Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumPhotos of Sanders' rally in Birmingham this afternoon
Note: Birmingham is 71% African American, 24% Caucasian
https://www.al.com/news/2019/05/bernie-sanders-at-alabama-rally-on-sunday.html
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Bleacher Creature
(11,256 posts)The fact that he still lets her speak at his rallies tells you all that you need to know about Bernie and why he should never be our party's nominee.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
sheshe2
(83,764 posts)The glasses are the tell.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,229 posts)Mahalo for speaking the Truth!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tarheel_Dem
(31,234 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Probably in response to something fairly okay, like promising to overcome Democrats or some such thing.
But he is an authoritarian leader and the similarities between crowds of LW and RW populists are much stronger than their differences.
Of course PoC are staying away.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)It's like these photos were taken in Vermont.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
betsuni
(25,519 posts)Then when I realized it was Alabama, not Vermont:
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
sheshe2
(83,764 posts)The sad history.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
betsuni
(25,519 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Me.
(35,454 posts)aside from security?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)I may be wrong, but Birmingham has a very high Black population. That there was few Blacks at the rally is somewhat disconcerting.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)AA and POC are rejecting the BS campaign and the BS message. BS isn't connecting with them. They clearly don't want BS and they don't like BS... and when a MAJORITY BLACK city ends up looking like a rally in Vermont, well... that just shows how completely out of touch BS is.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DAMANgoldberg
(1,278 posts)While it's true that Birmingham is overwhelmingly white, the suburbs, especially the over-the-mountain ones are about the opposite. I would bet you that is where his crowd came from. Homewood, Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook, Hoover, and Northern Shelby County are some of the communities involved.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
sheshe2
(83,764 posts)Bernie is walking by him/ with him here.
They are together again after all these years. 50 years?
Stand By Me
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ecstatic
(32,704 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Response to George II (Reply #25)
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
John Fante
(3,479 posts)And she works for Bernie.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
babylonsister
(171,065 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)If Harris or Biden showed up the crowd would likely be both much larger and much more diverse. I think George's point was the lack of diversity in the crowd.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)I think that African Americans figured out a while back that Bernie's belief that fighting income inequality will solve all racial discrimination issues was rather clueless.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
White.
This is Birmingham Alabama.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
sheshe2
(83,764 posts)The absence of color.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dalton99a
(81,487 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
The face of the revolution will not be white. It will be people of color and all colors will be there.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ecstatic
(32,704 posts)And their reaction to Nina is priceless.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
rusty quoin
(6,133 posts)in the Democratic Party. I voted for him in the 2016 primary and for Hillary in the general.
Ive always liked Bernie because he is the same thing he has always been.
But Im for Warren because she has the same spirit of fighting for the regular Joe.
There are other reasons, but when a candidate is hated by so many, thats not a good candidate. Everything is searched and just a bit can become a reason for hate become reality.
I dont trash any of the candidates but please continue. I will never do it, and always vote for the Democrat. But please continue as you do.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
G_j
(40,367 posts)and hit a bullseye!
Thank you
General Discussion (Primary Candidate Trashing)
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
NJCher
(35,669 posts)There is one more POC at Biden's rally than at Bernie's! That's quite a significant point you've made.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Safe under the feet of his family it looks like. Imagining security noting the little feet.
Nice event.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SouthernProgressive
(1,810 posts)Bet it would be exemplified more without such cropping. In the broader shots you can see many more.
https://www.philly.com/politics/joe-biden-rally-philadelphia-donald-trump-presidential-election-20190518.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/us/politics/joe-biden-philadelphia-rally.html
https://billypenn.com/2019/05/18/21-photos-from-bidens-philadelphia-campaign-rally-at-the-art-museum/
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LibFarmer
(772 posts)If Biden held a rally in Birmingham, it wouldn't be a sea of white people.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LibFarmer
(772 posts)"I see white people."
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MineralMan
(146,308 posts)I hope those few hundred attendees are just the tip of the iceberg.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,241 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
honest.abe
(8,678 posts)He might as well give it up and go back to Vermont where they love him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Maru Kitteh
(28,340 posts)the thread. My oh my.
Bye bye birdie.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
IluvPitties
(3,181 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,229 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BannonsLiver
(16,387 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided