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Showing Original Post only (View all)Do you believe African Americans, and other minority voters, have never heard of Bernie Sanders? [View all]
Examples of MSM reporting on this issue:
Bernie Sanders a Virtual Unknown Among Black Voters
JUNE 24, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/us/politics/bernie-sanders-lags-hillary-clinton-in-introducing-himself-to-black-voters.html
JUNE 24, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/us/politics/bernie-sanders-lags-hillary-clinton-in-introducing-himself-to-black-voters.html
Bernie Sanders struggling to get his message heard by - and the support of - Latino and Black voters
Fox News Latino - 14 hours ago
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2015/06/24/bernie-sanders-struggling-to-get-his-message-heard-by-and-support-latino-and/
Whoopsie! So sorry, gosh, apparently this page from Fox Latino, from 14 hrs ago, is no longer available for some reason.
Fox News Latino - 14 hours ago
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2015/06/24/bernie-sanders-struggling-to-get-his-message-heard-by-and-support-latino-and/
Whoopsie! So sorry, gosh, apparently this page from Fox Latino, from 14 hrs ago, is no longer available for some reason.
Poll Ouestion:
MSM outlets, and Secretary Hillary Clinton supporters. have been reporting that the majority of African American voters, and other minority groups, have never heard of Bernie Sanders.
Do you believe that most African American voters have never heard of Bernie Sanders. who, (according to the MSM), is the current runner up for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States?
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I believe that the majority of African Americans and other minority groups are aware that Senator Bernie Sanders is a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for President of the US. | |
1 (50%) |
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I believe that the majority of African Americans and other minority groups are clueless about the fact that Senator Bernie Sanders is a candidate for the Democratic party nomination for President of the US. | |
0 (0%) |
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I am African American/Other Minority Group, and do not know that Senator Sanders is a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for President of the US. | |
0 (0%) |
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I am African American/Other Minnority Group, and I know that Bernie Sanders is in the running for the Democratic Party nomination for President of the US | |
1 (50%) |
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I have never heard of Senator Bernie Sanders. | |
0 (0%) |
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1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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Do you believe African Americans, and other minority voters, have never heard of Bernie Sanders? [View all]
Zorra
Jun 2015
OP
I believe a lot of people, regadless of race, don't really know who he is.
Juicy_Bellows
Jun 2015
#2
Absolutely - they know who won American Idol but have no idea who their senators are. nt.
Juicy_Bellows
Jun 2015
#4
A lot of money sure buys a lot of "Bernie can't possibly win" polls, doesn't it?
merrily
Jun 2015
#6
I think there are a lot of people who aren't even aware the primary process has started...
Kalidurga
Jun 2015
#8
Most people who don't pay much attention to politics have never heard of Sanders
eridani
Jun 2015
#9