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NCProgressive

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19. African-Americans' love for Obama is a lot stronger than their love for Bernie

Reply to Tom Rinaldo (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 11:28 AM

Mar 2020

Doesn't matter where they reside.

Biden got over 70% of the AA vote on Tuesday -- going forward, it will be a much larger percentage.

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

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Will "non Southern" Black voters give greater support to Sanders than have Southern Blacks? [View all] Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 OP

Not a chance. apcalc Mar 2020 #1

I pointed to some polling data that suggests yes there is a chance Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #2

Try Nevada. Biden won the black vote there, and Sanders stupidly... brush Mar 2020 #4

Nevada was before Biden's late surge, but the African American voter breakdown was much closer there Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #6

And you think somehow it's going to get better after Biden's huge wins? brush Mar 2020 #8

Not going to Selma was classic Bernie BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #9

A real blunder... BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #22

27% isn't close to 36%. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #10

No, most True Blue American Mar 2020 #3

The NYT refers to Hillary as Mrs. Clinton. yardwork Mar 2020 #5

Thanks for pointing that out. I think it is poor form in both cases n/t Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #7

It's been their standard for decades. It's outdated. yardwork Mar 2020 #12

I'm almost certain that Sanders did much better with black voters TexasTowelie Mar 2020 #11

All 15 of them. brush Mar 2020 #14

All 5?:) True Blue American Mar 2020 #30

Doubt it Todd79 Mar 2020 #13

Secretary Clinton won Missouri. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2020 #20

Welcome (!), and that's a great point about AOC helping Sanders with the Latino vote. Makes a lot OnDoutside Mar 2020 #29

Thank you Todd79 Mar 2020 #31

Hillary Clinton won 75% of the black vote across the entire country in the 2016 primary. honest.abe Mar 2020 #15

I won't JustAnotherGen Mar 2020 #16

I know that ALL voters are individuals. I'd rather try to herd cats than make predictions. I'll abqtommy Mar 2020 #17

Michagan's the test case greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #18

African-Americans' love for Obama is a lot stronger than their love for Bernie NCProgressive Mar 2020 #19

Why should they? we can do it Mar 2020 #21

Ask yourself this question: Jarqui Mar 2020 #23

No. Raftergirl Mar 2020 #24

Anecdotally, I heard more chatter about Bloomberg than Bernie. I'm in the South, but every... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2020 #25

When Sanders dissed Selma, he dissed African Americans nationwide. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #26

Nope. I'm surprised people are surprised about the AA vote. nolabear Mar 2020 #27

The only people Sanders is leading with is non voters, nt William769 Mar 2020 #28

Sanders had a chance with black voters and he messed up Moderateguy Mar 2020 #32

highly doubt any big increase of black voters support for Sanders. Why would they? beachbumbob Mar 2020 #33

"I can find no reporting on Sanders AA vote in California" TwilightZone Mar 2020 #34