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In reply to the discussion: We must weed out ignorant Americans from the electorate (Washington Post Op-Ed) [View all]rjsquirrel
(4,762 posts)I honestly don't understand what you want me to substantiate?
Or I wouls be happy to do so. Do you mean my assertion that Bernie supporters have referred to minority Clinton voters as voting against their own interests or out of ignorance? Bernie himself has said as much (black voters in the south are more "conservative" he said at the last dem
Debate). Such opinions are all over du -- blaming voters for supporting the wrong candidate for their best interests is practically a trope of leftist politics. It is the core argument of T Franks' vastly overrated "Whsts the Matter With Kansas?" book, stupidly treated as serious analysis by Dems for a decade now.
Just tell me what point you need help with here. I'm not being coy. I don't understand your rage.
Edited to add a direct quote from Bernie disparaging southern voters as insufficiently smart enough to vote for him:
"Look, let me acknowledge what is absolutely true. Secretary Clinton cleaned our clock in the deep South. No question about it. We got murdered there. That is the most conservative part of this great country. Thats the fact. But you know what? Were out of the deep South now. And were moving up."