Thank you!

By conservative, I don't mean right-wing conservative. I mean in the sense that they don't want to take risks. They were reluctant to support Obama initially, but he was more connected to the establishment and their fear diminished over time. I think that their fear over risk may diminish over time, but probably not in time for Bernie to win any southern states.

And Clinton performed best in the most Democratic.

... how all AAs think and vote.

I'm sure their support for HRC couldn't possibly be due to their belief that she's the better candidate.

Different times!

I still think that he can win....but Obama proved that he could win by taking IOWA. If Bernie had solidly won the first three contests, he would have been received more consideration, but not necessarily a win in SC.

Years ago, a good friend in NC who is LDS said they are a whole different ball game of AA church-going conservative Democrats in SC and the south--large numbers of whom are anti-abortion and anti-gay due to their religious beliefs.

They will get a much larger percentage of Black and Latino voters.

like a rouge wave - many things came together

some obvious - others less so

I do hope Bernie and his campaign takes this seriously because if dems keep the WH we need the Obama coalition. Both Bernie and Hillary are missing components of that coalition.
I am not mad a Bernie and I really hope he can garner more support because I am a democrat and if he is the nominee, I want him to win the GE. I will vote for Hillary in my primary but inspite of my tendency towards snark, I don't think it benefits the next nominee to have important Obama coalition voters alienated.

who called all bernie supporters racist and sexist as they did bernie himself.

Bill Clinton called all bernie supporters like the tea party.

Your wrong.race is over.Blacks will vote for clinton no matter what.and will women 45 and older.

Bernie's entire message and ideas have been rejected.Clinton is enemy of them.Sooner ebrnie supporters realize this the better.

Individuals called Bernie and Bernie supporters racist and sexist. Individuals called Bernie and his supporters racist and sexist. A small group of people, making extreme, broad brush statements, which are absolutely in NO WAY representative of the whole group.

Bernie's message hasn't been rejected by me, hasn't been rejected by the thousands and thousands of people still showing up to hear him speak. It has not been rejected by many of our fellow DU members. There is, further, a difference between a political opponent and an actual enemy. We (Bernie supporters) can absolutely work together with Clinton supporters and I have faith that we will, moving forward, regardless of who wins the nomination. No, it's not over, but I will concede once more, that tonight we faced a strong defeat in South Carolina.

There are still many states to go. African Americans will vote for whom ever they damn well please, as should everyone else, but no one has a crystal ball to tell us exactly how everyone is going to vote. People change their minds, they compromise, they reach out to each other and find that, hey, we're all human beings who bleed and cry the same way, maybe we can respect each other... maybe we have some things in common...

I am not going to exclude people in my congratulations. A victory is a victory. A vote is a vote. Every. Vote. Counts.

Moving forward...

bernie's message has been rejected by democratic party.

no we can't work with supporters of candiate who is the enemy just as much as entire republican party is the enemy.

Blacks have right to vote for wherever they want.just as i have right to reject those who have atacked me like bill clinton who speaks for wife and democratic party.But,blacks have proven they are for clinton no matter what as nevada and NH prove.

Time to drink some more...

and ridicule.

HRC won 70% of the women vote and an overwhelmingly large percentage of the Hispanic/Latino vote.

I suspect that as we get to states like Texas, Florida and Georgia, those margins of victory will remain incredibly wide.

But many of us AA DUers have been badgered left and right by Sanders supporters for either not supporting Sanders outright or for remaining neutral (me).

These same supporters have not treated women and other minority groups this way. Only AAs. Telling...

You have my sympathy and my empathy for the way you were treated by some Sanders supporters. I urge you though, to remember that those people are individuals, they are not Mr. Sanders, they are not his supporters as a whole. I have seen some posts here that have made me sick - but I have also seen some really great stuff... on both sides of this debate.

I absolutely will not hate or ridicule anyone for how they vote or how they intend to vote - unless they're voting for Trump or one of the republican candidates, in which case I reserve the right to mock them into infinity and beyond.

I grew up in a very rural, very white area - and still live in one, at present. Northern Maine is very, very white. So when I went to Job Corps (very, very diverse) as a teenager, I became aware of the fact that, not only was I a racist prick, I also had absolutely no comprehension of the oppression that African Americans, Women, latinos, the poor... and many other groups had faced in the past, or were facing at present. My little sheltered world was put in a bottle and shaken really damned hard - and thank the Universe for that. I am a much better person for having been blessed with diversity in my life. I am deeply grateful that I had that experience.

I certainly can't speak for all Bernie supporters, but neither can an individual supporter for me, nor can any one of us speak for the whole group. I have seen some of the posts that badgered the hell out of African American voters - and I am sorry you had to see that crap. That is not DU. That is not Sanders. That is not our political revolution. We've got some individuals doing some stupid, ignorant, cruel things - but they are individuals, not representative of the whole group.

It's about all of us, moving forward together, with greater opportunity, greater equality, the chance of a better life, higher wages, higher education, healthcare - and so much more. Things I believe in very deeply, that I believe will benefit us all greatly.

it's over but you have to keep attacking us.

I am seeing posts after posts of you attacking all bernie supporters as racists.

Never mind that if the entire country voted like black women, we'd be one of the most progressive nations in the world.

Somebody played baseball with 12 black people and they were conservative!11 OOOOOooooooOOOOOooooooo!!!

Black Lives Matter, among many other chants. These faces were young, old, Asian, Black, Indian, Middle Eastern and yes, mostly those faces looked white. We covered the Cathedral of Learning down 5th Avenue to Market Square.

I have been talking with many Bernie Sanders supporters in AA communities and other areas that seem to be remote from any MSM message of his platform and the issues. We have real conversations. I don't believe you've met enough of us here. You couldn't find us in the Hillary Clinton Group because we get banned if we comment there. I guess I could blame the majority of Clinton supporters, based on that, but I DON'T.

Maybe some people should take notice of who gives this this attitude to you. Let this serve as notice...

I suspect the vast majority of Bernie Sanders' supporters demonstrate the exact opposite of this behavior.

then don't worry about it.

But seriously, it's been absolutely horrid here at DU.

Unless you live in Pittsburgh or the East communities surrounding it.

PM me if you want ideas to reach out in your areas.

(I'm assuming you are on FB) https://www.facebook.com/MD4Bernie

This is really an outstanding essay. I enjoyed reading it. You have a way with words. Thank you.

clinton supporters enjoy winning tonight.