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Democratic Primaries

Skya Rhen

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37. As an AA, I can relate to the connection with Mitch Landrieu. Another obvious one is Joe Biden.

Reply to 5starlib (Reply #36)

Fri Jul 12, 2019, 05:18 PM

Jul 2019

He is always so at ease around black people and I just love to see him do that cool handshake with the AA men...

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

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Al Sharpton criticizes 'progressives' - says they have an ivory tower view of the black vote [View all] wyldwolf Jul 2019 OP

Sorry, there is not a "Black Vote". There are blacks who vote Dorn Jul 2019 #1

sorry you feel the need to split hairs and play a semantics game wyldwolf Jul 2019 #3

come on, we know what the OP means. JI7 Jul 2019 #4

Hmm.. Article talks about that "ivory tower view".. Amimnoch Jul 2019 #16

Holy Shit. ismnotwasm Jul 2019 #27

Didn't take long to prove his point. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #34

Thanks for this report Cha Jul 2019 #2

Not so simple this year BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #5

Or they'll do what so many did in '16; stay home because they're uninspired. oldsoftie Jul 2019 #9

They like Biden despite the many attacks...and he inspires them and me as well...he is Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #10

On paper, watoos Jul 2019 #12

I disagree he's a weak candidate, but I are that he looked bad... zaj Jul 2019 #19

One debate will not make or break a candidate...and I regard the Harris thing Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #20

Obama had to work very hard to win over black voters, especially in the South JI7 Jul 2019 #6

I think Biden is working hard to keep those voters. ucrdem Jul 2019 #7

I have turned off MSNBC because their coverage was awful...today on Morning Joe, Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #21

Black voters are very sophisticated StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #8

I believe that Black voters are by far the most sophisticated voters. Blue_true Jul 2019 #38

K&R Vegas Roller Jul 2019 #11

The disdain you describe is in the Mid West also. Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #22

Recommend nt NYMinute Jul 2019 #13

Conservatives get what they deserve. Lucky Luciano Jul 2019 #14

Did Sharpton name 'so-called progressives candidates'? NT Eric J in MN Jul 2019 #15

He did not. wyldwolf Jul 2019 #25

Wife and I are both mid 50s... Harris is still our #1 djacq Jul 2019 #17

Great your son and daughter are already involved..My helpisontheway Jul 2019 #18

I've pointed this out before. It's the "r" factor (religion) Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #23

Good analysis The Mouth Jul 2019 #31

Good on Rev Al flamingdem Jul 2019 #24

+1 emmaverybo Jul 2019 #29

+1 Me. Jul 2019 #26

He/they may be right. We'll see. There's a long way to go. No question the black vote will be KPN Jul 2019 #28

any of the candidates would preserve Obama's gains bigtree Jul 2019 #30

See Sharpton's Twitter account for lots of tweets with video from Morning Joe: highplainsdem Jul 2019 #32

here is the complete video Celerity Jul 2019 #33

Agreed. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jul 2019 #35

Rev. Al just said in public what a lot of black people think behind closed doors... 5starlib Jul 2019 #36

As an AA, I can relate to the connection with Mitch Landrieu. Another obvious one is Joe Biden. Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #37

"that cool handshake with the AA men" EffieBlack Jul 2019 #40

Mitch Landrieu's white? StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #39