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In reply to the discussion: Insiders recount how Sanders lost the black vote -- and the nomination slipped away [View all]NCProgressive
(1,315 posts)4. Bernie's campaign was entirely based upon privileged
and college educated whites who could easily afford another Trump presidency to achieve a herd of unicorns.
Older, less educated and minority voters whose quality of life depends upon who is elected saw through the Sanders' policies as superficial and unattainable. Only slogans and no substance. Hopefully even the hard core BS supporters will take a step back from the effusive devotion, look at the congress and see how many of the BS proposals stand a chance of even getting out of the committee let alone a whole chamber and then get the 60 votes in the senate.
When the effusive disciples become realistic, Sanders looks like another leader promising stuff that he knew little about and couldn't deliver anything.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Insiders recount how Sanders lost the black vote -- and the nomination slipped away [View all]
comradebillyboy
Mar 2020
OP
This is true. His demeanor just did not cut it with so many, particularly older black voters.
zonkers
Mar 2020
#37
Excellent read...thanks. K&R...the Sanders campaign made little effort to win over AA voters
Demsrule86
Mar 2020
#20