2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why is Hillary Clinton crushing Bernie Sanders among minority voters? [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)They have. And more power to them for that.
My reaction was primarily to the statement that Bernie has not gone out of his way over the years to make a show of "listening" to minorities.
Now that he is running for the nomination, he does need to reach out and show that commitment in more direct ways. No disagreement there. He's entered a different league.
However, he has a proven commitment to civil rights and social justice over the years as a part of his larger agenda.
And I do hafta say that the actual policies and allies of the Clintons have undermined the economic status and political power of everyone except the 1 Percent, which hasn't helped AAs either.... And welfare deform undermined the economic status of African Americans....(And let's not forget Bill's Sistah Soljah moment back when he was a candidate. He's not Hillary, but it does indicate a certain, er willingness, to throw minorities under the bus if it is politically expedient.)