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Democratic Primaries

Recursion

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29. HRC had the majority of AA voters until Iowa in 2008

Reply to Scurrilous (Original post)

Sun Jun 16, 2019, 02:46 AM

Jun 2019

Voters of color in general tend to decide later than white voters in the primaries, for reasons nobody really knows. (It may be as simple as the fact that IA and NH are lily-white.)

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

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YouGov poll finds Biden with 50 percent of black vote [View all] Scurrilous Jun 2019 OP

Was this done on line? Iliyah Jun 2019 #1

Panel Methodology Scurrilous Jun 2019 #10

I have been doing their polls for at leasy marlakay Jun 2019 #17

Biden will win the nomination if he continues his high support amongst black voters Bhkylib Jun 2019 #2

Holding steady now, but I'm expecting Hortensis Jun 2019 #14

Excellent! Cha Jun 2019 #3

... Scurrilous Jun 2019 #9

I'm surprised customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #4

It's much better than Cha Jun 2019 #5

Biden may be the closest to Obama in Hortensis Jun 2019 #15

One other factor helped Barack Obama customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #24

That number will probably stay solid flamingdem Jun 2019 #6

President Barack Obama is revered in the African American community LibFarmer Jun 2019 #7

I am not surprised by this Gothmog Jun 2019 #8

It's very encouraging, Cha Jun 2019 #11

You can not win the Democraticnomination without support from this group Gothmog Jun 2019 #25

Thank Goodness! I love our Cha Jun 2019 #27

Funny how the talking heads can only find POC that bash Joe redstateblues Jun 2019 #26

Ohhh.. Of course they do! M$M never Cha Jun 2019 #28

Let's go with Joe! oasis Jun 2019 #12

Black voters usually get it right. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #13

Black voters may be, less easily distracted, and more directly, empedocles Jun 2019 #30

K&R Tarheel_Dem Jun 2019 #16

KICK! Cha Jun 2019 #18

Interesting that Bernie comes in with the next highest percentage. (n/t) SMC22307 Jun 2019 #19

he is the only other one with same level recognition as Biden JI7 Jun 2019 #20

Biden was beloved Obama's VP -- his name recognition is much higher than Bernie's. SMC22307 Jun 2019 #22

KICK! Cha Jun 2019 #21

K! Cha Jun 2019 #23

HRC had the majority of AA voters until Iowa in 2008 Recursion Jun 2019 #29

in Obama's case winning the mostly white state helped to make the case for electability JI7 Jun 2019 #31