2016 Postmortem

pnwmom

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28. African Americans in Boston have more in common politically with other A.A. in Atlanta

Fri Apr 15, 2016, 06:59 PM

Apr 2016

than they do with white voters in South Boston.

So those elections in the "deep South" that Bernie denigrates gave a pretty good indication how weak his support would turn out to be among African Americans elsewhere in the country.

He's never carried the majority of black voters in any state; even in states he won handily.

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Why isn't it racist to dismiss or discount the importance of Democratic votes from the "deep south," [View all] pnwmom Apr 2016 OP

It's not OK ... salinsky Apr 2016 #1

Agree totally workinclasszero Apr 2016 #13

I thought Hillary had them all sewn up? TheCowsCameHome Apr 2016 #2

The numbers are solidly in her favor. But as long as the party remains divided pnwmom Apr 2016 #6

It obviously is DrDan Apr 2016 #3

Bernie did that? I know his supporters here do it all the time, and while I am a supporter Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #4

This is what he said: pnwmom Apr 2016 #12

That's one of the most deeply offensive statements workinclasszero Apr 2016 #17

You know who agreed with him? Larry Wilmore nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #30

Black people in the south voted much like black people have in other states. Bernie hasn't pnwmom Apr 2016 #33

STOP TREATING PEOPLE LIKE LEGO BLOCKS nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #35

Why? That's exactly what Bernie did when he denigrated Dems in the deep South. n/t pnwmom Apr 2016 #38

So you insist that the south is not conservative nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #41

I insist that the vote of AA people in the South is very similar to the vote of AA's in the North. pnwmom Apr 2016 #42

I insist that you stop treating demographics like lego blocks nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #43

Treating people like lego blocks? WTH does that mean? brush Apr 2016 #47

He did better with northern blacks, and he won Vermont blacks. jfern Apr 2016 #50

Nope. He couldn't even win the African American vote in Vermont. He hasn't carried the AA vote pnwmom Apr 2016 #56

Where's their information? jfern Apr 2016 #61

Because pointing out their irrelevancy in November has nothing to do with race. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #5

He wasn't talking about November. He was talking about now. nt pnwmom Apr 2016 #8

That makes no sense. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #11

He's discounting the fact that African Americans in Boston are more likely to vote pnwmom Apr 2016 #15

Actually people who moved out of the South with the Great Migration nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #32

Most aren't feeling the Bern no matter where they live. All you have to do is look at the primary pnwmom Apr 2016 #34

Free fuckinig hint this has not one iota to do with the election nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #37

YES, THANK YOU! elleng Apr 2016 #9

Ahhh . . . they showed their relevancy in the primaries. Duh! Which is why Clinton is ahead. brush Apr 2016 #48

more manufactured outrage from camp Weather-vane. The point was simply that we shouldn't front berniepdx420 Apr 2016 #7

Maybe Bernie only got off to a good start... CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #14

That's true. Imagine if those states hadn't come first. n/t pnwmom Apr 2016 #36

If you are asking whether winning the south during the primary morningfog Apr 2016 #10

That's where you're wrong. Winning African American votes is a huge sign pnwmom Apr 2016 #16

You don't get to the general if your performance is lacking in the primaries . . . brush Apr 2016 #49

Nice straw man there. Bernie never dismissed or discounted voters in the Deep South TheDormouse Apr 2016 #18

And those more conservative voters happen to be black. That's a problem for him. pnwmom Apr 2016 #20

I know my vote doesn't count and I don't know anybody Downwinder Apr 2016 #19

It is. nt LexVegas Apr 2016 #21

It is. JTFrog Apr 2016 #22

and then brag about his fabulous winning streak in red states with ... HIS best demographic nt msongs Apr 2016 #23

It's racist to refer to the deep south now? Someone should inform the dictionaries: beam me up scottie Apr 2016 #24

Alabama and Mississippi are no more or less important than Wyoming and Montana other than pampango Apr 2016 #25

Bernie is more popular with liberals of azmom Apr 2016 #26

African Americans in Boston have more in common politically with other A.A. in Atlanta pnwmom Apr 2016 #28

He has plenty of support from liberal POCs. azmom Apr 2016 #29

He doesn't have plenty of support from African American Democrats, and that's what he needs. pnwmom Apr 2016 #31

A wide spectrum of Dem voters exists in every state. We are not one policy fits all. n/t Lucinda Apr 2016 #27

Had he admitted that he lost Southern Democrats because his campaign Agnosticsherbet Apr 2016 #39

Because the south isnt a race. (you're welcome) jack_krass Apr 2016 #40

The large majority of Democrats in the Deep South -- those who didn't feel the Bern -- are black.n/t pnwmom Apr 2016 #54

Oh my God, the Southern Primaries are over. All States count. Not just the South. Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #44

It's absolutely racist...nt SidDithers Apr 2016 #45

Because the Deep South... tonedevil Apr 2016 #46

Because all kinds of people live in the south HerbChestnut Apr 2016 #51

But if you're talking to a Democrat in the south, he or she is probably black. pnwmom Apr 2016 #53

See, now *you're* being racist. HerbChestnut Apr 2016 #64

Southern Democrats are not as conservative as Republicans. And most of the Democrats are black. pnwmom Apr 2016 #65

Oh it is. Starry Messenger Apr 2016 #52

I'm Southern and it doesn't bother me. Fawke Em Apr 2016 #55

You're not African American, so why should it? Those are the southerners who heavily voted pnwmom Apr 2016 #57

The number of votes might be a legitimate measuring stick KPN Apr 2016 #58

When places like 538 calculate vote totals, they don't leave out the caucus states. n/t pnwmom Apr 2016 #59

So ... that doesn't make it legitimate. KPN Apr 2016 #63

Everyone knows that Southern blacks are Wall Street loving corporatists. Nye Bevan Apr 2016 #60

Because it isn't racist to talk about regional politics. cheapdate Apr 2016 #62