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Bernie Sanders

Chakab

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8. I've said from day one of this primary that nobody who was politically cognizant at the time has

Reply to Fawke Em (Original post)

Thu Jan 7, 2016, 03:46 PM

Jan 2016

forgotten who the Clintons ran that campaign in '08 when it was clear that they were losing. The only reason that Clinton's number with black voters are so high is due to name recognition.

If it hadn't been for that foolishness in the wake of those protesters disrupting his speech and the DNC's concerted effort to hide the debates, his numbers with black primary voters would be much higher.

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MSNBC reports African Americans are shifting from Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders in droves. [View all] Fawke Em Jan 2016 OP

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I've said from day one of this primary that nobody who was politically cognizant at the time has Chakab Jan 2016 #8

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