2016 Postmortem

egalitegirl

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141. Good point

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 04:18 PM

Apr 2016

Also remember the fact that they are frightened of going to hell if they don't vote for her. Most of her supporters are low information voters who do not understand that being a warmonger corporatist is not good for the country. So they end up voting for a Bush ally.

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Why do white men support Bernie disproportionately? [View all] Onlooker Apr 2016 OP

Because they're fearful of a female President. nt Cali_Democrat Apr 2016 #1

Yup just like people that vote for whistler162 Apr 2016 #57

Which is? rock Apr 2016 #88

Good point egalitegirl Apr 2016 #141

Am I reading this wrong? GulfCoast66 Apr 2016 #145

You have read the post that created whistler162 Apr 2016 #156

I didn't realize that Black voters that voted for Obama in 2008 were fearful LondonReign2 Apr 2016 #114

1) Sexism. This was the biggest one we were supposed to push. We had to smear Bernie as misogynistic insta8er Apr 2016 #150

LINK please. Gotta see the breakdown your referencing. snowy owl Apr 2016 #2

Link Onlooker Apr 2016 #4

C'mon. 50-49% by gender for Clinton. Overall, whites 54-45 Sanders. Minority vote - a problem. snowy owl Apr 2016 #12

Clinton did not get 50-49 by gender, unless you leave out ALL the votes of persons of color. nt pnwmom Apr 2016 #19

Wait now, are these the same exit polls that showed beedle Apr 2016 #96

This shows a fundamental misunderstanding of exit poll data. Maru Kitteh Apr 2016 #135

Are you a white man? whatchamacallit Apr 2016 #3

Do Hillary supporters have "daddy issues"? Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2016 #5

Hope you were in a state that was going to go R/D no matter what in 2012. moriah Apr 2016 #7

I don't see where it says you have to vote for a Democrat in there. Matt_in_STL Apr 2016 #8

I have the archaic notion that my vote belongs to me. Not to a candidate, party, or DU. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2016 #9

You have every right to vote as you choose. moriah Apr 2016 #30

The notion of "third party spoilers" is way overblown. Garrett78 Apr 2016 #10

+1 Unicorn Apr 2016 #21

In Hillary World, everything has to be broken down into race because that's what defines us Matt_in_STL Apr 2016 #6

That's true of BLM too Onlooker Apr 2016 #14

My daughters age 10 and 20 despise Hillary and cannot see her as a role insta8er Apr 2016 #17

Your 10 year old daughter despises Hillary? oberliner Apr 2016 #36

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Hey Kein, welcome to DU ~ HillareeeHillaraah Apr 2016 #42

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So you joined DU, like an hour ago HillareeeHillaraah Apr 2016 #44

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Glass house and all that. hobbit709 Apr 2016 #47

Gates and Jolie? That should tell you something right there. hobbit709 Apr 2016 #45

Tells me you could use to expand your reading list HillareeeHillaraah Apr 2016 #48

I know how Gates got his money, do you? hobbit709 Apr 2016 #49

I know what Gates is doing with his money... HillareeeHillaraah Apr 2016 #50

I hang with saints and sinners. Dealt with demons within and out. Purity test? hobbit709 Apr 2016 #51

Have we stop discussing Bill Gates? HillareeeHillaraah Apr 2016 #53

Does that offset how he got his money? hobbit709 Apr 2016 #60

So if I understand you correctly... HillareeeHillaraah Apr 2016 #65

Whoosh right over your head but to be expected. hobbit709 Apr 2016 #89

Clever thoughtful fact filled retort. HillareeeHillaraah Apr 2016 #94

Read the last sentence of my sig line. Good bye hobbit709 Apr 2016 #95

Loved that...heard it took a few months to teach him ~ HillareeeHillaraah Apr 2016 #99

I think you need to do some research on how these Beowulf Apr 2016 #80

Purity test check. nt HillareeeHillaraah Apr 2016 #82

You need to read what progressive educators think Beowulf Apr 2016 #85

"You need to"... "You need to..." You folks say that a lot ~ HillareeeHillaraah Apr 2016 #93

I would leave you to your delusions, Beowulf Apr 2016 #100

Shouldn't meet the purity test of any DUer...unless they love giant bloodsucking corporations... Human101948 Apr 2016 #54

