2016 Postmortem

DCBob

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18. Bernie still fails to connect with African American voters.

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Mon Oct 12, 2015, 10:21 AM

Oct 2015

and I dont think he ever will.

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South Carolina: HRC: 70% Bernie 20%--Clinton lead fueled by huge black vote [View all] WI_DEM Oct 2015 OP

That is a huge lead! hrmjustin Oct 2015 #1

What hrmjustin said. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #2

Not really ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #5

4% is within the margin of error DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #6

True. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #12

welcome back! CreekDog Oct 2015 #16

Shhh ... Only a few of my friends have noticed! ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #17

not at all surprising SCantiGOP Oct 2015 #21

That is what some have been saying for quite some time. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #27

Wow ismnotwasm Oct 2015 #3

SC not feelin' the bern leftofcool Oct 2015 #4

The bern got BURNED in SC! workinclasszero Oct 2015 #10

BERNed out some? MoonRiver Oct 2015 #35

This is so scary. I hope Biden will jump in the primary race and win it, if Bernie can't. PotatoChip Oct 2015 #7

Actually ... I think O'Malley has the BEST chance of winning the G/E ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #19

His coverage has indeed been abysmal. PotatoChip Oct 2015 #49

I'm guessing that O'Malley's bounce will put him in the teens ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #53

I both agree and disagree. PotatoChip Oct 2015 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author Boov Oct 2015 #71

Americans are more apt to vote for a women than a socialist uponit7771 Oct 2015 #61

WOW!!!! 70%!! workinclasszero Oct 2015 #8

Which is down and falling from her high point. Fearless Oct 2015 #9

It's true 72DejaVu Oct 2015 #13

Hey, you never know... Walk away Oct 2015 #79

Did you look at the numbers among Black voters? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #20

Yes actually Fearless Oct 2015 #40

Actually William769 Oct 2015 #44

Okay. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #51

Steady since early Sept. DCBob Oct 2015 #42

Is Sanders genuinely unpopular among black voters in SC? thesquanderer Oct 2015 #11

I don't assume 72DejaVu Oct 2015 #14

Thank you. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #22

Welcome to DU, 72DejaVu! pnwmom Oct 2015 #28

I'm not assuming that they are either. thesquanderer Oct 2015 #47

I disagree with a lot of what you have written ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #55

And you absolutely may be correct. thesquanderer Oct 2015 #58

I have no doubt there is a recognition deficit with Bernie ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #59

Three black posters just responded to that poster with three different issues that may explain Number23 Oct 2015 #65

I appreciate your thoughtful responses in this thread. And I think that you're right Number23 Oct 2015 #60

Thanks, #23. (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 2015 #72

One way NOT to make up that gap is to unfairly attack Americas first black president... unfairly... uponit7771 Oct 2015 #63

I don't understand your post. thesquanderer Oct 2015 #70

Once people of all stripes see someone unfairly criticized then they start looking at the person doi uponit7771 Oct 2015 #74

Good work! FlatBaroque Oct 2015 #23

I think they are simply happy with Hillary. DCBob Oct 2015 #39

Maybe some SC voters are reading DU? onpatrol98 Oct 2015 #46

"Hillary seems the best choice to beat a republican challenger"? thesquanderer Oct 2015 #48

It could be name recognition... onpatrol98 Oct 2015 #66

Sanders has been in politics for 30yrs, he shouldn't be so unknown among swaths of Americans uponit7771 Oct 2015 #62

Honestly, I think that's ridicuolous. thesquanderer Oct 2015 #67

Black folk being informed and engaged is not ridiculous and Sanders has been senator for how long? uponit7771 Oct 2015 #68

Sanders has been Senator since 2007. thesquanderer Oct 2015 #69

He was in the house before that, he's had enough time to put up his profile in communities of color uponit7771 Oct 2015 #75

One Or Two States Don't Make A Trend NonMetro Oct 2015 #15

Unless Bernie wins Iowa and New Hampshire, right? 72DejaVu Oct 2015 #25

Well, That Wasn't Snarky At all! NonMetro Oct 2015 #31

Snarky and true Cosmocat Oct 2015 #77

Bernie still fails to connect with African American voters. DCBob Oct 2015 #18

Wow~ It appears South Carolinians have SHORT Memories.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2015 #24

Yeah thats what they need rage, you seem to forget one fact Obama picked Hillary as SOS & Biden VP Historic NY Oct 2015 #29

No, No, No.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2015 #30

People need longer memories ish of the hammer Oct 2015 #33

They remember.. and they forgave her. It was politics.. no more no less. DCBob Oct 2015 #38

Clearly SC not feeling the Bern !! FloridaBlues Oct 2015 #52

Yes, Good for Hillary.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2015 #56

Which is a clear demonstration, republicans aren't the only ones who vote against themselves. onecaliberal Oct 2015 #26

Maybe, just maybe, some Democrats know better than you who oasis Oct 2015 #36

Are you saying SC Democratic voters are ignorant?? DCBob Oct 2015 #45

Republicans are ignorant and single sourced info, I don't think black people are the same uponit7771 Oct 2015 #64

Internal available? kcjohn1 Oct 2015 #32

K&R! stonecutter357 Oct 2015 #34

Kick & highly recommended! William769 Oct 2015 #37

Highly unrecommended. Boov Oct 2015 #73

Speaking of to small... William769 Oct 2015 #78

When Democrats vote, Democrats win. ffr Oct 2015 #41

Have they even voted for a democrat since Carter. kenfrequed Oct 2015 #43

While SC may not WI_DEM Oct 2015 #50

WOW!!! So the Cornel effect was either nil or negative. For all the hoopla lunamagica Oct 2015 #54

I suspect negative. DCBob Oct 2015 #76

Thank you for the link./nt DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #80

Wait SIX Months... At That Time It May Be Much More ChiciB1 Oct 2015 #81