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Cha

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48. POC are staying away in droves..

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Mon May 20, 2019, 06:13 PM

May 2019

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Photos of Sanders' rally in Birmingham this afternoon [View all] George II May 2019 OP

I'm pretty sure that's the odious Nina Turner in the third photo. Bleacher Creature May 2019 #1

Yes it is. sheshe2 May 2019 #9

You said it, Bleacher Creature! Cha May 2019 #34

+ a million. Tarheel_Dem May 2019 #45

Hmmm mcar May 2019 #2

That's what I thought seeing all those white fists. Hortensis May 2019 #37

Very disproportionate... Just like in South Carolina! NurseJackie May 2019 #3

I thought the title said Burlington. betsuni May 2019 #6

OMG! NurseJackie May 2019 #8

Nope. It was Birmingham. sheshe2 May 2019 #10

I think today was the first time he's been in Birmingham, but can't be sure. George II May 2019 #23

. George II May 2019 #7

Hay! NurseJackie May 2019 #13

K&R betsuni May 2019 #4

Is Nina The Only African American There Me. May 2019 #5

I saw two other Black people. Blue_true May 2019 #12

71% black, only 24% white. George II May 2019 #24

Wow. That the crowd was as White as it was is even more disconcerting. nt Blue_true May 2019 #29

AA and POC are rejecting the BS campaign and the BS message... NurseJackie May 2019 #39

late reply DAMANgoldberg May 2019 #50

Nope Martin Luther King was there as well. sheshe2 May 2019 #15

+1 dalton99a May 2019 #16

omg! I can't! ecstatic May 2019 #20

Oh nooos, now we'll be hearing that he rallied in Birmingham "with" MLK. George II May 2019 #25

OMG! sheshe2 May 2019 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 May 2019 #52

... lapucelle May 2019 #54

That, your photo compilation and text, simply hilariously clever. nt emmaverybo May 2019 #57

She's the only one in these pics we 100% know didn't vote for Hillary. John Fante May 2019 #35

Good crowd. And your point? babylonsister May 2019 #11

It is almost purely White. Blue_true May 2019 #14

Looks like Vermont. So very lacking in ethic diversity. NurseJackie May 2019 #19

George pointed out that Birmingham is 71% Black. Blue_true May 2019 #30

Especially since blacks outnumber whites in Birmingham by about 3-1. George II May 2019 #26

AA and POC are rejecting the BS campaign. NurseJackie May 2019 #31

. sheshe2 May 2019 #21

Wow, that burned my retina. George II May 2019 #27

White. sheshe2 May 2019 #53

Revolution! dalton99a May 2019 #17

Ummm. sheshe2 May 2019 #28

Wow! smh ecstatic May 2019 #18

... NurseJackie May 2019 #22

I get it. Bernie is on the outs, rusty quoin May 2019 #32

You said that very well G_j May 2019 #49

Wow, look at all the minorities at the Biden Philadelphia rally!!!! NJCher May 2019 #33

:). Cute picture of that little boy. Hortensis May 2019 #36

I see quite a few of them. Thanks for pointing out the clear difference. SouthernProgressive May 2019 #38

Apples and oranges LibFarmer May 2019 #41

To paraphrase a "Sixth Sense" line LibFarmer May 2019 #40

It's good to see that there are white Democrats in Alabama. MineralMan May 2019 #42

Who is surprised by the lack of African American voters at this event? Gothmog May 2019 #43

Bernie will never be able to connect with AA voters. honest.abe May 2019 #44

Holy blinding paleness Batman! I thought it said BURLINGTON then I read Maru Kitteh May 2019 #46

Bernie doesn't appeal to POC. IluvPitties May 2019 #47

POC are staying away in droves.. Cha May 2019 #48

Yep Gothmog May 2019 #55

Birmingham, Vermont? BannonsLiver May 2019 #56