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merrily

(45,251 posts)
36. Honestly, I don't know how.
Sat Jul 25, 2015, 11:24 AM
Jul 2015

If I did, I would.

IRL, everyone one I know is already for Sanders, except, as I said, the ones who think Hillary has a better chance of winning the general. I think Sanders has a much better chance and I tell them why.

I am not on black twitter. Anyway, I believe bravenak when she says the best thing Sanders supporters can do on black twitter is to stop defending him. On DU, I think anything I post about him outside the Bernie Group, where everyone is for him anyway, will do nothing or make things worse. I don't think anyone on DU has an open mind about candidates, even under the best of circumstances. I trashed GD the day I saw them announce it. I go in there only if I have to serve on a jury or I click on something in Latest Threads by mistake.

Also, I do feel that at least part of this is being fueled, on and off DU, by people who are not African American, but who want to divide the Democratic primary vote by race.

People who are switching candidates, who are they going to that's been better on race? Lincoln Chafee?



Huddle Up: WEDGE ISSUES [View all] Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 OP
Racial issues are emerging as the 'kicker' for this election. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #1
Agreed, lets get on the just side of history! Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #4
K&R! marym625 Jul 2015 #2
Can do! Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #5
Great! I will look for it marym625 Jul 2015 #7
Look in GD: Primary Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #8
Ta-Done! marym625 Jul 2015 #9
wedge issues have done a spectacular job, of splitting the 99 percent against each other HFRN Jul 2015 #3
Indeed! George Carlin spoke about that often. Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #6
"The devil works by pointing out our differences" zeemike Jul 2015 #20
Thanks Zeemike. Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #27
I have no interest in "winning DU," nor do I think it's possible. Alternatively, DU was won months merrily Jul 2015 #10
Yep, 90% Pro Bernie Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #11
democrats I've been talking to heaven05 Jul 2015 #19
"Keep fooling yourself." Hi, heaven05. Nice to see you. merrily Jul 2015 #21
people of all stripes heaven05 Jul 2015 #22
But, my post said: I have no interest in "winning DU," nor do I think it's possible. merrily Jul 2015 #28
You're promoting a false narrative and hammering the WEDGE Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #30
I know I just get heaven05 Jul 2015 #32
heaven05. I always welcome your posts and our conversations. merrily Jul 2015 #33
WE can "impact it" heaven05 Jul 2015 #35
Honestly, I don't know how. merrily Jul 2015 #36
we have a right to post anything about the heaven05 Jul 2015 #37
AFAIK, you conduct yourself just fine in my book. merrily Jul 2015 #38
Calling other people's basic rights 'a wedge issue' is inherently problematic. Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #12
We have a communication breakdown Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #13
I have a question wrt Identity Politics 2banon Jul 2015 #31
I may not be the best person to speak, but if your kid's life is danger or your own, you might merrily Jul 2015 #34
...... daleanime Jul 2015 #14
Despite any possible future disagreements JackInGreen Jul 2015 #15
Thanks, United We Stand, Divided We Fall Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #17
K&R Moral Compass Jul 2015 #16
Bingo! Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #18
Could not agree anymore on this topic! d_legendary1 Jul 2015 #23
Thanks for that apropos example Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #25
Fer sher! d_legendary1 Jul 2015 #29
The USNews article is a primer on how to use WEDGE issues to divide the GOP, not Dems. McCamy Taylor Jul 2015 #24
Exactly! Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #26
I prefer the truth bombs reframing the conversation as a method of sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #39
Thanks. Maybe we need to examine how... Cosmic Kitten Jul 2015 #40
Study Karl Rove's Machiavellian tactics. Then match them to the 'talking points' sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #41
Recently, some pundit or other on MSNBC quoted Bubba as having said, merrily Jul 2015 #43
In general people are disgusted with the nastiness except for the sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #44
Yes, but candidates still hope to disqualify each other. And, sometimes they succeed. merrily Jul 2015 #45
Yes, they do, but that's the people's fault. They are less likely to allow sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #46
The fissures do not need identification. They've been known here since forever. merrily Jul 2015 #42
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