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Democratic Primaries

TexasTowelie

(126,436 posts) Wed Jun 26, 2019, 06:15 AM Jun 2019

Black Women, Motivated To Oust Trump, Aren't Convinced Of Any Democrat Yet [View all]

Former Vice President Joe Biden weathered a weekend of stinging criticism from his Democratic rivals following his comment about his ability to work with segregationists to get things done in the Senate, but it appears to have had little impact on how voters here in South Carolina see him.

Bill collector Brenda Wright isn’t supporting Biden for the nomination for an entirely different reason.

“If you’re 76, it’s time to go home and sit down. I’m 60, and I’m ready to go home and sit down,” she joked.

Wright said she wants to learn more about California Sen. Kamala Harris, South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg and former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke. If anything, the crowded candidate field is a bit much for her.

Read more: https://www.wabe.org/black-women-motivated-to-oust-trump-arent-convinced-of-any-democrat-yet/
(NPR station in Atlanta)

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

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Black Women, Motivated To Oust Trump, Aren't Convinced Of Any Democrat Yet [View all] TexasTowelie Jun 2019 OP

but they ARE motivated to oust Trump. Logical conclusion is... wyldwolf Jun 2019 #1

Careful. We don't "get" African American votes by default Recursion Jun 2019 #2

"If I got to run to the polls, jump over a fence, it won't matter." Kind of Blue Jun 2019 #6

NPR poll on who votes for policy vs. who can beat Trump Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #13

Good! ananda Jun 2019 #3

Warren is fully capable of breaking through with black women BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #4

+1000! Kind of Blue Jun 2019 #9

That might be the single best answer to a question I've ever seen BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #11

Indeed, I knew that she is super smart but I underestimated her passion. Kind of Blue Jun 2019 #19

Thank you for that genxlib Jun 2019 #16

Love this article. 1000 recs if I could. Kind of Blue Jun 2019 #5

You're welcome. TexasTowelie Jun 2019 #8

I think we're looking for the safest bet because we're just as anxious Kind of Blue Jun 2019 #14

Do they any actual data to support that headline? honest.abe Jun 2019 #7

It's anecdotal. TexasTowelie Jun 2019 #10

So pretty much just an opinion piece. honest.abe Jun 2019 #12

I'm not convinced of any single candidate, either. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #15

Do you wish someone else was running? BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #17

I don't have someone in mind. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #20

It's still very early BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #23

It's unusual for Democrats to be mainly undecided at this stage of the primary process... Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #28

Oh, wow. I see it as the opposite. Kind of Blue Jun 2019 #18

This is not an election about ideas. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #22

Well, you're jumping right into the elections. I get that and not there yet. Kind of Blue Jun 2019 #25

Well, yes, the primary process is about choosing the candidate for the GE, of course. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #26

Yeah, the undecideds. All on various places on that spectrum Kind of Blue Jun 2019 #27

it's still months before people start to vote JI7 Jun 2019 #21

I'm with them. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2019 #24