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Jonny Appleseed

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14. But the backlash from Obama being... well, a black man snowballed into a Trump presidency

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 02:15 AM

Apr 2017

I think republicans hate Latinos more, so if my logic is correct then the next gop presidential candidate will be the skeleton of Strom Thurmand with an Atlas shrugged audiobook playing in the background.

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2018 US Senate Election- If the DSCC recruits young Hispanic US House members to run against [View all] nkpolitics1212 Apr 2017 OP

I think you need to run more white men and I'm saying this as a black woman underthematrix Apr 2017 #1

What about white women? nkpolitics1212 Apr 2017 #2

That's fine but what we need to get back are the white men. underthematrix Apr 2017 #3

I'd like to see some white men and women talk seriously and boldly about race loyalsister Apr 2017 #6

Let's save that for after we get control of local, state and federal offices. underthematrix Apr 2017 #8

Democrats are the party of diversity and unity. Run women and minorities. sharedvalues Apr 2017 #10

i agree with you. I want more women, Latino, Asian, Muslim, LGTBQ underthematrix Apr 2017 #13

Beto O'Rourke isn't hispanic. SaschaHM Apr 2017 #4

O'Rourke speaks Spanish fluently. nkpolitics1212 Apr 2017 #5

Yes. I like both O'Rourke and Castro. underthematrix Apr 2017 #9

Could O'Rourke do well with the Ron Paul voters? nkpolitics1212 Apr 2017 #7

And he's Spanish speaking underthematrix Apr 2017 #12

Some dynamic Latino legislators are ready for advancement. oasis Apr 2017 #11

But the backlash from Obama being... well, a black man snowballed into a Trump presidency Jonny Appleseed Apr 2017 #14

No. Backlash would have hit ANY Democrat. sharedvalues Apr 2017 #15