What’s happen to progressives?
I thought we were the party of empirical data and science; not of “un-skewing” and spin.
Bernie Sanders is still leading New Hampshire by a Huffpo Average of +8 and losing Iowa by 4-points.
The problem is that the CNN poll that found Hillary -30, ignored several other NH polls within margin of error:
http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster
Nate believes they could split the two but it doesn’t really matter. In fact, Bernie could win both Iowa and NH but is still getting walloped everywhere else.
Why?
Can we handle the truth?
The large majority of minorities still ain’t feeling the Bern.
Sure, I see the plants on the stage...that’s good politics. But no bro, it’s going to take a whole lot more than Shuan King, Cornell West and Killer Mike to move the masses.
Folks can play the Tea Party game of cherry-picking their favorite polls but the Huffpo average remains, Clinton 53/36 nationwide.
Clinton is crushing Bernie in nearly every state where there are people who look like me. Check this from today:
- Florida: Clinton 62/26
- North Carolina 59/26
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/
So yes, count me in that Florida total because brothers in the “burbs” aren’t feeling the Bern. Enough with all of that chicken-in-a-pot rhetoric!! Yes some of us are still “Boys-N-The-Hood” but that is a grave miscalculation of who “we” truly are.
When we see:
- Free college?
- Free healthcare for all?
- Free childcare?
- Free this, free that
All while raising taxes on the middle-class?
That’s us and we like our ponderosas now so nah, we’re good Bern...don’t jack-up the world with your revolution. We already had 350-years of “whuppins” with branches from the tree before being hung on the same tree while dying to order a worthless cheese-burger at yes, Woolworth.
How about we sit out this revolution against the banks while we try to keep our sons alive.
Bern’s not special, he’s a creation of myths and fairy tales because every freaking voter in the world knows Bernie couldn’t get his socialism through this or any other congress.
Dude, don’t piss on my leg and tell me it’s raining...I’m quiet, but I listen.
So yes, he’s authentic with his mystical wand-waving but that’s because he hasn’t really done anything major in Congress. He’s never been held accountable for anything like Hillary and Obama because he’s just a casual “voter” in the senate.
He can’t be “blamed” for anything nor disappoint anyone because none of his fairy tales have gone into law.
He’s not a progressive giant the likes of Pelosi or Feingold. He’s just a journeyman pol who’s made millions in his long career by casting thousands of pointless votes. Yes, add up his salary and “benie’s-fits” over a couple decades and let me know how that turns out.
Math.
Some believe that brothers will be more inclined to support Sanders when we hear the totality of what he’s offering. In my community, the more we hear about his brand of socialism, the more we say:
Child please.
Expecting to be banned now for sharing my truth.