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In reply to the discussion: It tells us nothing at this point that HRC beats Bernie among women and poc. [View all]Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)What is so freaking offensive about saying that, in a poll between a candidate who's been well-known nationally for years and a candidate who just declared his campaign a few days ago and was not in the national awareness before then...that the better-known candidate would probably be doing better? How does saying that equate to the idea that I was claiming to know better what certain groups should want than people in those groups themselves?
It's just about combatting the idea that HRC has already won the argument on the merits. The comments I made in the OP were about her, not about anybody who's been polled. Why wasn't that obvious?
I'd say that Bernie should make a major speech on the social issues...just to point out how hard he has been fighting on them.
Some significant endorsements among poc, women, and LGBTQ voters would help too, as would a diverse face for his campaign staff(I doubt he's been trying to keep that lily-white or anything).