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George II

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141. What's your point? That 1-1/2 year old "study" was published long before Mueller concluded....

Tue Mar 5, 2019, 07:45 PM

Mar 2019

....the the Russians interfered with the election.

PLUS, that study notwithstanding turnout of Blacks in the 2016 election was much higher than any previous non-Obama Democratic candidate. You do know, of course, who Barack Obama is, don't you?

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

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Sanders' women and minority supporters say it's a false narrative that he only appeals to white, [View all] melman Mar 2019 OP

Bernie is cool. He has been for more years than most of us. rusty quoin Mar 2019 #1

I agree. The only place I get sh*t for liking him is DU. earthshine Mar 2019 #2

Me too, and I will not get into the fights that happen here. At least I hope. rusty quoin Mar 2019 #3

Frankly, I'm more interested in platform and policy over person and personality. earthshine Mar 2019 #4

I am interested in winning which is why I do not support Sen. Sanders in the primary. Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #51

Yes, Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #21

Me too!! But, that's ok... knowing Bernie keeps growing in popularity and will clean tRump's clock InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #76

Did you see this one? earthshine Mar 2019 #81

Yeah... just sad. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #82

He's absolutely cool! Raine Mar 2019 #5

The coolest... there's a reason Bernie had a historic, record campaign rollout. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #78

This statement doesn't jive with me: TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #6

O ye of little faith oasis Mar 2019 #9

It's not a matter of faith, but reasonable cynicism. TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #14

What? How dare you be so logical! We're supposed to take this all on faith! n/t pnwmom Mar 2019 #10

Counting is fundamental. nt TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #15

No no no. If you want something bad enough and with passion, it happens. betsuni Mar 2019 #16

Bullshit-It can be done in around six months if you have a green card and meet residency requirement Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2019 #36

I used the information from this site: TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #38

Exactly. It's not like getting a driver's license. George II Mar 2019 #49

This is absurd. Please educate yourself lunamagica Mar 2019 #77

Maybe you should take your own advice Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2019 #85

That's in THEORY. The reality is much different. It is ovious you are not familiar with people who lunamagica Mar 2019 #118

Yeah, except for the immigrant who is being called a liar. She doesn't count? Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2019 #122

Mrs. Rodriguez created her own credbility problems with her own statements. TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #124

Ha.. as IF! Cha Mar 2019 #108

Seriousy...As if looking at things online was the same as living the reality. Please lunamagica Mar 2019 #119

I noticed that myself. It takes six months or more to become a citizen. April to September is... George II Mar 2019 #44

Did she say she became a US citizen in September 2015 so she could vote for Bernie in 2016? Autumn Mar 2019 #75

The article stated this: TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #123

It takes years of residency to be eligible for naturalization Mariana Mar 2019 #125

Without knowing more about Rodriguez's situation it isn't possible to offer many more comments. TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #126

I think it's disgusting the way these people get erased melman Mar 2019 #7

Disgusting! Erased! Cheap shots! Entitled! Foul! betsuni Mar 2019 #22

Bazinga! George II Mar 2019 #46

How charming melman Mar 2019 #56

It's a false narrative that a bunch of people here like to push, too. Mr. Smith Mar 2019 #8

WA Post, Feb 2019: "Bernie struggled to win black voters. It could be even worse in 2020." pnwmom Mar 2019 #11

Oh look Jeff Bezos newspaper is writing BS about Bernie Sanders workinclasszero Mar 2019 #50

Oh look, there's someone blaming the messenger for their candidate's shortcomings. BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #58

Did your candidate promise to raise taxes on billionaires? workinclasszero Mar 2019 #63

Oh, right. It's the WA Post's fault that Bernie alienates black people by saying stuff pnwmom Mar 2019 #69

ZIIIIIIINNNNGG!!!! Nail meet hammer!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #79

Go Bernie!! workinclasszero Mar 2019 #127

What does Jeff Bezos have to do with what Eugene Scott writes in his WaPo column? lapucelle Mar 2019 #116

Nobody is saying he doesn't have *any* POC or non-millennial women supporting him. Garrett78 Mar 2019 #12

They sure as hell are trying to say that melman Mar 2019 #13

I don't see this Watson guy or anyone else saying that Sanders has zero support... Garrett78 Mar 2019 #17

Who is this "they" that you are referring to? TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #18

Democrats! betsuni Mar 2019 #20

There was another thread based solely on this tweet melman Mar 2019 #59

Do you have a link...for context? lapucelle Mar 2019 #84

I bet not. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #92

Do you? melman Mar 2019 #94

I don't link to or support Jill Stein acolytes like Tim Black and Anthony Zenkus or their admirers. lapucelle Mar 2019 #100

That's nice melman Mar 2019 #101

Correct on one count, but lapucelle Mar 2019 #103

Okay melman Mar 2019 #105

Says the author of the infamous (and odious) Not good enough, Bernie!!" thread?? stranger81 Mar 2019 #136

lol melman Mar 2019 #93

LOL. TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #97

lol indeed melman Mar 2019 #99

There are literally thousands of tweets posted on DU. TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #102

lol melman Mar 2019 #104

You posted in the thread commenting on the tweet before the troll was banned and Autumn Mar 2019 #121

