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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Latest poll of African Americans: Hillary 82%, Sanders 6%, Webb 3% [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)22. Maybe they thought the pollster meant songwriter Jimmy Webb!!!
James Layne "Jimmy" Webb[1] (born August 15, 1946) is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He has written numerous platinum-selling songs, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park".[2] He has had successful collaborations with The 5th Dimension, Glen Campbell, Richard Harris, and Art Garfunkel. In addition, his compositions have been performed by many popular contemporary artists, including Linda Ronstadt, The Supremes, Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge, Rod McKuen, Frank Sinatra, Thelma Houston, The Temptations, Barbra Streisand, Joe Cocker, Judy Collins, Donna Summer, America, Amy Grant, Dionne Warwick, John Denver, Johnny Cash, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Tom Jones, Michael Feinstein, Rosemary Clooney, R.E.M., Cassandra Wilson, and Carly Simon.[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Webb
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Latest poll of African Americans: Hillary 82%, Sanders 6%, Webb 3% [View all]
Cali_Democrat
Jul 2015
OP
If they weren't thinking of the songwriter, maybe they were thinking of the NASA guy!!
MADem
Jul 2015
#30
No ... My position has not changed regarding who I support in the Democratic primary ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#35
Okay ... I will unilaterally stand down. You have gotten more than your share of my attention. n/t
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#64
Some know him well, some know a little about him, and some hardly know him at all.
Vattel
Jul 2015
#25
Fairly or not, Hillary is seen as being sympathetic to the needs of the African American community.
DCBob
Jul 2015
#39
Other news in the poll shows Clinton still strong actually going up a few points.
Historic NY
Jul 2015
#38