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Cha

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27. Why couldn't Booker talk about the Voter Suppression in

Thu Nov 21, 2019, 07:29 PM

Nov 2019

Wisconsin, too.. as well as Georgia.

Would it have killed him to talk about what Scott Walker did to mostly Wisconsin Black Voters by suppressing their votes any which way they could?

And, what of those like his girlfriend, Rosario Dawson.. a Stein voter who believed Stein's LIES that Hillary and trump were the same? That had a whole hell of lot to do with Wisconsin..

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https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/jill-stein-democratic-spoiler-or-scapegoat/

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