2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If I have a choice between a progressive and a centrist, I'll never vote centrist again [View all]Buckeye_Democrat
(14,982 posts)To me, people who think a Democrat might want to return to the days of greater racism and misogyny are ridiculous.
To others, I might be called "racially insensitive" or the like. That's not how I see myself at all. If I like to focus more on the growing income inequality in this country, does that mean I don't care about issues like black people getting shot by cops? No!
I view Republicans as very class-conscious overall, especially among their most wealthy supporters, and I think many of them love that people are still battling each other over social concerns.
Candidates like Jerry Brown in '92, Howard Dean in '04 and Bernie Sanders in '16 all did very poorly among AA voters. It's not anything new.
Full disclosure: I didn't vote for Bernie in the primary because he seemed TOO liberal for me. I've also become more cynical over the years and figured that he wouldn't survive the primary.