Posted by The Taint on 2/10/2016 10:52:00 PM (view original):

Posted by dahsdebater on 2/10/2016 8:22:00 PM (view original):
This line feels quietly tragic:

“In much of the South a district, if it’s 40 percent African-American, or in some cases even 35 percent African-American, will elect an African-American-preferred candidate. African-Americans are just that cohesive politically. That’s really been a great story and a great accomplishment,” Li continues.

The fact that it's being perceived as a positive thing that a person's race should determine their politics really shows how far we have left to go in terms of race relations and the establishment of equality.  I'm not one to support Affirmative Action, even, but it just immediately stuck out to me that a person employed at a university as prestigious as NYU feels that in order to press a racial agenda it's a "great story" for all people of a race to compromise whatever other political beliefs they may hold personally.  Wouldn't we be doing a lot better, as a nation, if everybody could vote based on their personal political preferences, regardless of race, gender, religion, etc.?

If you were a woman, would you vote GOP?

Posted by The Taint on 2/10/2016 10:49:00 PM (view original):

Posted by MikeT23 on 2/10/2016 8:50:00 PM (view original):
Here's the thing that amazes me:

The Dems have convinced the poor blacks that they're looking out for them.
The Repubs have convinced the poor whites that they're looking out for them. 
Money is green and doesn't give a **** what color hand holds it. 

The only logic that makes sense is poor people, of any color, are not smart enough to realize nobody gives a **** about them.  

Have the Dems convinced the poor blacks that they're looking out for them....or have the Repugs convinced them that they aren't.