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Democratic Primaries

Bonobo

(29,257 posts) Wed Feb 12, 2020, 02:01 AM Feb 2020

South Carolina has only .5% of the US's Hispanics. So... [View all]

Following the "logic" of the self-serving and disingenuous arguments being advanced by some posters here, the SC primary would be meaningless because it is not representative of the US population at large.

There are 52 millions Hispanics in America and only 250,000 in SC. If Biden wins there, will those some people say that it is meaningless without knowing the Hispanic vote?

Let's see some consistency here, folks. And failing that, how about some intellectual honesty.

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

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South Carolina has only .5% of the US's Hispanics. So... [View all] Bonobo Feb 2020 OP

Some do seem to be cherry picking when minority votes count booley Feb 2020 #1

Yes, if they were simply honest enough to say they prefer Biden Bonobo Feb 2020 #2

Exactly! booley Feb 2020 #5

How do you know Bernie got more votes because of PoC? pnwmom Feb 2020 #11

I'm all for intellectual honesty stlstdg Feb 2020 #3

so lets do this point by point booley Feb 2020 #6

Bernie is only better situated if you ASSUME that he hasn't already reached the limit of pnwmom Feb 2020 #12

Yes, and African Americans are overrepresented in S.C. -- 26.8% in S.C. vs. 12.8% in U.S. progree Feb 2020 #4

Insulting DUers as "self-serving and disingenuous" is not how you're going to convince them. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #7

I called the arguments self-serving and disingenuous. nt Bonobo Feb 2020 #8

It appears you're going to do what you're going to do, perception be damned. nt SunSeeker Feb 2020 #10

Any interest in wasting a word or two on the substance of the post? Bonobo Feb 2020 #13

I am not "tone-checking" you. I am strategy checking you. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #15

+1 HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #9

But black people are the base of the Democratic Party Lexblues Feb 2020 #14

Yep. Black voters also determine if that nominee will be successful in the general election. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #16

actually there is unrepresentative and there is unrepresentative dsc Feb 2020 #17

You seem confused about the point of my post, so I will restate. Bonobo Feb 2020 #18

No you are not stating my post correctly dsc Feb 2020 #20

Lol. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #19