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sharedvalues

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15. No. Backlash would have hit ANY Democrat.

Reply to Jonny Appleseed (Reply #14)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 07:27 AM

Apr 2017

Backlash was created by right wing media.
For Obama they used birther lines. For Kerry it would have been French speaking, cycling, other made up stuff. For HRC it would have been female issues, made up stuff via Judicial watch.

Don't blame racism. Yes there was racism at play. But the right wing press chose that attack angle and amplified it. The problem is the right wing press.

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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