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Do only minorities support Clinton? [View all] 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 OP
I don't know. Some kind of backlash going on? HassleCat Mar 2016 #1
She needs more than just them. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #4
"THEM" - way to go buddy. Enjoy your stay at DU. bettyellen Mar 2016 #10
Nothing wrong with the word 'them', bettyellen. It is grammatically correct. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #13
"Is Clinton just a minority-only attraction?" is grammatically correct too, but repulsive. bettyellen Mar 2016 #15
As a white person I apologize for the thinly veiled racism. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #20
You are incorrect. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #28
Please spare me your lectures. I only listen to those I respect. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #30
This is not a lecture. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #39
Semantics notwithstanding... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #42
I am not instructing you either. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #45
She is winning the popular vote by 1, 650,000, votes DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #48
Thank you. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #62
Soviets, American Communists and Cuba did not believe Oswald was a commie. ieoeja Mar 2016 #49
I suspect the Soviets were suspicious of him because he was a true believer. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #51
The CIA released his personnel record a few years ago. ieoeja Mar 2016 #55
I am flummoxed now. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #57
It is possible he flipped. But if so he would be the first ex-communist re-patriate I ever heard of. ieoeja Mar 2016 #59
David Horowitz was a member of the Students For a Democratic Society. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #89
How did Oswald come into the discussion? 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #80
I believe he was pointing out a person who might not be who he holds himself out to be./nt DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #109
It is embarrassing no one else is calling the OP on this. As long as it appears to be anti- Hillary bettyellen Mar 2016 #29
I suspect the same wryter2000 Mar 2016 #37
Absolutely- it is sad so many here fall for this shit. It is not even an accurate assessment of mix bettyellen Mar 2016 #43
Its not it's 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #61
Yeah, thee is an acronym for this sort of OP, JAQ. As in JAQing off. bettyellen Mar 2016 #64
I am not familiar with that term at all. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #68
The act of asking leading questions to influence your audience, then hiding behind the defense... bettyellen Mar 2016 #69
Usually asking the questions wryter2000 Mar 2016 #71
I am indeed concerned. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #73
Thank you for clearing that up. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #72
No one who has read anything about the voter demographics this primary season would ask if bettyellen Mar 2016 #75
You cannot see me. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #79
You suspect wrongly. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #67
My post is not anti-Hillary. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #44
"simply asking a question" HA. bettyellen Mar 2016 #50
It is rather sickening and disgusting here at the moment. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #102
"Every brother ain't a brother." - Chuck D DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #104
Grammar is not repulsive. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #24
Oh please. Your OP has no basis in fact and is deliberately offensive. Take your grammar bullshit bettyellen Mar 2016 #31
I feel ya... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #32
Lots of people embracing the trolling here. :shrug: bettyellen Mar 2016 #33
Reminds me of what Malcolm said about... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #36
I would call him Dr... 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #81
However he desired to be addressed. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #88
My post is not offensive. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #66
Jury results merrily Mar 2016 #98
are you for fucking real? what pronouns are we allowed to use? m-lekktor Mar 2016 #26
The OP is contending it is about pronouns. He fooled you twice now! bettyellen Mar 2016 #34
It is indeed about pronouns. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #63
Have we not made any progress at all? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #46
A bad comparison? 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #70
The only pronouns you are allowed to use are ones that support Hillary elljay Mar 2016 #54
Unreal isn't it? fun n serious Mar 2016 #86
It's more cultural than racial. Sanders wins progressives of all races; Hillary wins centrists of Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #7
This is the distinction marions ghost Mar 2016 #52
no - older white people love her too dana_b Mar 2016 #2
We're stupid enough to re-elect Rick Scott demwing Mar 2016 #74
Thank you for just answering the question. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #78
rich ones. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2016 #103
Not at all. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #3
Obviously not rgoop Mar 2016 #5
Not if Dearborn, Michigan is any indication Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #6
Do not make the mistake of thinking AA are a monolithic group nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #8
I assume the poster meant in the aggregate Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #9
Yes, but this shows Sanders making inroads nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #14
agreed-- I'm sure AA support for him will grow as he does better Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #53
Not really, I don't see him making in roads per se. vdogg Mar 2016 #58
It's true that they are not monolithic, but still. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #16
Ok anywhere from 10 to 15 points growth nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #18
I'd say 1 out of 3 black voters Cal Carpenter Mar 2016 #19
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Conversely, can Sanders only get whites and the very young? Beacool Mar 2016 #12
Bernie is doing fine with Latinos and Muslim Americans in mmonk Mar 2016 #21
Bernie won Dearborn by a huge margin. Avalux Mar 2016 #76
Yes, that is awesome. mmonk Mar 2016 #108
Are Arabs considered "white"? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #25
The reverse is also true. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #85
Oklahoma is 25% minority voters , and Bernie won big among Native Americans among others Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #99
No, most minority groups do not largely favor Hillary Clinton. nt Zorra Mar 2016 #17
alert results MisterP Mar 2016 #22
Thank you to all the people who voted to leave it alone. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #35
and someone who alerts and gets a 7-0 jury result gets a time-out on alerts MisterP Mar 2016 #38
I did not know that. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #94
Inasmuch as we are on the cusp of becoming a "minority majority" country that's not a bad thing Hekate Mar 2016 #23
Good points all. eom BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #106
She's leading the popular vote jcgoldie Mar 2016 #27
You seem concerned. zappaman Mar 2016 #40
She needs them a lot more then they need her. Peregrine Took Mar 2016 #41
No, I'm a white middle aged man and I'm 100% for Hillary over Bernie. And my friends who are white beaglelover Mar 2016 #47
Yes, no white person supports Clinton, only minorities support her. Gawd! What an idiotic question! cheapdate Mar 2016 #56
I think he wants to embarrass Sanders supporters and trash Clinton at the same time. bettyellen Mar 2016 #65
Why so many vulgar words? 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #83
Blather on about grammar some more- maybe no one will notice what bullshit the OP is, right? bettyellen Mar 2016 #84
Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #87
You are the person who had "trouble" understanding demographics, according to the OP. bettyellen Mar 2016 #93
It's not a shtick, it's not pedantic and it's not funny. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #96
The question "Do only minorities support Clinton?" was not based on the info you actually read. bettyellen Mar 2016 #100
You are correct here: It should be examined and discussed. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2016 #60
It's a minefield. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #92
Dumbest meme ever. Divisive. Don't bite, folks. Just let it die. nt silvershadow Mar 2016 #77
I don't do memes. 21st Century Poet Mar 2016 #91
if anyone's being snookered into voting for *Rahm flipping Emanuel* MisterP Mar 2016 #97
No. A chunk of my fellow white folks do too, apparently. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #82
thankyou Ken olddots Mar 2016 #90
most white people support rePublicans JI7 Mar 2016 #95
Another one of these threads? noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #101
Well, she didn't exactly fall flat BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #105
Incidentally, where are you writing from? Do you have any actual skin in our game? Hekate Mar 2016 #107
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