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2016 Postmortem

Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts) Tue Mar 8, 2016, 11:44 PM Mar 2016

African American voters under 35 went H-51% S-49

That is a huge swing from the south. Bernie's problem may not be a 'black and white issue' but a North and South issue.

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African American voters under 35 went H-51% S-49 (Original Post) Joe the Revelator Mar 2016 OP

Yep. People don't want to admit this, but it's true. reformist2 Mar 2016 #1

Looks like it to me. That's not bad at all. Autumn Mar 2016 #2

Oh wow. Really? That's such a huge shift. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #3

Seems the memes are indeed incorrect. TM99 Mar 2016 #4

reformist2

(9,841 posts)

1. Yep. People don't want to admit this, but it's true.

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 11:46 PM

Mar 2016

Autumn

(45,042 posts)

2. Looks like it to me. That's not bad at all.

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Tue Mar 8, 2016, 11:46 PM

Mar 2016

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)

3. Oh wow. Really? That's such a huge shift.

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 11:49 PM

Mar 2016

How exciting.

Tonight could be a big morale boost for the Sanders volunteers.

Now let's go forth cheerfully on to Ohio

TM99

(8,352 posts)

4. Seems the memes are indeed incorrect.

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Original post)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 11:53 PM

Mar 2016

It does appear to be more of a red state/blue state issue. And generally that means that conservatives tend to favor Clinton and liberals tend to favor Sanders. Hopefully this will hold true for the remainder of the primary.

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