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2. I read an article, which of course I can't find now...

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 07:00 PM

Mar 2016

that suggested that all of us voting in this coalition together view voting not just as an individual choice, but as a collective social act of good. If I only voted, for instance, for a candidate that reflected 99% of my views, I'd only have Barbara Lee to vote for. But I don't use personal metrics of that kind as the basis of who I support.

I think the extra scrutiny of the voting patterns of Black voters is a result of the Democratic Party's demographic shift. Women are getting the vagina voter charge, in smaller doses here on DU, but it is enough that you can tell the anxiety and anger comes from a certain demographic that is coming to the unpleasant conclusion that they aren't running the table anymore. My .02

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Can I just point out, I have an OP in GDP asking about the source of HRC's white support [View all] Recursion Mar 2016 OP

most of her white support is from white women isn't it ? JI7 Mar 2016 #1

I read an article, which of course I can't find now... Starry Messenger Mar 2016 #2

I responded to you question about why I like comradebillyboy Mar 2016 #3