Democratic Senator, Dick Durban: 'We Should Appeal To The Center'

schuylaar

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AC asked an honest question based on fact. Sanders supporters wilt when their unjustified belief is challenged.
2M black populace voted obama stayed home for hillary..i asked a black lady who i know and see every morning when she stood there in front of tv complaining about trump is doing..'who'd you vote'? sheepish smile looking up at me- she didn't.
 

Chezus

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2M black populace voted obama stayed home for hillary..i asked a black lady who i know and see every morning when she stood there in front of tv complaining about trump is doing..'who'd you vote'? sheepish smile looking up at me- she didn't.
She didn't want to answer because she correctly assumed you wanted Trump to win and didn't want to argue with a dumbass.
 

Fogdog

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2M black populace voted obama stayed home for hillary..i asked a black lady who i know and see every morning when she stood there in front of tv complaining about trump is doing..'who'd you vote'? sheepish smile looking up at me- she didn't.
Yeah, yeah, the sky is blue. You were asked an honest question that has nothing to do with your reply:
How did Bernard expect to get support from minority groups if he only campaigned in white liberal (read: gentrified) regions?
Sanders supporters wilt when they are asked direct questions about Sanders' apparently deliberate avoidance of social issues.

So, answer AC's question.

How did Bernard expect to get support from minority groups if he only campaigned in white liberal (read: gentrified) regions?
 

schuylaar

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Yeah, yeah, the sky is blue. You were asked an honest question that has nothing to do with your reply:

Sanders supporters wilt when they are asked direct questions about Sanders' apparently deliberate avoidance of social issues.

So, answer AC's question.

How did Bernard expect to get support from minority groups if he only campaigned in white liberal (read: gentrified) regions?
what color blue, @fauxdog?

blah, blah, bah..whiny little girl.
 

Fogdog

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Any minute now, Padaraper will clarify why we should trust a Harvard-Harris poll of 2300 registered voters over the results of the primary.
Because Bernie is the most popular person of all time, he should be made the pope of a newly created religion dedicated to the belief in the goodness of all things Sanders and handed control of all three branches of government . Sandernism is the new religion.
 
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The problem is the 'center' isn't actually the center anymore. The overton window has shifted to the right. The Democratic party is center. Durban is proposing moving further to the right, to appeal to conservative voters to win elections, instead of appealing to ~50% of the base that chooses not to vote.
I could not agree more. The sad fact is that with regard to the rest of the world, we are very right leaning. The center here would be where Ronald Reagan was in the past. That is very sad. Reagan would not be able to get elected today with his political views. I do believe that the time for Left Wing Populism is now and that we actually have a chance to move to a more Democratic Socialist style of government if we can actually get the current centrist politicians out of office.

By the way I do love The Rational National. I watch his videos everyday.
 
How did Bernard expect to get support from minority groups if he only campaigned in white liberal (read: gentrified) regions?
Which regions? I seem to remember him allowing BLM to take the stage. I also remember him speaking with Killer Mike and campaigning in more urban districts. He did very well amongst younger minority voters. The fact is that Hillary just relied on name recognition alone. I don't think that she will do so well if she runs in 2020 against Bernie again. Either way she was a horrible candidate and lost to Trump.
 

st0wandgrow

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How did Bernard expect to get support from minority groups if he only campaigned in white liberal (read: gentrified) regions?
The same way Hillary expected to carry Michigan and Wisconsin by not campaigning there?

Political miscalculation I suppose.
 

Fogdog

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How come they only quote others. Bernie isn't reaching out directly. Who has he met with? Where is he speaking and what has he said.

Also, three mayors? Maybe a govemor? That's it? No policy discussions, nothing from his position as Senator?

This hardly deserves all-caps text.

I've noticed a lot of dark faces on the "Our Revolution" reform effort's web page. So I am aware that his reform effort is diverse. But Bernie isn't reaching out directly.

The funniest quote that describes my perplexed attitude toward Bernies silence on the matter is this, from your link:

“I don’t know what the specific strategy is, but if it was a strategy it’d be a very smart strategy,” Fort told International Business Times.

I think you are just passing gas here, pad.
 
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