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Showing Original Post only (View all)Newsflash: Southern and Western states are more populous and representative of the Democratic Party! [View all]
I see how some people are belittling the Southern primaries, but they fail to realize and/or accept two truisms:
First, Southern and Western states are more populous and diverse, a true reflection of the Democratic Party electorate.
and
Second, NO Democratic Party candidate--I don't care if it's Jesus H. Christ himself--can win ANY nomination without the support of a sizable portion of minority voters or women.
As a child of the American South, I resent the bigotry. I resent the arrogance.
I ask that we respect all Democratic voters, whether a supporter of Bernie or Hillary supporter
...or neither.
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Newsflash: Southern and Western states are more populous and representative of the Democratic Party! [View all]
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
OP
Please justify this (as yet) baseless and unsubstantiated assertion. Thanks!
JonLeibowitz
Feb 2016
#3
That still wouldn't prove that he is personally afraid of them. So you have nothing. n/t
JonLeibowitz
Feb 2016
#6
I'm not taking the advice of South Carolina Democrats. They haven't won a single statewide election.
w4rma
Feb 2016
#15
No that's not true about West Virginia or Oklahoma. There are statewide Democrats in both. (nt)
w4rma
Feb 2016
#18
You missed my point. The argument is that those states will vote Republican in the GENERAL!
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#20
People said the same about Barack Obama in 2008 when he was winning these same Red states.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#25
Again, the same happened to Obama in 2008 when he was winning Red states in the primaries.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#26