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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-25-06 04:07 PM
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In certain states, racism works in elections.
All ya gotta do is remind folks that it's an uppity Negro running for office.
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SharonAnn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-25-06 04:17 PM
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1. Yes, it does work for some voters. What a shame.
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etherealtruth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-25-06 04:55 PM
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2. I believe racism is the motivating factor for a large percentage of ...
... repukes where I live.
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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-25-06 04:56 PM
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3. Yep. There's this impression that Clinton moved the "Black agenda" forward
too much, and repukes have to set it right before blacks and others take over the country :crazy:
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etherealtruth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-25-06 05:10 PM
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4. The Metro Detroit area is the most segregated ...
... area of our country. The repukes in my area are repukes solely to keep up the status quo (of segregated living)... mercifully, they are not the majority.
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-25-06 05:12 PM
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5. True
very true...in SW Missouri, our county is very...red, and racism is rampant...thank god for DU in that regard...
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