the links whathehell Nov 2020 #15

Has he lost yet? cwydro Nov 2020 #22

Even if he gets extremely lucky and wins... Polybius Nov 2020 #23

I don't want him in our house, at all. cwydro Nov 2020 #26

I'm looking for this story to unfold. Trump's been campaigning - and lying - IndyOp Nov 2020 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Nov 2020 #19

What were the percentages in 2016? Polybius Nov 2020 #5

Since my first election Bettie Nov 2020 #8

The "blue minority of white people" is actually a large minority, whathehell Nov 2020 #20

It started after civil rights was passed and Nixon's southern Strategy JI7 Nov 2020 #10

Prior to 2000, the Democrats were red and the Republicans blue Klaralven Nov 2020 #14

Huh? whathehell Nov 2020 #17

Maybe referring to the colors used on electoral maps... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #25

I don't know.. whathehell Nov 2020 #27

Yeah, I don't know. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #28

Maybe.. whathehell Nov 2020 #29

Here's an article about it. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #30

Maybe on some election maps every few years whathehell Nov 2020 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author whathehell Nov 2020 #38

Red states and blue states Klaralven Nov 2020 #31

A narrow, short lived application.. whathehell Nov 2020 #35

Too many white people (and people in general) think they are educated and well informed crickets Nov 2020 #32

Too many Dumb People of all races have that problem. whathehell Nov 2020 #40

"and people in general" crickets Nov 2020 #41

Uh huh whathehell Nov 2020 #42

Split the country between (small d) democrats and fascists. Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2020 #33

How would you propose splitting the country? True Dough Nov 2020 #34