now imagine if you stopped ignoring them and then ALSO ran on a platform that would actually materially benefit working class people
One reason black turnout was up: Doug Jones made the decision to fund GOTV work done by the Alabama Democratic Conference. ADC is the black power center and had been ignored in years past. Stop ignoring black voters and surprise (!) they turn out to vote. https://theintercept.com/2017/12/12/roy-moore-doug-jones-black-voters/ …pic.twitter.com/cZKPMoMntE
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How about the left/Ds be a big enough tent that we allow local candidates to figure out what works best for them in their communities. Politics isn't a one size fits all proposition. After all Doug Jones was able to get huge AA turnout so he clearly knew what he was doing.
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Blacks have to be an integral part of the Dem party. We must listen to them, they've been ignored for too long. They are a powerful force.
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Good analysis Ryan, but you're wrong. Here's what happened. Doug Jones slow rolled black neighborhoods in a 1992 Isuzu SideKick with a loudspeaker, and showed his hood cred by repeatedly shouting "CA-CAAAAW, CA-CAAW" through the loudspeakers.
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A good GOTV effort might be able to affect a vote 1 or 2 percent. Guess what? 1.5% Jones win could be chalked up to good GOTV
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So proud of our black voters in Alabama!!! Showed them who’s boss! Woohoo!!
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