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irisblue

(34,482 posts)
Wed Dec 26, 2018, 11:17 AM Dec 2018

And a "Privileged Glimpse of the Totally Obvious". NYT discovers POC voters [View all]

(phrase stolen from Benny Hill Show in the early 80's)
source--https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/25/us/politics/blacks-democrats-president-2020-.html?login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock

snip--"This time around, Democrats are weighing how to reach out to the black community in the primary without losing the ability to appeal to the suburban and working class whites who propelled Mr. Trump to victory. As the party searches for a candidate who can combine those messages — from a field likely to include several racial minorities — many black voters want to be engaged in a manner that reflects their electoral power, and not passed over in favor of a strategy that prioritizes Mr. Trump’s heavily white coalition.

With that in mind, potential Democratic candidates interested in the 2020 nomination have begun reaching out to black leaders and are testing messages for black voter outreach. This courting is particularly critical for white, liberal Democrats like Ms. Warren, Representative Beto O’Rourke of Texas, Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio and lesser-known figures like Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon."

I think the article is worth tbe read. There are more than 4 paragraphs I can C&P here. You get 5 free articles for the NYT & if you use your incognito tab, you can get 5 as well.

Imagine, articles about POC voters, juussssttt like the WWC diner stories that have run over and over and over. if needed here.

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