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In reply to the discussion: No other candidate in this race has been as strong of an advocate for racial justice as Bernie has [View all]bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Women's reproductive rights being rolled back. He's not talking about the systemic racism that is an issue today as much as he is referring to it as a struggle that has already been won. He seemed to take the same tack with women struggles, suggesting they are over and that the economy is all that matters. It's a seems a bit out of touch to me.
I think he's a great candidate, and will likely figure out soon he needs to widen his outreach and go beyond economic (and environmental) issues in order to win. I'd like that to happen because his ideas need wider exposure. It'll be a much better primary season if he learns from this and is able to garner wider support.
I'd vote for him in a heartbeat, if given the opportunity. But I'm in one of those many states that vote so late, our nominee will already have been chosen. If Bernie gives me something more concrete than this - "it's the economy, stupid" campaign, I'd likely give him a few weekends of phone banking. But so far, he has not.
There has been a huge backlash against women since we've entered the job market- having some increased opportunity has not resulted improving my civil rights- we women have had the opposite experience. So, yeah... There's a bit of a disconnect. Others have suggested I did deep doing research etc, but I'm not just talking about convincing me but about Sanders having a viable candidacy. Even the people I know in RL who love him realize he's not appealing to those outside a white middle class mostly male demographic right now- to those singularly focused on the oligarchy.
He desperately needs to widen his appeal. I truly hope he does.