2016 Postmortem

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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32. Yup. This is one way the supporters can actually hurt the candidate more than he can hurt himself.

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 09:31 AM

Jul 2015

Bernie's got work to do, but he doesn't need to spend time UNDOING the mess his supposed supporters are making.

First, DO NO HARM.

Do NOT go piss off people you want to vote for your candidate even more than they are already.

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#BlackTwitter Turns On Bernie Sanders [View all] DonViejo Jul 2015 OP

So the Meme spreads leveymg Jul 2015 #1

His supporters spent all day attacking black folks on Twitter. They should have checked themselves. bravenak Jul 2015 #2

Exactly! +1000 Gman Jul 2015 #5

excellent heaven05 Jul 2015 #14

They hold on to it so tightly it's strangling them. bravenak Jul 2015 #18

Yup. This is one way the supporters can actually hurt the candidate more than he can hurt himself. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #32

I hope they hear me. And listen. I'm seriously trying to warn/help/inform. bravenak Jul 2015 #40

Human nature, many won't. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #44

I noticed some folks get it after a bit and chill. bravenak Jul 2015 #51

I think it's exposure. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #55

How many were actually Hillary supporters? mwrguy Jul 2015 #33

Not that I saw. bravenak Jul 2015 #36

My guess is most AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #85

THIS THIS THIS Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #66

^^ this nt artislife Jul 2015 #67

If Black folks don't know Sanders and he needs to outreach more, how can they "turn on him"? KeepItReal Jul 2015 #3

Then they are fools! TM99 Jul 2015 #4

Did you just call #BlackTwitter fools? ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #7

Why "Wow"? Sanders has been a supporter of the black community his whole life. Dawgs Jul 2015 #11

Those that are merely expressing TM99 Jul 2015 #12

"#BlackTwitter does not exist." sufrommich Jul 2015 #46

You are willfully ignoring what I said. TM99 Jul 2015 #52

Oh, the poor, abused hash tag! Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #83

"Wow" indeed! Number23 Jul 2015 #93

Lol! bravenak Jul 2015 #9

Right heaven05 Jul 2015 #15

Prove to me that I am. TM99 Jul 2015 #17

Don't have to heaven05 Jul 2015 #22

So in other words, you have nothing. TM99 Jul 2015 #23

You have it all in both your posts heaven05 Jul 2015 #27

I thought you said "BYE", but yet your back hueymahl Jul 2015 #45

I suspect that Bernie will address this and add more people of color to his staff to help Dustlawyer Jul 2015 #28

Sadly many here ignore reality. TM99 Jul 2015 #34

I would surmise AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #86

Of course they are Clinton supporters. TM99 Jul 2015 #91

What the fuck did they THINK was going to happen? ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #6

"Black people aren't going to fall over because you use 'MLK' in a sentence" Dawgs Jul 2015 #13

It's real shit. Invoking MLK makes you suspect. bravenak Jul 2015 #20

More often than not, when a white politician refers to MLK, suspicion radar kicks in. MohRokTah Jul 2015 #70

"Sanders was clearly annoyed" Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #8

Oh, it's a falling out. I unsupported him even though I hate Hillary. So now I get O'Malley. bravenak Jul 2015 #10

I hear different views on this matter. It seems to me that Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #16

Fine. You know better than I how black people are taking this. How could I possibly know? bravenak Jul 2015 #24

I hear you alright. But I hear others too. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #29

It's stressful. bravenak Jul 2015 #31

I'd put your nose in the freezer, you know...... pocoloco Jul 2015 #21

Lol!! bravenak Jul 2015 #30

Yawn ctsnowman Jul 2015 #19

We're doing what the left always does, ripping ourselves to pieces CanonRay Jul 2015 #25

Black Americans aren't a little group though. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #37

Like any racial group, it's members have independent thought seveneyes Jul 2015 #89

Bingo. And media ie: DailyBeast et al are there to help Triana Jul 2015 #39

And the right loves it. zeemike Jul 2015 #41

Since Bernie's campaign events are too "overwhelmingly white" and he is unknown Autumn Jul 2015 #26

How dare you heaven05 Jul 2015 #38

I have come to the conclusion that the liberal use of emoticons is equivalent to Screaming . . . hueymahl Jul 2015 #47

and I've come to the conclusion heaven05 Jul 2015 #49

Quite the contrary hueymahl Jul 2015 #54

I'm not telling you what to think. I'm posting my opinion on what should Autumn Jul 2015 #48

THE killings have NEVER ended heaven05 Jul 2015 #56

I am not angry and I wasn't clear, the massive protests I was talking Autumn Jul 2015 #59

You guys have got to stop this right here. The bitterness. The paternalism. bravenak Jul 2015 #43

they can't help it heaven05 Jul 2015 #50

Man. I am surprised at some of them cause I really fucking like them. bravenak Jul 2015 #53

I am supporting you. I don't care what candidate you support and I don't care Autumn Jul 2015 #57

Allright. Don't be mad. bravenak Jul 2015 #58

I'm not mad. You have allies that will stand with you Autumn Jul 2015 #62

It was tweets like this from Bernie supporters that resulted in the "berniesoblack hashtag. eom MohRokTah Jul 2015 #71

I don't tweet so I'm not sure what your point is. Autumn Jul 2015 #72

Saying that to black activists will only result in black activists mocking your candidate MohRokTah Jul 2015 #74

Yes, saying that the elected Democrats in office should be Autumn Jul 2015 #75

wow the media sure is fast to make the most of the newest divide in D politics. Sunlei Jul 2015 #35

What has Hillary done for black lives? Red Knight Jul 2015 #42

You mean besides dedicate her life to fighting AIDS in Africa? JaneyVee Jul 2015 #61

Yes. Red Knight Jul 2015 #68

Maybe we should ask the sitting Senator, since.... JaneyVee Jul 2015 #69

So we can't look at her record? Red Knight Jul 2015 #77

The Power of Black Twitter! Thank you, Don.. @AngryBlackLady's not playin.. Cha Jul 2015 #60

I'm guessing this will really help Hillary hollowdweller Jul 2015 #63

Gaffes hurt. eom MoonRiver Jul 2015 #65

I don't think Bernie needs Hillary to help him appear tone deaf to this issue.... Walk away Jul 2015 #82

She's a racist, too! She made racist statements in 2008! As did her surrogates and fans! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #95

For me, this was the key part from the OP's excerpt Godhumor Jul 2015 #64

In far too many cases, supporters of Senator Sanders have said, MineralMan Jul 2015 #73

Here's an eye witness account from a black woman who was there: sufrommich Jul 2015 #76

His attitude at the beginning is going to hurt too. He seemed petulant. You can be petulant stevenleser Jul 2015 #78

Yes. When people criticize people for their justifiable MineralMan Jul 2015 #79

Just to be clear, this isn't my account. It's a link sufrommich Jul 2015 #80

Right. I just noticed that. Still, it's a very interesting account. MineralMan Jul 2015 #81

His supporters Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #87

"I'm proud to speak out for my brother and sisters Number23 Jul 2015 #94

What was his gaffe? Bok_Tukalo Jul 2015 #84

Bernie made no gaffe, the hecklers at netroots own whatever it was they were trying to do seveneyes Jul 2015 #90

Their loss and nothing was gained seveneyes Jul 2015 #88

Not a death knell. Bernie can get this right but he's got work to do. nt nc4bo Jul 2015 #92