Democratic Primaries

BlueMTexpat

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21. Whatever else happened, there were

Thu Nov 21, 2019, 06:23 PM

Nov 2019

also a lot of voters in both WI and MI who voted third party - or who didn't vote at all.

Voter suppression + decades of RW memes against HRC + those like Sarandon, Stein & their ilk + Russian bots to smear Hillary at every possible instance + Comey = the disaster in 2016.

But yes, blame Hillary and black voters!

If Booker actually believes this, he needs his head examined!

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

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Is this true.. that Booker said this about Hillary in the debate? [View all] Cha Nov 2019 OP

Dunno, but both can be true zaj Nov 2019 #1

I don't think so.. There was voter suppression Cha Nov 2019 #2

Democrats tend to nominate smart, wonky experts... zaj Nov 2019 #7

I think that's a fair analysis; no question Elizabeth would have trounced tRumpty Dumbty had she run InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #33

We ran the candidate who won the nomination because she dominated her opponents in the primary StevieM Nov 2019 #10

No, but we have a lot of evidence that powerful storytelling matters zaj Nov 2019 #12

Apparently her storytelling was powerful enough that she dominated her opponents in the primary. StevieM Nov 2019 #14

I think that is a valid point. "other than President Obama". Jewls2 Nov 2019 #13

Shhh...it's a secret. StevieM Nov 2019 #16

Oh, with just about everything HRC. For sure. Jewls2 Nov 2019 #17

I got the impression he was saying the black vote was down in Wisc. Jewls2 Nov 2019 #3

That's not the way most are Cha Nov 2019 #5

During this campaign we have seen an alignment with Biden/Obama/HRC. Jewls2 Nov 2019 #9

We lost the election because the Russian interfered on several dewsgirl Nov 2019 #4

Yes, there are many documented facts of Cha Nov 2019 #6

NYT : Many in Milwaukee Neighborhood Didn't Vote -- and Don't Regret It Celerity Nov 2019 #19

It scares me that people don't understand how significant James Comey was. StevieM Nov 2019 #8

There are a lot of reasons HRC lost that had nothing to do with her. I think HRC ran one of the Jewls2 Nov 2019 #11

Excellent post. StevieM Nov 2019 #18

Yep. I agree. Jewls2 Nov 2019 #28

And the total black population in Wisconsin is 370,375. TidalWave46 Nov 2019 #15

Why are so many of OUR candidates obsessed with Hillary Clinton? George II Nov 2019 #20

Why couldn't Booker talk about the Voter Suppression in Cha Nov 2019 #27

Because for Booker, the bigger conversation was showing the difference between himself and Biden Jewls2 Nov 2019 #29

Oh yeah.. "..Booker is allowed.. " of course. He Cha Nov 2019 #31

That is not what he said. I do not think he looked petty, but argued a point. Jewls2 Nov 2019 #32

That's the quote in the OP.. and that is petty.. and not true.. Cha Nov 2019 #35

Whatever else happened, there were BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #21

Exactly, BlueMT! I just posted about Stein's LIES in Wisconsin Cha Nov 2019 #30

The GOP BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #36

what motivation did they need Skittles Nov 2019 #22

Lots of research shows this is so. zentrum Nov 2019 #23

Very true... no reason to pretend otherwise. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #34

yeah, with all the brainwashed hate thrown at her 24/7 from Cha Nov 2019 #38

"According to an analyses of voter turnout data by the political scientist Bernard Fraga betsuni Nov 2019 #24

Thanks for that, Cha Nov 2019 #37

Is that how Scott Walker became Gov in 2011? The Dem just did not energize delisen Nov 2019 #25

I really doubt that Booker will make the next debate Gothmog Nov 2019 #26