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58. Won't argue about that. All I know is sensible white progressives have been just as much a part . .

Sun May 15, 2016, 12:55 PM

May 2016

of the coalition as any other demographic group.

Anyone lumping them with Trump's racist supporters is nuts.

Some of them are Sanders supporters but if he loses, the sensible ones who don't want a repug appointing the next 3 SCOTUS justices will vote blue in November, just as they did in '08.

Notice, the operable word there is "sensible".

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Burying the White Working Class [View all] Uncle Joe May 2016 OP

Yes. And the gratuitous White-Bashing by Clinton Apologists on this site... NewImproved Deal May 2016 #1

Progressive whites are regularly acknowleged as part of the Obama coalition here. brush May 2016 #2

Just read the comments on last week's threads related to the West Virginia Primary. NewImproved Deal May 2016 #3

"Anti-white racism?" Jeeezus. Hoyt May 2016 #4

You can call it classism if you wish but the weapon they use to marginalize Uncle Joe May 2016 #5

Correct me if I am wrong, but the theory depends on BootinUp May 2016 #21

Bernie consistently does better than Hillary against Trump in national and state polls, this is Uncle Joe May 2016 #23

I think there are 2 things I can point to that BootinUp May 2016 #24

Nice lies. northernsouthern May 2016 #27

Nice accusation! Setting that aside BootinUp May 2016 #28

Yes, they are nice because they are factual. northernsouthern May 2016 #32

I would not use primary votes as much of an indicator either BootinUp May 2016 #34

He has been attacked from the right constantly... northernsouthern May 2016 #37

We all have to interpret these things through our biases and BootinUp May 2016 #41

He has explained them though. northernsouthern May 2016 #43

The answer to number one. Uncle Joe May 2016 #30

You point to Independents, but how many of those are more left than your average Democrat? BootinUp May 2016 #31

The issues that Bernie champions are most popular with the American People as a whole, Uncle Joe May 2016 #33

P.S. I'm going to bed now though so if want me to find additional polls it will have to wait until Uncle Joe May 2016 #35

Actually Independents are more left than your average Democrat northernsouthern May 2016 #38

"Independents are more left than your average Democrat" TwilightZone May 2016 #57

Are you denying that they are a big part of Trumps supporters? brush May 2016 #10

Thank you RandySF May 2016 #6

I guess you're going on the responses here? brush May 2016 #14

If I may suggest something BootinUp May 2016 #26

You're exactly right. brush May 2016 #59

I think that was before he got into the auto industry. nt BootinUp May 2016 #64

Here's what you said regarding Kentucky: Scootaloo May 2016 #44

. Dragonfli May 2016 #16

"White bashing"? wysi May 2016 #19

Or perhaps it's a pretty accurate description of a shit tactic by Clinton supporters Scootaloo May 2016 #39

Wrong again wysi May 2016 #61

Welcome back to DU. How was your nine-year break? Scootaloo May 2016 #62

Are you a Berniebro ? stonecutter357 May 2016 #54

In the '60s. Igel May 2016 #55

Odd isn't it that in 2008 Buzz cook May 2016 #7

President Obama won a good portion of the whitest of white states in 2008, PotatoChip May 2016 #36

No, she was criticized for her implication that only whites were "working people" Scootaloo May 2016 #40

Some day you will have to show us how she implied BootinUp May 2016 #42

Here you go. Scootaloo May 2016 #45

Thanks. BootinUp May 2016 #47

And there's the vapid, sparkle-eyed, wistful piety. Scootaloo May 2016 #48

The biggest obstacle to agreement BootinUp May 2016 #49

Interesting~ fleabiscuit May 2016 #8

Interesting Uncle Joe May 2016 #9

Nope. Just jittery on the receiving end. fleabiscuit May 2016 #12

I believe that most everybody in the 99% is on the receiving end Uncle Joe May 2016 #15

There is no conspiracy driving it. It's fundamental to the system. fleabiscuit May 2016 #17

I believe you put your finger on it, this is a fundamental problem with the system but Uncle Joe May 2016 #18

Well that's all fine and everything. fleabiscuit May 2016 #20

That's a good point, Independents make up the largest block of Americans. Uncle Joe May 2016 #22

Well sure. fleabiscuit May 2016 #25

The KKK will back Trump but their numbers are minuscule when compared to Uncle Joe May 2016 #29

Not if you look at more than just one hand-picked poll from four months ago TwilightZone May 2016 #56

No one is including white progressives as part of Trumps racist base brush May 2016 #11

They think they are. eom fleabiscuit May 2016 #13

Well, yeah actually they are. And have been Scootaloo May 2016 #46

Won't argue about that. All I know is sensible white progressives have been just as much a part . . brush May 2016 #58

So much bullshit, so little time. First of all, it is inaccurate to say that "whites" are Squinch May 2016 #50

Thanks for Hillsplaining. That Guy 888 May 2016 #51

You are very welcome. Squinch May 2016 #53

+1000 Starry Messenger May 2016 #52

Division of the Democratic vote is one of the declared campaign goals of the most powerful of Todays_Illusion May 2016 #60

Things are getting worse, not better. alarimer May 2016 #63