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2016 Postmortem

Jitter65

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2. Didn't Bernie tell you that poor people don't vote? It is shameful that even Hillary has not given

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Sat May 28, 2016, 07:40 AM

May 2016

more attention to this issue. But then, on the other hand, a lot of "poor" people don't consider themselves poor. They rather think of themselves as victims of a "rigged" system and "rigged" economy. Appalachia poor mostly think of themselves (or so they have been told) victims of government efforts to destroy their jobs through trade deals..otherwise they are not "poor" just victims. Many even refuse welfare from the evil Federal government that wants to take away their gun.

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In Nine Democratic Debates, Not a Single Question About Poverty [View all] Baobab May 2016 OP

If you don't think about those poor people, they won't exist. Scuba May 2016 #1

Didn't Bernie tell you that poor people don't vote? It is shameful that even Hillary has not given Jitter65 May 2016 #2

How would questions about poverty benefit Wall Street, Big Pharma, or superdelegate lobbyists? Vote2016 May 2016 #3

Poor people don't buy commericals. Uncle Joe May 2016 #4

poverty sucks madokie May 2016 #5

Ten years from now they will all have moved away. Baobab May 2016 #6