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Blue_true

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4. Biden's defense of state's rights relative to busing did him no favors

Tue Jul 2, 2019, 12:37 AM

Jul 2019

among Blacks and others. He should have just come out an said that busing was an issue that he ended up on the wrong side of history on, but time has shown that post busing ideas like magnet schools and placement of new schools did more to integrate schools than busing did, and he wishes that he had the vision during the busing debate to push ideas like magnet schools and new school construction.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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The Biden - Harris conversation showing up in the poll aggregators [View all] aikoaiko Jul 2019 OP

The black vote was/is his firewall BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #1

The Obama Halo effect might not be enough bluewater Jul 2019 #2

Biden's defense of state's rights relative to busing did him no favors Blue_true Jul 2019 #4

I pointed out what you just wrote and got attacked. Blue_true Jul 2019 #3

+1 and yep, so did I, swarmed even Celerity Jul 2019 #6

+1 Celerity Jul 2019 #5

It's no laughing matter that Buttigieg is at a solid 0% with black voters, nationally... Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #7

he is not at 0% in every poll, and he is above water (39% positive, 11% neg) in favourability w/ PoC Celerity Jul 2019 #8

I didn't say "every poll". I was referring to the good old CNN poll just released... Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #9

oh, I meant (sorry I was unclear) to say, yes, he is at 0% in that one, but not all Celerity Jul 2019 #10

Remember that Hillary had the black vote in 2008 too... SidDithers Jul 2019 #11

Yes, but that wasn't until after he won Iowa BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #12