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cthulu2016

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6. All GLBT are more than one demo, which confuses the issue

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 08:35 PM

Nov 2012

I agree with the general tone of your OP, that the GLBT vote really matters, but am just noting that all GLBT people are also in a race category and a gender category, so there is some double counting.

Black lesbians ruled the vote!

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