2016 Postmortem

uponit7771

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46. Obama forgave them so do I

Reply to Vinca (Reply #39)

Wed Feb 17, 2016, 11:35 AM

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Why Bernie Sanders is struggling with Black voters in South Carolina [View all] bravenak Feb 2016 OP

Excerpt: bravenak Feb 2016 #1

I hope I don't regret asking this Ruby the Liberal Feb 2016 #4

He can never address black issues specifically or separately when speaking to crowds bravenak Feb 2016 #5

I hadn't thought in those terms before. Ruby the Liberal Feb 2016 #15

Affirmative action bravenak Feb 2016 #16

But the same ol' same ol' that you will get with hillary won't change anything for sure... berniepdx420 Feb 2016 #27

I won't get ignored by HER bravenak Feb 2016 #28

Where on Wall-steet do you work... berniepdx420 Feb 2016 #29

Funny. She has the majority of black voters. Are we wall streeters? bravenak Feb 2016 #31

It's still early.. I feel that black voters need to hear Bernie's message.. I think when they berniepdx420 Feb 2016 #32

He is not articulating it bravenak Feb 2016 #33

Hillary Does Not Care fontagobay Feb 2016 #36

He speaks daily. Video of his speeches and rallies are avaiable CentralMass Feb 2016 #105

OMG!! LOL! CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #51

Who do you think she'll pick up the call from? Bohemianwriter Feb 2016 #89

Neither bravenak Feb 2016 #90

I bet you this much she will Bohemianwriter Feb 2016 #91

She will be telling them to knoc it off!! Geez. bravenak Feb 2016 #95

... Bohemianwriter Feb 2016 #99

Back in the day in the DNC my understanding is some white politicians stayed away from talking uponit7771 Feb 2016 #23

I'm confused Ruby the Liberal Feb 2016 #35

You're not confused and no one is intimating Sanders is a racist just not genuine on the uponit7771 Feb 2016 #44

Thanks for the link noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #2

The first time Hillary helps black people will be the first time. JRLeft Feb 2016 #3

I love you you crack me up bravenak Feb 2016 #6

I've said it before and I will say it again, the only people who will help us is us. JRLeft Feb 2016 #11

I agree bravenak Feb 2016 #13

Exactly Carolina Feb 2016 #37

Agreed, there will be a lot of us who will fall in line though. JRLeft Feb 2016 #43

I think you meant to say that the next time Hillary helps black people... frylock Feb 2016 #92

No I meant what I said, she's never done shit for us. JRLeft Feb 2016 #106

Exactly, as in the next time will be the first time. frylock Feb 2016 #108

LMFAO, agreed. JRLeft Feb 2016 #109

Yep, same old speech. Beacool Feb 2016 #7

It never changes bravenak Feb 2016 #9

An Authentic One noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #10

Consistent would be to keep Cornell West at his hip like he did in IA... now West is persona non .. uponit7771 Feb 2016 #24

TIME slandered Bernie just the other day. Octafish Feb 2016 #8

The same Time magazine that ran Capehart's little boondoggle? Jester Messiah Feb 2016 #12

Oh whatever bravenak Feb 2016 #14

Puritans for accuracy in reporting.. frylock Feb 2016 #93

On everything but what I care about bravenak Feb 2016 #94

We've established that you're all about you. frylock Feb 2016 #98

I better be bravenak Feb 2016 #101

It's you against the world. frylock Feb 2016 #102

Like Tupac said bravenak Feb 2016 #103

He sure did.. frylock Feb 2016 #104

Yeah, they screwed up there... not in this article though... facts matter uponit7771 Feb 2016 #25

Sanders is gaining fast on Clinton with black voters in South Carolina. mhatrw Feb 2016 #17

At this rate he'll catch up by June bravenak Feb 2016 #18

He'll catch up around November uponit7771 Feb 2016 #26

"Racism is wrong. Sexism is wrong. Phobia is wrong.� Number23 Feb 2016 #19

It feels like it's missing something. bravenak Feb 2016 #20

I wouldn't waste a second of time on that person. It's a shame what folks will do to fit in Number23 Feb 2016 #21

