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2016 Postmortem

libdem4life

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3. Very true. It's the disenfranchised, for whatever reason...race, poverty, educational opportunities

Reply to cali (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 3, 2016, 10:03 AM

Feb 2016

employment opportunities. We have an oversized percentage across all lines, who don't think voting makes any difference. They'll just do whatever they want or are told by the huge donors. Citizen's United put the last nail in that coffin. The term, as Bernie has said many times, is Oligarchy.

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Black people aren't ignorant / "Yes She Can" [View all] Bradical79 Feb 2016 OP

Of course she can... daleanime Feb 2016 #1

some are, some aren't. Just like white voters, latino voters, ukranian cali Feb 2016 #2

Very true. It's the disenfranchised, for whatever reason...race, poverty, educational opportunities libdem4life Feb 2016 #3

Rec #5 so folks can get the joke FlatBaroque May 2016 #4