... HillareeeHillaraah Apr 2016 #58

How did Maggie Thatcher rate back in the day? n/t That Guy 888 Apr 2016 #87

Their surroundings? grossproffit Apr 2016 #40

Read my post. insta8er Apr 2016 #72

Your 10 year old daughter despises Hillary because of her position on fracking? oberliner Apr 2016 #78

My husband despises Bernie. So does my mother and stepfather. All of them vote. grossproffit Apr 2016 #39

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Good for you, I'm sad to see my 10 year old will have to deal with insta8er Apr 2016 #75

10 is too young to hate. hack89 Apr 2016 #98

10 years old, and staging an anti Trump "demonstration" last Saturday with her class mates. These insta8er Apr 2016 #122

By hating and despising Hillary Clinton? Ok. nt hack89 Apr 2016 #123

Despising you added the hating, a 10 year old can see what she stands for. To bad the insta8er Apr 2016 #124

Do you despise people that are good and who you admire? hack89 Apr 2016 #125

And you are going to tell me how i should raise my children? someone who supports a morally corrupt insta8er Apr 2016 #128

Yes - if you are raising your children to hate then I feel an obligation to say something. hack89 Apr 2016 #130

Thanks, I will have my children call out the corrupt and phony ones wherever they see them insta8er Apr 2016 #138

She thinks Trump is a little better than Hillary? oberliner Apr 2016 #159

Excellent post. Unicorn Apr 2016 #22

They don't do "policy". They market by skin tone and plumbing. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #117

Rehashing the Obamaboys talking points are we? Lancero Apr 2016 #11

White men are the only demographic that hasn't seen increased wages in the past 40 years Recursion Apr 2016 #13

Excellent point! That's really the big change. Manufacturing jobs - the average blue collar guy. snowy owl Apr 2016 #18

That's a good point ... Onlooker Apr 2016 #23

I get that sense too about the distrust Recursion Apr 2016 #24

Appealing to the self-interest of the most privileged group of people on the planet... Garrett78 Apr 2016 #90

This is a very good point. And there was also that study about suicide rates and YouDig Apr 2016 #52

We might not know how the average african-american lives, but we do know how our parents lived. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #108

The average working man has lost about 25% of his earnings since 1970. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #107

I suspect that Sanders supporters are more likely than Clinton supporters... Garrett78 Apr 2016 #15

Excellent points all! classof56 Apr 2016 #119

As a white man, I support the candidate least tolerant of war killbotfactory Apr 2016 #16

I don't get that either. Cold-war diplomacy. Minority and poor grandkids: get ready for war. snowy owl Apr 2016 #20

+ 10^6 n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #118

So we can agree that Hillary getting extra female support since she is female is just as bad as Unicorn Apr 2016 #25

Actually, your argument is a white rights type of argument ... Onlooker Apr 2016 #28

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Why do young people? Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #26

Maybe we're not scared to back someone unconventional who makes ultimate sense and has the courage highprincipleswork Apr 2016 #27

JFK lost the female vote but won the male vote, I only mention that because JFK was mentioned braddy Apr 2016 #29

The Kennedy-Nixon numbers would surprise a lot of people oberliner Apr 2016 #160

I enjoy knowing things that fly in the face of what everyone knows, and there is so much of them. braddy Apr 2016 #162

so i guess you are also saying that eomen who support hillary PaulaFarrell Apr 2016 #31

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Aw. Welcome to DU! grossproffit Apr 2016 #34

In Kansas you wouldn't believe the amount of White Women who don't support Hillary Sky Masterson Apr 2016 #35

Wow. You speak for an entire state. Impressive. grossproffit Apr 2016 #70

I know where I live Sky Masterson Apr 2016 #136

Everybody I knew at the time voted for McGovern redstateblues Apr 2016 #105

Trashing Thread B Calm Apr 2016 #38

In NY maybe they like me didn't vote for a whistler162 Apr 2016 #55

I doubt they are sexist Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2016 #56

The Clinton machine is really good at the Politics of Division Armstead Apr 2016 #59

So Hillary's greatest appeal to women is gender. That's exactly what I thought. WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #61

