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swilton

(5,069 posts)
3. That's good news!
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 05:17 PM
Jun 2015

It's one thing to appeal to his New England neighborhood, entirely another to get some support from Hillary territory. There is a large working population in NY and they all don't hail from Wall Street and have Ivy League degrees.

BTW - thought the notion/meme that's going around that Bernie doesn't have appeal to people of color is total BS....He only started his campaign in late May whereas Hillary one would think has been campaigning for decades. Didn't I just see that he's meeting with some Hispanic group this week? And furthermore, it's not like Obama/Clinton have a track record on doing things for non-whites....that is unless they work for Wall Street. I wouldn't be surprised to see Cornell West and Tavis Smiley get on his band wagon.



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Cool! SoapBox Jun 2015 #1
Hmmm... MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #2
It's been a long time since I heard any Sleepy LaBeef starroute Jun 2015 #12
I lovelovelove Sleepy MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #16
That's good news! swilton Jun 2015 #3
Ouch. RufusTFirefly Jun 2015 #4
remember when ted kennedy DesertFlower Jun 2015 #6
Yep, and Kerry endorsed him before Kennedy and after Durbin and McCasskill karynnj Jun 2015 #10
i remember richardson saying DesertFlower Jun 2015 #14
great news. nt DesertFlower Jun 2015 #5
k & r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Jun 2015 #7
VP pick? Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #8
My thought, too. PADemD Jun 2015 #20
Ditto!! nt 99th_Monkey Jun 2015 #23
That's impressive. AtomicKitten Jun 2015 #9
They seem to hold grudges for a long time -- and thankfulness for however long someone is helping karynnj Jun 2015 #13
Excellent speech. That it was heartfelt is clear. AtomicKitten Jun 2015 #18
Very Good News cantbeserious Jun 2015 #11
That just makes me like & admire DeBlasio even more stuffmatters Jun 2015 #15
From a man who really knows her zentrum Jun 2015 #17
Great news. Woohoo. azmom Jun 2015 #19
!!!!!!!!!! delrem Jun 2015 #21
Waiting for someone to claim it takes "courage" to go against the Clintons.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #22
This guy will be misquoted like crazy by Republicans no matter what...frankly, he should have just Gloria Jun 2015 #24
so a Dem endorsing a Dem is naively helping the Republicans now? MisterP Jun 2015 #25
From the article, there has been no endorsement... Gloria Jun 2015 #26
Clinton and FDR? MisterP Jun 2015 #28
It's very uncouth to smear Bernie supporters in a group FOR Bernie supporters. smokey nj Jun 2015 #31
I didn't smear anybody Gloria Jun 2015 #33
I for one appreciate a politician who eschews weasel-words Maedhros Jun 2015 #27
Awesome news alboe Jun 2015 #29
Hey. That's MY mayor. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #30
It's the TPP. zentrum Jun 2015 #32
Elsewhere on DU someone opined LiberalElite Jun 2015 #34
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