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Politics is the art of persuasion, and "uncompromising" is not a tone generally considered an asset by most.

vox.com/2020/3/4/21164…
Many people think Bernie is yelling FOR them. But others—even who share all his goals—feel like that he's yelling AT them.

And the behavior of some supporters and even surrogates does not help his cause.
It's possible to turn this around. But the tough part is that the campaign's self-identity is fueled by the very traits that hurt it with broader electorate.

One of those traits is a persecution complex. If that goes into overdrive now, it will not help campaign.
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Clara Jeffery
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Man this @maddow interview with Sanders does not allay fears that his stubbornness is a liability
He was good and clear re delegates and convention.
That was a really good interview by Maddow and in many if not all ways for Bernie
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Clara Jeffery
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When you’re like: “should really order tacos in this part of the country?” But you want tacos and so
This is..sweet and sour popcorn shrimp (billed as grilled, btw) on a bed of iceberg lettuce so white, Trump would eat it.
a taco truck on every corner would have solved this shit
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Clara Jeffery
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Bernie's most die-hard fans are not helping him win over the voters he need: Black voters and wine-track* women.

*this is an insanely offensive term, also
Black voters and wine track women (neither of which are a monolith, btw) are very clear that they consider Trump's reelection to be an existential threat. They do not want a racist rapist in the White House and they will do whatever they think will minimize that outcome.
Anyway, if you want their support you have to convince them you/you're candidate is the best chance and also, like, not insult them.
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Gonna do a #Bernie2020 #thread, but I want to preface this by shooting down the "Not a Real Democrat" argument - the Democratic and Republican parties are hemorrhaging supporters like crazy right now, the only "real" anythings right now support the status quo that got us here.
But, this trend isn't recent, let's zoom out… Wow, look at that giant drop in "Real Democrats" after Carter, when the New Deal Democrats had been soundly defeated, first by the DNC itself at the 1968 national convention - then the '72 rule changes - and Carter's poor performance
What happened in '68? Why, the DNC decided that it knew better than 80% of Democratic voters and the delegates chose Humphrey - and the Anti-War protestors didn't like the pro-War candidate that they wouldn't vote for, and The Establishment didn't like that, man
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People say I'm being divisive when I say that America was founded on racism and white supremacy. The reason for that is twofold:

1. A lot of white people don't understand what "white supremacy" means

2. MOST PEOPLE learned the white supremacist version of US history

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First, we must understand the meaning of white supremacy. Many people think of it as the ultimate racial slur.
It is not.
It is the idea that the white race is superior.

WHY one believes this is not important (we'll get into that) But white supremacy has nothing to do with hate
So what is racism?

racism is a belief or system based on the idea that race is a PRIMARY determinant of human characteristics.

It is possible to be a racist without being a white supremacist and it is possible to be a white supremacist without being a racist.
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Mia Brett
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People keep throwing the line out that “Kamala put black people im jail” but her record as a prosecutor shows an emphasis on reducing incarceration for drug crimes. What can we say for the other top candidates? /1
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You know what makes me feel really goddamned tired at 0725? Looking at the industry I’ve been in for about 20 years and how we are STILL having the same conversation about paying artists a measly, small amount of money for a massive amount of labor & support.
I don’t need to start speculating about whether or not this is tied to how many women, queers, POC, etc work in this field- we already KNOW that’s at stake here. We are expected to work for the love of the work, not our love of food, shelter, & security.
And DON’T get me wrong, I love this field. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t bother, because hot damn, it’s hard, and so many people think they should just get stuff for free. Even the government was more willing to pay for my time. I mean, FRIENDS.
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