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In reply to the discussion: I keep hearing that Clinton has a problem with men, but really she has no problems with black men [View all]Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)14. White men. White women. White voters in general typically do not back the Democratic Party
candidate in overwhelming numbers.
Barack Obama did not win the majority of the white vote in 2008 or in 2012.
...but neither did John Kerry or Al Gore. Only Bill Clinton in 1992 won with over 50% of the white vote.
The Republican Party has done a superb job since the Southern Strategy using race politics as a divisive tactic.
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I keep hearing that Clinton has a problem with men, but really she has no problems with black men [View all]
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2016
OP
I don't doubt that, but most of my dealings are with white, conservative males. I hadn't considered
Arkansas Granny
Jun 2016
#6
i dont know that there is that much research on this, but i think that you are right
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2016
#8
+1, Islanders have a strong sense of matriarchy too... I went to a real luau, the women there were
uponit7771
Jul 2016
#23
MrScorpio is correct. Asians, Latinos, and AA families always have a strong woman at the head
BlueCaliDem
Jul 2016
#26
+1, black women have the lowest suicide rate of any ethnicity on Earth (link) so mentally resilient
uponit7771
Jul 2016
#22
White men. White women. White voters in general typically do not back the Democratic Party
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jun 2016
#14
The clearest dividiing line between the demographics of Sanders and Clinton was not gender or race,
merrily
Jul 2016
#27
Wasn't referring to Bernie. The primaries are over, Bernie is no longer relevant
La Lioness Priyanka
Jul 2016
#29