Oh yes they are saying that POC and women don't support him. The *any* you Autumn Mar 2019 #28

Actually, the OP I replied to claims that people are saying Sanders only appeals to white people. Garrett78 Mar 2019 #31

Look at the subject line of the OP, it says "only". That is equivalent to "any". George II Mar 2019 #53

Yet, speaking from experience you will take a person to task for using a word that's different Autumn Mar 2019 #62

Not my experience. Yours? George II Mar 2019 #65

Yeah mine George. How quickly we forget Autumn Mar 2019 #66

Yeah melman Mar 2019 #60

A smart man had this to say about some of the attitudes we see about Bernie Autumn Mar 2019 #61

Back already? melman Mar 2019 #67

Yep, back this morning. It's almost like a full time job for some. Autumn Mar 2019 #68

Find 1 post that claims Sanders doesn't have any supporters of color. Garrett78 Mar 2019 #70

No melman Mar 2019 #71

That's what I thought. There are so many, yet you can't find a single 1. Garrett78 Mar 2019 #72

Exactly.. he's Not fooling anyone. Cha Mar 2019 #107

Bingo. (nt) ehrnst Mar 2019 #132

Yes, it Most Certainly IS a "Strawman". Cha Mar 2019 #111

Hm. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #95

Why am I undecided? I'm waiting to hear more from Inslee, who was great on the View this Autumn Mar 2019 #98

As I noted elsewhere, there's Susan Sarandon, Nina Turner, Cornell West, and Killer Mike!!! George II Mar 2019 #45

And yet they didn't show up on election day to support Clinton. progressoid Mar 2019 #139

What's your point? That 1-1/2 year old "study" was published long before Mueller concluded.... George II Mar 2019 #141

Now I'm confused. progressoid Mar 2019 #143

Feel the Bern! chwaliszewski Mar 2019 #19

You know it!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #80

From C-SPAN: ehrnst Mar 2019 #23

I Saw Women In That Shot Me. Mar 2019 #24

I saw ZERO women in that shot... NurseJackie Mar 2019 #25

FALSE NARRATIVE!!!!! betsuni Mar 2019 #26

That's What I Mean About The Pink Hats Me. Mar 2019 #37

I was almost fooled. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #39

Right? Me. Mar 2019 #41

Brooklyn is 49.5% white, 35.8% black. That crowd doesn't represent the demographics of Brooklyn. George II Mar 2019 #30

. Here's someone who was there. Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #43

I think C-SPAN was still covering the Jubilee Sunday events in Selma last night. N/T lapucelle Mar 2019 #86

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Mar 2019 #109

Here's C-SPAN's schedule fot Sunday evening. lapucelle Mar 2019 #114

I'm a dark skinned POC and I supported Sanders in 2016 IronLionZion Mar 2019 #27

Nobody is doing that. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #29

It's gonna be a long victim season. MrsCoffee Mar 2019 #32

You're right about that! I'm very much looking forward to it... NurseJackie Mar 2019 #33

LOL!! peggysue2 Mar 2019 #131

No one is purging anyone. ehrnst Mar 2019 #34

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2019 #35

Yeah we will see. Nice to see you. nt Autumn Mar 2019 #40

Who was that? lapucelle Mar 2019 #74

No one that I know of says that he "only" appeals to white male votes... George II Mar 2019 #42

No disputes that some women and POC support Sen. Sanders but is it enough? I don't think so. Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #47

That was great...haha Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #48

What a lovely post melman Mar 2019 #57

Oh, you disagree.. that BS "appeals" to Sarandon, Killer Mike, Cha Mar 2019 #113

What? melman Mar 2019 #120

You forgot Tim Black. Some have even called him a "prominent supporter". lapucelle Mar 2019 #115

That narrative is supported by the votes in 2016. honest.abe Mar 2019 #52

That is what happened in Texas Gothmog Mar 2019 #55

Exactly, his rural populism is unappealing radius777 Mar 2019 #83

No one said only. But that's his base, like it or not. MrsCoffee Mar 2019 #54

Sanders had a really bad interview on this issue Gothmog Mar 2019 #64

Those clenched fists and that body language speak volumes. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #73

It's always easier to recite the same old stump speech... I imagine. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #88

Bernie got a pass the last time forklift Mar 2019 #96

He often does badly in these kinds of interviews. EffieBlack Mar 2019 #110

We need a leader who can think on his or her feet. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #117

That radio program is very important show for African American voters Gothmog Mar 2019 #106

No he does not! Adrahil Mar 2019 #129

BS looks Uncomfortable. Cha Mar 2019 #112

Sanders did poorly in this interview Gothmog Mar 2019 #133

omg.. Cha Mar 2019 #134

Good luck winning the support of non-bernie bro voters with that interview Gothmog Mar 2019 #135

Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2019 #137

This message was self-deleted by its author rzemanfl Mar 2019 #138

OMG. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #140

That will be brought up again during the campaign. (nt) ehrnst Mar 2019 #142

of course it is d_b Mar 2019 #87

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2019 #89

Interesting forklift Mar 2019 #90

Good point. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #91

Woman here- planning to donate, roody Mar 2019 #128

Maybe Jill Stein doesn't need "Killer Mike" for the Primary season? brooklynite Mar 2019 #130