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In reply to the discussion: Black Voters Arent Turning Out For The Post-Obama Democratic Party [View all]WhiskeyGrinder
(22,487 posts)29. Any analysis of POC turnout that doesn't look at voter suppression is incomplete.
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Black Voters Arent Turning Out For The Post-Obama Democratic Party [View all]
IronLionZion
May 2017
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We did try , we tried to tell people to ignore the email stories , that though flawed
Ohioblue22
May 2017
#8
"Improve our message" is EXACTLY what Republicans have said is what they need, when they lose. If
WinkyDink
May 2017
#51
Guess it's time to blame the black guy again. Ever heard of Interstate Crosscheck and...
brush
May 2017
#32
And all those women who want "reproductive rights" and those LGBTQs wanting to "Pee"
ehrnst
May 2017
#39
I think the Supreme Court is going to preside over the Ohio voter purge.......
a kennedy
May 2017
#11
In Michigan, 45* "won" by 13K votes; 188K were purged, mainly from Detroit & other urban areas
catbyte
May 2017
#79
With voter suppression and the attack on POC by law enforcement...not sure that it
Demsrule86
May 2017
#6
First of all we don't have the money to do that...secondly we did contact every Democrat
Demsrule86
May 2017
#64
Yeah, these "blame the black guy" threads always say AA voting is down without saying...
brush
May 2017
#34
I don't think we'll be able to use the excuse "purged voters" if Ossoff loses (let's hope not).
Hoyt
May 2017
#15
Good pick-up:Echelon Insights, launched in summer of 2014 by top Republican digital strategist...
FreeStateDemocrat
May 2017
#25
Or our votes are being suppressed? These articles hate to SHOW the effects of voter suppression on..
uponit7771
May 2017
#22
Any analysis of POC turnout that doesn't look at voter suppression is incomplete.
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2017
#29
This is an article from a republican stratigist, whose job it is to spew republican talking
still_one
May 2017
#37
I wanna see the Post-Obama Democratic Party turning out for black voters. n/t
Mister Ed
May 2017
#30
This is from Patrick Ruffini, a republican strategist, whose job is to push republican talking
still_one
May 2017
#36
I am a liberal period end of story...but we will not win with the current platform.
Demsrule86
May 2017
#68
I want a progressive platform too...but the reality is very different...lofty goals.
Demsrule86
May 2017
#80
Our party definitely needs to show more attention to state races everywhere
IronLionZion
May 2017
#60
It is not enough money which is why we lost. We should have more money going forward.
Demsrule86
May 2017
#74
Interesting...but now is not the time for big Democratic shakeups...we really do need to use what
Demsrule86
May 2017
#91
In Georgia where Dems don't even run in some areas, I wrote in 'yellow dog' sometimes
Demsrule86
May 2017
#87
A poster noted this is written by a Republican with an agenda...why did you post this?
Demsrule86
May 2017
#84
You used a right wing source, and that fact is disguised...you need at the very least to amend
Demsrule86
May 2017
#93
Black voters have carried water for the Democratic Party since the Civil Rights Act.
Blue_true
May 2017
#107