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NurseJackie

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53. BS can't even get AA and POC to attend a rally at a BLACK church in a MAJORITY BLACK city.
Sat Sep 21, 2019, 12:06 PM
Sep 2019
He also appears to have given up the idea of people of color voting for him.
BS can't even get AA and POC to attend a rally at a BLACK church in a MAJORITY BLACK city.

Remember his rally in North Charleston, SC not long ago? It had so LITTLE ethnic diversity that it looked like he could have been somewhere Vermont. In fact, based on the statistics, the demographics at that rally was even whiter than Vermont.

It's obvious that the AA and POC community are rejecting BS and the BS campaign. BS just doesn't connect with that community. The BS message just isn't resonating.

All I'm saying is, with such a humiliating rejection by the AA and POC communities, and without their vote, BS doesn't stand a chance.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
Well, fuck him then. grumpyduck Sep 2019 #1
Do you know why he missed it? JoeOtterbein Sep 2019 #2
He doesn't do the "identity politics" thing ecstatic Sep 2019 #5
Maybe he is ill? JoeOtterbein Sep 2019 #6
You can't talk to gay people without being guilty of "identity policits?" NCLefty Sep 2019 #23
Because he made prior commitments. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2019 #8
Thanks for the facts. JoeOtterbein Sep 2019 #10
Embarrassment? Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2019 #14
+1000! JoeOtterbein Sep 2019 #16
+++++++ MuseRider Sep 2019 #66
Is that tour going to last for three weeks? The second event that he's skipping is Oct 10..... George II Sep 2019 #30
That's the eve of "National Coming Out Day" that people may have heard of before. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #42
He is extremely busy ... we know this PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #63
He flies on a private jet BlueMississippi Sep 2019 #44
You make a very valid point. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #52
Actions speak louder than words .... nt BlueMississippi Sep 2019 #56
The struggles continue, but the actions do not. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #58
The invitations were sent out no later than August 20, probably earlier.... George II Sep 2019 #64
The reason we need candidates to focus on the #LGBTQforum is because every week Cha Sep 2019 #3
these groups are seen as part of "the establishment" JI7 Sep 2019 #4
Add them to the list with PP, the Black Congressional Caucus and the Working Families Party... ehrnst Sep 2019 #72
Why is Bernie, always portrayed in a negative light, when so many of his ideas, like MFA... JoeOtterbein Sep 2019 #7
MFA isn't his idea. betsuni Sep 2019 #9
Then who? JoeOtterbein Sep 2019 #11
John Conyer's Medicare for All Act voted on every year 2003-2017. betsuni Sep 2019 #13
So did FDR. Looks like it will come too late for me too! JoeOtterbein Sep 2019 #15
MFA or death. betsuni Sep 2019 #18
So Obama had nothing to do with Obamacare? Is that your position? Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2019 #20
Nobody said he had nothing to do with the ACA, of course. betsuni Sep 2019 #27
Where were all the howls of "how are you gonna pay for it , John?" Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2019 #21
Maybe the reason it didn't get enough votes was the same as why Vermont's Green Mountain Care betsuni Sep 2019 #26
I'm sure if you did some research you'd see why it, and others for many decades, didn't get passed. George II Sep 2019 #34
I read it was "scheduling" but wasn't this Cha Sep 2019 #65
A universal health care bill was first introduced in the House back in 1943 by John Dingell Sr.... George II Sep 2019 #33
None of BS's ideas are his own.. some of them have existed since the 40's BlueMississippi Sep 2019 #45
Now that's clever...nt comradebillyboy Sep 2019 #57
That's how many of us feel about the way other progressive candidates have been treated ehrnst Sep 2019 #73
Well I didn't see Beto mentioned so I guess he doesn't care either. Really people, campaigns have vsrazdem Sep 2019 #12
+1000! JoeOtterbein Sep 2019 #17
Beto will be at the next one FreeState Sep 2019 #22
Interesting to know.. thank you. Cha Sep 2019 #25
He will be at the forum in Los Angeles on October 10. George II Sep 2019 #50
I'm pretty sure he won't be sitting. roody Sep 2019 #19
Bernie is Yesterday's News Fan of Da Bearse Sep 2019 #24
Must see video: Bernie defends gays in military against homophobic slurs on house floor in 1995 jg10003 Sep 2019 #28
Well then, that reason enough to not go to two LGBTQ events in 2019. George II Sep 2019 #35
Thanks and I really don't get it he has history going far back and has been speaking about lunasun Sep 2019 #37
I never get upset about Pols missing events. Scheduling is difficult. Funtatlaguy Sep 2019 #29
I get upset when they miss important ALL-HANDS-ON-DECK votes... NurseJackie Sep 2019 #31
Yes, absences are absences. Some pols have even shown up with walking pneumonia. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2019 #71
Scheduling conflicts twice in a row? That's hard for me to believe. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #32
The second one is on October 10. George II Sep 2019 #36
Bernie Certainly Supports LGBTQ Issues, But His Staff Need to Dealt With DrFunkenstein Sep 2019 #38
He hired his close staff for very specific reasons. ehrnst Sep 2019 #81
Bernie Sanders did an LGBTQ event in June. Eric J in MN Sep 2019 #39
Don't throw a bone and think it's going to make it all better. Politicub Sep 2019 #47
Bernie Sanders has supported gay rights since the 1970s. NT Eric J in MN Sep 2019 #48
A gay rights support quota doesn't exist. Just because he supports the community doesn't Politicub Sep 2019 #49
He could be there... if he WANTED to. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #54
Indeed. When a Candidate shows you their priorities, believe them. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2019 #75
Bernie Sanders went to a female HBCU. Eric J in MN Sep 2019 #79
So that's three LGBTQ events that he missed - including the two coming up? ehrnst Sep 2019 #80
To a point. He's certainly evolved on Marriage equality when it proved prudent to do so. ehrnst Sep 2019 #74
Well goodness! He went to one in June! ehrnst Sep 2019 #82
This message was self-deleted by its author PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #40
BS firmly believes PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #41
He apparently doesn't think he needs, or can get, that bloc of votes. MineralMan Sep 2019 #43
BS can't even get AA and POC to attend a rally at a BLACK church in a MAJORITY BLACK city. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #53
Apparently, he doesn't care or doesn't think he can change that. MineralMan Sep 2019 #61
This message was self-deleted by its author Politicub Sep 2019 #46
Imagine my surprise. redstatebluegirl Sep 2019 #51
I know, right? It's as if some politicians have a perfunctory attitude about these things. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #60
Conclusions Will Be Drawn Me. Sep 2019 #55
Who is surprised by this? Gothmog Sep 2019 #59
Great post. K&R NYMinute Sep 2019 #62
Because he does not like gay people? C'mon. MuseRider Sep 2019 #67
This message was self-deleted by its author NurseJackie Sep 2019 #68
Nobody is saying that. But the candidates are making it very clear what their priorities are... NurseJackie Sep 2019 #69
His LGBTQ record in Congress (House and Senate) has been abysmal bordering on non-existent. George II Sep 2019 #77
I'm certain that nobody will be surprised to learn that I'm not surprised. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #78
He's referred to "identity politics" as being a distraction from the "universal issues" ehrnst Sep 2019 #83
That's concerning. And disqualifying to many LGBTQ. ehrnst Sep 2019 #70
Bernie just doesn't care about these kinds of things. lark Sep 2019 #76
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