Please don't delude yourself that Black folk only voted D and in large numbers b/c of Obama. That's just how we roll based on the *issues*.
I get that discussing race in politics isn't always fun, but it can't be omitted when election results look like thispic.twitter.com/Rz9P0bQnS6
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That's the same calculation Black voters have made for the past 50 years. Why? Civil rights. Our #1 priority is freedom from oppression.
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Consider it another facet of White privilege that your vote can be contingent upon luxuries apart from living and breathing while Black.
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BLM is directly confronting Dem candidates b/c the perennially loyal Black Dem voter needs to know where they are on civil rights in *2015*.
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Again, I am in no way suggesting the Democratic Party is a perfect steward of the Black vote, because it's NOT. But have you seen the GOP?
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Also, none of us has the time or luxury to "symbolically" waste our vote on 3rd party candidates who have zero realistic chance of winning.
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Voting your pure White liberal conscious and checking the box for Nader in 2000 is one reason why we're in the hole we're in now, people.
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Sitting at home in '10 b/c PBO didn't force a public option or single payer instead of being happy that uninsured PoC finally had something.
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@docrocktex26@BillDavisNYC As an older while gal, I'm proud to have been on the BLUE side of the chart!2 retweets 12 likes -
@Lee_in_Iowa@BillDavisNYC Woot woot!!! Doesn't it feel great to be on the right side of history?0 retweets 5 likes - Show more
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@docrocktex26 Wow now I know why nearly every troll I have to eventually block is a white guy.8 retweets 18 likes - View other replies
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@docrocktex26 Who'd a thunk I'd be longing for some old-fashioned Republicans like Goldwater?@randyprinepic.twitter.com/5cvsD0bU6X
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@docrocktex26@Ez4u2say_Janis I get you publishing old stats when the latest stats you'd find most disheartening.#PPP#Wiscosin0 retweets 1 like -
@TomHillgardner@Ez4u2say_Janis Honey this is an old thread, and Bernie beating Hillary w/Wisconsin White people isn't a shocker.4 retweets 5 likes - View other replies
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@docrocktex26@Ez4u2say_Janis In latest PPP poll Sanders leads Clinton by 11 points among African-American voters in Wisconsin.0 retweets 0 likes -
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