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In reply to the discussion: Fetterman on whether Democrats can win back white men: 'Truthfully, I'm not sure' [View all]
SunSeeker
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Fetterman on whether Democrats can win back white men: 'Truthfully, I'm not sure' [View all]
Polybius
Feb 2025
OP
If they voted for an insurrectionist then of course they support it. He is covering for them. Why?
Blues Heron
Feb 2025
#1
They don't need to 'win back' you. You never left. He is referencing those white males that shifted in BIG
kelly1mm
Feb 2025
#8
I've voted exclusively for Democrats for over 50 years now and too often have found Democratic voters too often to be
elocs
Feb 2025
#37
Hard to turn things around when we elect someone who turns around and betrays the voters
Deuxcents
Feb 2025
#3
I want to know exactly who they think is talking down to them. Republicans just tell them that.
betsuni
Feb 2025
#16
The last time that Republicans won the black vote for the Presidency was even longer
Polybius
Feb 2025
#71
He seems to have internalized some criticisms following his stroke. Seek therapy elsewhere
Maru Kitteh
Feb 2025
#5
With everything happening in the US right now this is what a democratic senator decides to use his voice for?
Ilikepurple
Feb 2025
#6
Do think Dems "talk down" to white wingers, but for damn good reason. I'm on some sites in my rube red
Silent Type
Feb 2025
#9
We've lost the white vote since the Southern Strategy came about in the late '60s.
Music Man
Feb 2025
#13
Myth the Tea Party was a populist grassroots economic movement. Yet policy didn't change one tiny bit!
betsuni
Feb 2025
#34
Fetterman has gone stale with such an idiotic comment. Needs to be replaced IMHO.
PufPuf23
Feb 2025
#17
Because the Democratic Party insists on using taxes to help all Americans regardless of race, per the Civil Rights Act.
SunSeeker
Feb 2025
#28
Right. And the fact that White men have voted for Republicans for 60 years now tells you that support
Wiz Imp
Feb 2025
#44
So, how do you propose we win back those white male Trump voters, John?
LudwigPastorius
Feb 2025
#23
We didn't lose because we "talked down" to white men. We lost because of sexism and racism.
SunSeeker
Feb 2025
#26
Either Fettermanchin really did sustain permanent damage from his stroke...
regnaD kciN
Feb 2025
#29
The "special interests" aspect of party politics has been exploited by Republicans since the 60s
Red Mountain
Feb 2025
#38
Coming from the guy who went to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ass of the fascist dictator.
Emile
Feb 2025
#39
Actually, I agree with him. But the reason is that those white men believe that WHITE, STRAIGHT, MEN, should rule the
ratchiweenie
Feb 2025
#40
The main problem with this country is that are too fucking many white men, like him.
Autumn
Feb 2025
#45
Well, here's a news flash. Said white men are not immune from Trump's reign of terror.
Vinca
Feb 2025
#50