Democratic Primaries

bluewater

(5,420 posts)

9. Maybe we should see what African American Democrats think?

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 03:07 PM

Jul 2019

1972...

2019...

Nothing is different in desegregation and race relations between 1972 and 2019? Really?

Weren't virulent racists oppressing African Americans, especially in the deep South, enforcing segregation and actually lynching black people back in 1972?

So maybe, just maybe, saying busing should be considered, not mandated, NOW is just a teensy tiny bit different than doing so during the height of the fight for civil rights?

I don't know.

I will defer to African American Democrats to decide.

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

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

43 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

David Axelrod: "It sounds here like @KamalaHarris is now taking something more like the @JoeBiden [View all] Skya Rhen Jul 2019 OP

it was about knowing how the media works and use it to her advantage AlexSFCA Jul 2019 #1

See reply 2 for a different take from Pete's senior communications advisor. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #8

Pete knows how to use the media to his advantage too. marylandblue Jul 2019 #17

Change you can't believe in BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #11

Did you see what Mayor Pete's senior communications advisor tweeted this morning? highplainsdem Jul 2019 #2

Ooooh! Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #3

Whoosh! peggysue2 Jul 2019 #6

Wow! nt R B Garr Jul 2019 #20

But she's not cutting a deal with segregationists to let the local governments drag their feet Hoyt Jul 2019 #4

yeah, 1972 is EXACTLY the same situation as 2019. bluewater Jul 2019 #10

There is good evidence it ought to be as important today as it was then. Segregationists were Hoyt Jul 2019 #12

I doubt voters are concerned about busing in the 1970s nt NYMinute Jul 2019 #24

Oh, lots of white vote are/were not interested in equal schools then, now, or fifty years from now. Hoyt Jul 2019 #25

Dead horse. nt NYMinute Jul 2019 #30

Actually, it's not a dead horse, too many people just don't want to deal with issue. Hoyt Jul 2019 #32

That kid on the right with the sign... bluewater Jul 2019 #15

You mean it's a complex issue she's actually workign on Lordquinton Jul 2019 #41

lol is joe gonna use the next debate to market a t shirt? nt msongs Jul 2019 #5

This gives an opening to somebody else to make a similar display at the next debate Tiggeroshii Jul 2019 #7

Maybe we should see what African American Democrats think? bluewater Jul 2019 #9

Knew she would have to back down 4now Jul 2019 #13

Biden in the 70's made statements against all busing, not just Federally mandated. pnwmom Jul 2019 #14

WTF ! Horizens Jul 2019 #27

She wanted to know his current position. And debates are for debating, pnwmom Jul 2019 #28

Debates are for .... Horizens Jul 2019 #37

She was asking him how he felt CURRENTLY. She knew what he stated 40 years ago pnwmom Jul 2019 #38

Irrelevant Horizens Jul 2019 #40

So you speak for the entire electorate? What makes this relevant pnwmom Jul 2019 #42

+1 treestar Jul 2019 #33

Really Kamala? blue-wave Jul 2019 #16

Mahalo, blue-wave! Cha Jul 2019 #35

David Axelrod accused Geraldine Ferraro of racism in the 2008 delisen Jul 2019 #18

Nah.. trying to kill the messenger is not working. Cha Jul 2019 #19

She was being very prejudice. Drunken Irishman Jul 2019 #39

She didn't think it through NYMinute Jul 2019 #21

Translation: She's discovered that forced busing is a losing position. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #22

This is how obvious of a blunder this is turning R B Garr Jul 2019 #23

Harris will have to come up with another way to John Fante Jul 2019 #26

Things like this go a good distance with me: Jarqui Jul 2019 #29

Great story, and that's President Obama for you treestar Jul 2019 #34

I'm not the least bit surprised that President Obama did that MustLoveBeagles Jul 2019 #43

Yeah I don't get that. Why bring up an issue no one cares about now? treestar Jul 2019 #31

The responses to his tweet are good tishaLA Jul 2019 #36