Why do so many folks think Hillary has the minority vote locked down?

[Nightjock]

She did not even win a majority of woman voters in NH.

I am just asking politely. Not trying to start a flame war.

[jham123]

1. Clinton claims to "own"

.....the AA vote yet she didn't even win that demographic last evening nor in Iowa (the state that doesn't have AA folk /Sarc)

[RobertEarl]

2. Unicorns?

Fairy tales?

Dreaming?

[Fumesucker]

3. What would make you think that?

The claims seem far more defensive than anything else.

[jham123]

11. What would make him think that??

I dunno, days and days and more days of the MSM pounding to the beat of the Clinton Campaign claiming that all AAs are going to vote for her, and then the MSM repeating it over and over like some sort of Jedi mind trick

[arcane1]

4. Sycophants repeating it all day, every day, ever since the day he announced.

Presented as "common knowledge" of course.

[jham123]

12. EXACTLY!

[Beacool]

18. Do you realize that some of those "sycophants" are minorities themselves

who took the time to explain to Sanders' supporters why they support Hillary over Sanders?

Is this what you call people who support a different candidate than yours? That says more about you than it says about them.

[arcane1]

19. "Is this what you call people who support a different candidate than yours?" No, it's not.

It's what I call sycophants. Nowhere did I equate that with EVERY Clinton supporter, so please stop lying about my words.

[MisterP]

5. if she can define herself as "THE candidate of Xs" any criticism of her record on Xs can

be re-construed as anti-X, as Ysplaining

[retrowire]

6. bingoooooo nt

[Avalux]

7. Because that's the narrative they've put forth, and it was accepted as fact.

Hillary enjoys popularity with minorities because of Bill; she's riding on his coattails. The Clinton Machine is pushing this, as an attempt to get Obama's minority supporters that she lost 8 years ago.

[jham123]

13. Always remember....

Bill 'was' the first Black President

[Avalux]

14. So it's been said. His policies did more harm than good for minorities though. n/t

[jham123]

15. No argument from me on that one.

[jonno99]

8. Supposedly she espouses 'Social issues' over 'Class issues'(?) Question: could someone provide

a succinct explanation as to why HRC's "social" policies would benefit POC - over Bernie's "class" policies?
thx

[Le Taz Hot]

9. Polling,

though her numbers seem to be stagnant, and even going down in some areas while Bernie's numbers are going up with PoC. However, re polling, she's been doing push polling which is designed to skew results in whatever way the pollster want it to go.

[left-of-center2012]

10. Because she says so?

And we know she can be trusted.

[Godhumor]

16. There have been a number of AA DUers who have repeatedly explained why Bernie's message isn't resona

Might be worth tracking a few of those posts down, or reading some posts in the AA group.

[Beacool]

17. No one "owns" the minority vote, to claim that is offensive.

But more minorities support Hillary than support Sanders. The Clintons have had decades of involvement with Latinos and AA. When Hillary was at Yale, she took Bill to TX and they spent the summer registering Hispanic voters. They have had AA and Hispanics in their respective staffs for many years. I can name at the top of my head several people who are close to Hillary, such as Maggie Williams and Cheryl Mills. Not just AA and Hispanics, Huma Abedin, is an American Muslim who has been her right hand person since the 90s. The Clintons practice inclusivity, not just talk about it.

It's telling that Sanders' first point of order after winning in NH was to meet this morning with Al Sharpton.