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2016 Postmortem

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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1. The fighting looks a lot like myopia.

Reply to Dems2002 (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 08:22 PM

Jul 2015

People are so incredibly focused on the Presidential race that they refuse to believe that anything that interacts with the race isn't a deliberate ploy to bolster one candidate or depress another.

Black Lives Matter was a movement before the race even started. This is an opportunity for our candidates to embrace the movement, and the people it represents. To unite the party behind a push for more real justice.

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Why progressives are fighting about Bernie Sanders and race...It's about the progressive movement [View all] Dems2002 Jul 2015 OP

The fighting looks a lot like myopia. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #1

Agreed Dems2002 Jul 2015 #3

You nailed it. HappyPlace Jul 2015 #2

If Bernies 50+ year support of civil rights doesn't impress you,... HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #4

Where is he "being destoryed?" Dems2002 Jul 2015 #5