2016 Postmortem

1StrongBlackMan

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59. I have no doubt there is a recognition deficit with Bernie ...

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 06:01 PM

Oct 2015

but as I've said before ... I doubt Bernie cracks 20% among Black folks ... ever; because his economic primacy message does not resonate with Black folk ... not because Black folks don't care about economic justice ... but because Black folks know that racism trumps dollars.

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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