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Related: About this forumSouth Carolina Black Voters Not Feelin’ the Bern
Iowa and New Hampshire had their turns in the spotlight, and Nevada comes this Saturday. And a week after that, my state, South Carolina, will host its own Democratic primary. Compared to those first two states, ours is highly diverse. Battle ground, trial phasecall it what you willSouth Carolina, once a crucible of the civil rights movement and Barack Obamas surge, can help vet the candidate best aligned with the black community.
Bernie Sanders is not that candidatenot next to Hillary Clinton. From his bouts with the president to the laws he contested to the company he keeps, Sanders raises alarm bells for Obama supporters, especially those from the African-American community.
Back in 2012, while still a proud Independent, Sanders took a page from the Republican playbook and called for a primary challenge to Obamas presidency. His aim: to contrast a progressive agenda as opposed to what Obama is doing, as if to say affordable health care and safe cities are not progressive enough goals. The Democrats I know would disagree.
That anti-Obama jab followed an earlier resistance to the Affordable Care Act, now considered President Obamas greatest legacy. Back in 2009, coming from the far left wing, Sanders held out on voting yes, hoping instead for an impossible ideal. Over 200,000 South Carolinians now have quality, affordable health insurance through Obamacare. If Sanders fulfills his campaign promise and starts those talks from a blank slate, then he risks undoing years of progress.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/25/south-carolina-black-voters-not-feelin-the-bern.html
Bernie Sanders is not that candidatenot next to Hillary Clinton. From his bouts with the president to the laws he contested to the company he keeps, Sanders raises alarm bells for Obama supporters, especially those from the African-American community.
Back in 2012, while still a proud Independent, Sanders took a page from the Republican playbook and called for a primary challenge to Obamas presidency. His aim: to contrast a progressive agenda as opposed to what Obama is doing, as if to say affordable health care and safe cities are not progressive enough goals. The Democrats I know would disagree.
That anti-Obama jab followed an earlier resistance to the Affordable Care Act, now considered President Obamas greatest legacy. Back in 2009, coming from the far left wing, Sanders held out on voting yes, hoping instead for an impossible ideal. Over 200,000 South Carolinians now have quality, affordable health insurance through Obamacare. If Sanders fulfills his campaign promise and starts those talks from a blank slate, then he risks undoing years of progress.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/25/south-carolina-black-voters-not-feelin-the-bern.html
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South Carolina Black Voters Not Feelin’ the Bern (Original Post)
SecularMotion
Feb 2016
OP
merrily
(45,251 posts)1. As expected.
desmiller
(747 posts)2. Typical
LexVegas
(6,066 posts)3. Of course not. They see through the bullshit. nt
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)4. I'm not at all surprised.
TCJ70
(4,387 posts)5. The primary challenge thing...
...as some sort of slight against AA's is really stupid. Obama was talking bout significantly changing Social Security negatively. He did not negotiate well against the Republican stonewall. Sanders wanted to encourage him to move back to the left. End of story. As with most things Sanders, it was about policy.