Here's what jumps out at me Proud Public Servant Apr 2016 #62

And in the case of millenial POC forjusticethunders Apr 2016 #64

Exactly (nt) Proud Public Servant Apr 2016 #69

Sanders's demographic has, throughout history, done better than all the other demographics Squinch Apr 2016 #71

Largely agree, but I would parse it a bit differently Proud Public Servant Apr 2016 #73

I have no doubt YOUR sincere desire is to extend it to all people, but his insistence that only Squinch Apr 2016 #74

Median wages for men lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #106

Yep. This doesn't contradict what I have said. Squinch Apr 2016 #113

If "history" ends in 1972, then perhaps. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #116

The playing field is not level, but is more level. Men have fewer unearned advantages. So, yes, Squinch Apr 2016 #120

Excellent post. nt auntpurl Apr 2016 #86

Inherent fear of a powerful woman beachbum bob Apr 2016 #63

Your should send this to Comedy Central Armstead Apr 2016 #67

Nah. There are some out there for whom this is very true. You have to admit that. Squinch Apr 2016 #76

If that were the case, no men would ever get married Armstead Apr 2016 #79

That doesn't even make sense. Squinch Apr 2016 #81

Nor do you sometimes Armstead Apr 2016 #101

I think most of the men who "inherently fear a powerful woman" are probably voting Republican. Svafa Apr 2016 #134

Because Bernie's message is almost exclusively about economics... SidDithers Apr 2016 #66

I think an economic class based approach CAN win forjusticethunders Apr 2016 #97

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So I take it you won't be voting for her in the general. Squinch Apr 2016 #77

Probably because a disproportionate number of white women support Hillary randr Apr 2016 #83

because white men are bitter and sexist AgerolanAmerican Apr 2016 #84

'Registered Democratic White Men' actually. beedle Apr 2016 #103

Touch� whatchamacallit Apr 2016 #115

Has anyone thought support for Hillary is because kcjohn1 Apr 2016 #91

Sanders platform is specifically designed for white, men, middle and upper middle income. seabeyond Apr 2016 #92

not in my family. I support Bernie and husband supports HRC. He is a feminist. CTyankee Apr 2016 #142

Love you CT, thanks for sharing, and isn't that an hoot. seabeyond Apr 2016 #144

Maybe it's because so many women have "Daddy issues"?? dmosh42 Apr 2016 #102

There's a disproportionate versus proportionate #? Nanjeanne Apr 2016 #104

Ah! Another get out the vote post! actslikeacarrot Apr 2016 #109

Easy. bvf Apr 2016 #110

The Brock Meter is rising above a 100 today. 2banon Apr 2016 #111

Oh goody! It's been a while since we've had a Bernie is a racist thread. jillan Apr 2016 #112

If every candidate was substantively the same, then maybe you'd have a point. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2016 #121

Because they are inherently bad somehow so Hillary is awesome. Throd Apr 2016 #126

Then a woman supporting Hillary is sexist WDIM Apr 2016 #127

I love the homophobia in the OP basselope Apr 2016 #129

Well not really. While I'm a bit surprised by the results whatthehey Apr 2016 #132

Seems more a prejudiced assumption basselope Apr 2016 #137

There are more whatthehey Apr 2016 #140

Not nearly enough data. basselope Apr 2016 #143

Seems like a bad guess to me, since Sanders is the one who first supported marriage equality. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #139

You don't know what homophobia is Onlooker Apr 2016 #149

Yes, I do. basselope Apr 2016 #152

Bullshit Onlooker Apr 2016 #153

Bull basselope Apr 2016 #154

Why are you assuming that they are all straight? Svafa Apr 2016 #131

One more nail in the coffin apcalc Apr 2016 #133

You'll never reach social equality without economic equality davidn3600 Apr 2016 #146

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I'm a white guy Urchin Apr 2016 #147

Sexism.nt BreakfastClub Apr 2016 #148

Unwillingness to vote for a corporatist warmonger, in my case Rob H. Apr 2016 #151

Do you mean white men who happen to be Democrats? jfern Apr 2016 #157

Because white males in the Democratic voting block are more liberal. Bread and Circus Apr 2016 #158

Why do white men support Trump disproportionately? Freddie Stubbs Apr 2016 #161