2016 Postmortem

romanic

(2,841 posts)

74. That doesn't mean there aren't black people

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Fri Sep 11, 2015, 12:09 AM

Sep 2015

that support Sanders nor does it mean that he can't get more black people to vote his way.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

85 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

PPP poll: among S.C. African American voters, 59% Clinton, 3% Sanders [View all] pnwmom Sep 2015 OP

He'll pick up more minority voters... HooptieWagon Sep 2015 #1

Among Democratic voters, African Americans and Hispanics pnwmom Sep 2015 #2

Obama campaigned there with virulent hate preachers infamous for calling gay people vampires Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #16

True kenfrequed Sep 2015 #28

I wish all primaries took place the same day. Garrett78 Sep 2015 #34

Followed by victory celebrations that included Rick Warren n/t arcane1 Sep 2015 #76

But the Latino voter is starting to be reached artislife Sep 2015 #42

Yeah, St. Hillary lives to spread the Gospel! mhatrw Sep 2015 #47

African Americans are the most conservative major bloc of the party Recursion Sep 2015 #84

And many of the people here = pnwmom Sep 2015 #85

Thats sad considering how many Black people her husband sent to jail. WDIM Sep 2015 #3

Many have no idea of that fact though, and they certainly won't hear it NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #6

Are you talking about the 1994 crime bill that Bill Clinton signed? nt Cali_Democrat Sep 2015 #9

Well, there is that Kelvin Mace Sep 2015 #26

Overall the prison population of Blacks increased dramatically WDIM Sep 2015 #29

22 million jobs were created during Clinton's presidency. oasis Sep 2015 #39

And African American Unemployment was at its lowest level in a generation ... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #68

"AA unemployment at its lowest level in a generation." oasis Sep 2015 #70

Just in case some people might not know it upaloopa Sep 2015 #33

This is a surprise to many here Capn Sunshine Sep 2015 #59

I think you have it backwards CreekDog Sep 2015 #77

+1 lovemydog Sep 2015 #78

Not to mention his Welfare Reform and NAFTA policies that have Live and Learn Sep 2015 #82

Sorry if this sounds cold. SouthernProgressive Sep 2015 #4

She should. And what you are saying echoes what BLM is saying. pnwmom Sep 2015 #5

The fact is that Democrats have always NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #7

Did John Kennedy? Lyndon Johnson? Ted Kennedy? Jimmy Carter? I don't think so. n/t pnwmom Sep 2015 #8

None of them were NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #11

And Latinos. nt artislife Sep 2015 #43

Bill Clinton's Arkansas staff had a significant number of A.A.s on his staff KittyWampus Sep 2015 #63

No he didn't. Fawke Em Sep 2015 #83

I think Hillary is ready for it. SouthernProgressive Sep 2015 #10

You can count on that.... rainbow fish Sep 2015 #38

That's really demeaning, using an acronym Capn Sunshine Sep 2015 #60

You should probably raise that issue on Twitter using the #BLM hashtag. eom NorthCarolina Sep 2015 #64

+1 romanic Sep 2015 #73

It means the propaganda is working. mmonk Sep 2015 #12

Are you saying African Americans are more susceptible to propaganda pnwmom Sep 2015 #13

I do not believe such determination could be rendered from my post. mmonk Sep 2015 #14

Then why is her support higher among African American voters? pnwmom Sep 2015 #15

I do not know why she has more AA support. I see nothing there outstanding mmonk Sep 2015 #17

I have a theory about that. pnwmom Sep 2015 #18

So it boils down to Christians who won't vote for a non Christian. Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #19

It exists. And not necessarily Christians alone. mmonk Sep 2015 #21

the poster is putting her own views onto the black community JI7 Sep 2015 #36

I think your idea has merit. mmonk Sep 2015 #20

That is an interesting theory, one that I hadn't considered before LondonReign2 Sep 2015 #23

I saw the video in the AA forum. It was eye-opening, for me at least. pnwmom Sep 2015 #24

That is when I lost all my love for Bill artislife Sep 2015 #46

that has very little to do with it. she is popular among black people JI7 Sep 2015 #30

But part of that relationship is being able to share a common language, I would think. n/t pnwmom Sep 2015 #31

anthony weiner and rahm emanuel don't share the common language JI7 Sep 2015 #35

Are they atheists or agnostics? n/t pnwmom Sep 2015 #56

they are the same thing Sanders is JI7 Sep 2015 #57

We have no place for bigotry against non Christians in our party. totodeinhere Sep 2015 #32

there is this upaloopa Sep 2015 #44

Toni Morrison said it artislife Sep 2015 #50

People were questioning the AA support so I went upaloopa Sep 2015 #52

That was an interesting read. Lisa D Sep 2015 #81

SC has a large number of low information voters. mhatrw Sep 2015 #48

Where do the low information black voters get their news? pnwmom Sep 2015 #49

1) Television is where most low info voters get their low info mhatrw Sep 2015 #66

I have voted for Jews, Christians, Muslims, and prolly a few agnostics and atheists. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2015 #22

Many DUers would have trouble believing that pnwmom Sep 2015 #27

A not unsubstantial group of bigots Fumesucker Sep 2015 #80

I hope that this doesn't boil down to a whites vs blacks primary season totodeinhere Sep 2015 #25

Me either. Bernie has a lot to offer. But I'm not optimistic. mmonk Sep 2015 #41

Being a Latina and voting for Bernie artislife Sep 2015 #51

Great and God bless you. We need many more of you. totodeinhere Sep 2015 #67

Reminds me of the Iowa polling back in April HereSince1628 Sep 2015 #37

Let's see what happens after his SC swing this weekend with Cornel West BOSNYCDC Sep 2015 #40

Yes, that will be interesting. n/t pnwmom Sep 2015 #55

Lots of room for growth for somebody with Jesse Jackson's platform. mhatrw Sep 2015 #45

I found this to be an equally interesting article newblewtoo Sep 2015 #53

That is also a reminder of how important sample size is. You can't project much pnwmom Sep 2015 #54

Agreed. mmonk Sep 2015 #58

Like I said before, the Sanders Campaign has to hit the ground running Capn Sunshine Sep 2015 #61

I wonder how many folks on DU TeddyR Sep 2015 #62

Looks like Bernie dropped a notch or two with AA voters. DCBob Sep 2015 #65

Thanks for post. riversedge Sep 2015 #69

Propaganda is very effective Doctor_J Sep 2015 #71

Are you saying it's especially effective among African Americans? pnwmom Sep 2015 #72

That doesn't mean there aren't black people romanic Sep 2015 #74

Of course not. In S.C. there appear to be about 3% of Democrats who support him. pnwmom Sep 2015 #75

"PPP poll: among S.C. African American voters, 59% Clinton, 3% Sanders".. As it should be.. Cha Sep 2015 #79