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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders: Hillary Clinton has big edge over me with black voters [View all]Tarheel_Dem
(31,223 posts)the country, and we're still not "Feeling the Bern". Quite honestly, much of the blame lies with BS, and there's a reason for this. Blame it on "name recognition", "the DNC/DLC/DSCC" or whatever the conspiracy du jour is, but the distrust, resentment and anger run deep for many of us. He & his more strident advocates have spent much of the past seven years attacking the POTUS who has maintained 90%+ approval with the party's most loyal constituency. Gee, that couldn't possibly have an effect, right?
As a person of color, he was never an option for me, and I've made no bones about it. And his libertarian following has made that possibility a non-starter. So far, the only candidate who might provide real competition to HRC's path to the nomination might be my 2nd choice, and he hasn't even announced.
I will say, however, that it's good that even if his supporters can't see the problem, he can.