That was my sad ass thought bravenak Feb 2016 #22

We'll let the all important recs on those posts speak for themselves Number23 Feb 2016 #50

You ever start feeling sorry for somebody, then you tell yourself bravenak Feb 2016 #54

word up frylock Feb 2016 #97

There are good reasons why Sanders is not appealing to African American and other voters Gothmog Feb 2016 #30

Yep!!!!!! bravenak Feb 2016 #34

If you haven't already ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #113

Big Banks! Wall Street! nt LexVegas Feb 2016 #38

Refrain bravenak Feb 2016 #64

South Carolina has a short memory. Vinca Feb 2016 #39

Obama forgave them so do I uponit7771 Feb 2016 #46

Is it supposed to be "racism"? It feels like it's supposed to be "racism." Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #40

No bravenak Feb 2016 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Jester Messiah Feb 2016 #41

More of the media spinning this for Hillary... TheBluestEye Feb 2016 #42

lofl... love the Cat Williams gif!!! uponit7771 Feb 2016 #45

Me too! It's how i feel here bravenak Feb 2016 #56

EXACTLY!!! Can I use it! I've never used one of those before... lol uponit7771 Feb 2016 #66

Oh yes, please! bravenak Feb 2016 #68

He's not. basselope Feb 2016 #47

Yes he is bravenak Feb 2016 #59

Not according to your OP and the numbers in the link. basselope Feb 2016 #69

Struggling is struggling bravenak Feb 2016 #72

All the ground that Bernie is steadily gaining with Blacks, Clinton is losing. JimDandy Feb 2016 #84

Ok bravenak Feb 2016 #87

Not really. basselope Feb 2016 #110

K&R. lunamagica Feb 2016 #48

Additional reporting by Sam Frizzell? That was the guy who did the hit piece on the U of Chic. photo EndElectoral Feb 2016 #49

It was a ridiculous thing to even be stressed over bravenak Feb 2016 #57

I more or less sat that one out too. wildeyed Feb 2016 #80

I think i was just like who cares who it is. bravenak Feb 2016 #82

Someone cared, thus the coordinated effort to claim it wasn't Bernie. frylock Feb 2016 #96

No need to take the bait. It was to drag the focus away from bussiness bravenak Feb 2016 #100

2016 is a big test for America, and we may yet fail it. Ron Green Feb 2016 #52

Just another election bravenak Feb 2016 #74

That design must end, or we will. Ron Green Feb 2016 #75

Would need to rewrite the constitution bravenak Feb 2016 #76

Nah - it can change. I just don't think it likely will. Ron Green Feb 2016 #77

Will stay asleep until the world is burning too bravenak Feb 2016 #78

We'll be at 2 degrees Celsius by then. I'll be gone, but Ron Green Feb 2016 #79

I'm taking cyanide if it gets that hot bravenak Feb 2016 #81

I could use one of your cyanide pills if the 9.0 shake comes to my town. Ron Green Feb 2016 #83

We get them bad up here to, its crazy bravenak Feb 2016 #86

Bernie Sanders is not monicaangela Feb 2016 #53

It is up to him to articulate it bravenak Feb 2016 #55

I agree monicaangela Feb 2016 #60

To heal it needs to be taken head on a discussed thoroughly bravenak Feb 2016 #61

He is not going to end racism, a system that has been monicaangela Feb 2016 #62

His policies are generic and missing the affirmative action necessary for closing the gap. Period. bravenak Feb 2016 #63

Your opinion monicaangela Feb 2016 #65

Not an opinion bravenak Feb 2016 #67

Okay, you win... monicaangela Feb 2016 #70

Except for the fact that he has discussed institutionalized racism many times. basselope Feb 2016 #71

That has nothing to do with my point bravenak Feb 2016 #73

It's exactly your point. basselope Feb 2016 #111

Bravenak has already said she'll never vote for Sanders Arazi Feb 2016 #112

Bernie has been there for POC all along iwannaknow Feb 2016 #85

List the pro POC legislation he has written please? bravenak Feb 2016 #88

Does this person speak for all Blacks? Perogie Feb 2016 #107