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In reply to the discussion: Cornel West Surrogacy highlights a major problem with the Sanders' campaign's outreach strategy [View all]wildeyed
(11,243 posts)88. So many books, so little time.
I am also part way through Invisible Man. If I get off the DU, I might finish the Barber book tonight, too.
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Cornel West Surrogacy highlights a major problem with the Sanders' campaign's outreach strategy [View all]
Empowerer
Jan 2016
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AA voters are very smart, but tend to exercise strategic voting more than anything.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2016
#93
Why are people who AREN'T black coming into the AA forum in an OP created by a black DUer
Number23
Jan 2016
#42
Actually it was my bad. I didn't see which forum I was in until after I'd posted
99th_Monkey
Jan 2016
#54
An adorable attempt to excuse your behavior. You could have stopped at "I'm sorry I was
Number23
Jan 2016
#55
I'm not going to continue this. I apologized, and it's not accepted. Got it.
99th_Monkey
Jan 2016
#56
If the only posts you find worthwhile in this forum are ones that discuss your pres candidate in
Number23
Jan 2016
#57
Shows how little you know about this forum. I'm not black, and I've felt very welcomed here.
lunamagica
Jan 2016
#76
This web site is full of places where this kind of belligerance will get you plenty of fans
Number23
Jan 2016
#40
You can post your bewildering and needless rage at nothing everywhere else on DU
Number23
Jan 2016
#44
Cornel West is no longer what he may have been a decade ago for many in the Black community
FrenchieCat
Jan 2016
#6
My point is that the fact that you like West is irrelevant. You are already on the team
Empowerer
Jan 2016
#24
It's not lost on me. I've been told by Black colleagues the same for months now.
highprincipleswork
Jan 2016
#9
some of my fellow Sanders supporters are totally tone deaf when it comes to the AA community
steve2470
Jan 2016
#18
Despite being a Sanders supporter, I think he's blown it overall with his outreach strategy
steve2470
Jan 2016
#14
yes I wasn't aware of the huge importance of the print edition but it makes perfect sense!
steve2470
Jan 2016
#21
People keep -- RIGHTFULLY -- talking about how much Clinton sucks as a campaigner
Number23
Jan 2016
#47
After seeing the denizens of GDP moaning about how they "cried like babies" over that ad, I realized
Number23
Jan 2016
#53
They started blaming us the second our response to being told for the thousandth time that he
Number23
Jan 2016
#107
Steve, have you seen the 2nd version of his ad? He's responded to the LOUD criticism that the first
Number23
Jan 2016
#114
I agree. Wonder if the denizens of GDP will "bawl like babies" over this one?
Number23
Jan 2016
#116
I love that ad (the new one), that is the Bernie I want to feel good about, if certain people would
randys1
Jan 2016
#118
The ad is consistent with the point I keep making about the focus of the Sanders campaign
Empowerer
Jan 2016
#58
Like I said in the thread on it, it's a good ad in that it is unabashedly pro-Sanders and not anti-
Number23
Jan 2016
#83
Before 2007, Cornel West was seldom on mainstream talk shows. For that matter, neither was
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2016
#100
Black folks have said this time and again ever since Sanders made the bewildering -- and stupid
Number23
Jan 2016
#49
Bitter white folks love their Cornel West who has spent seven years spewing his
underthematrix
Jan 2016
#52
New Poll Shows ‘Surging’ Sanders Losing Ground With the Voter Group He Needs Most
Gothmog
Jan 2016
#77
Cornel West used to come to my Church in Oakland often enough to speak prior to President Obama....
FrenchieCat
Jan 2016
#112