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2016 Postmortem

NYCButterfinger

(755 posts) Thu Oct 29, 2015, 05:37 PM Oct 2015

Hillary and Bernie should campaign in blue collar NYC

They should campaign in NYC blue collar white enclaves like Staten Island, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, Maspeth, Queens. They should try to attract these voters that voted for Rudy Giuliani in 1989, 1993, 1997. Rustbelt voters are key.

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Hillary and Bernie should campaign in blue collar NYC (Original Post) NYCButterfinger Oct 2015 OP

I saw gouhliani on my TV yesterday... tk2kewl Oct 2015 #1

Hmmm alcibiades_mystery Oct 2015 #2

Bensonhurst isn't exactly the rustbelt. JaneyVee Oct 2015 #3

Hillary actually won Richmond County (Staten Island) in 2006 alcibiades_mystery Oct 2015 #4

tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)

1. I saw gouhliani on my TV yesterday...

Reply to NYCButterfinger (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2015, 06:34 PM

Oct 2015

Stumping for the Republican candidate I'm my county prosecutor race

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

2. Hmmm

Reply to NYCButterfinger (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2015, 06:43 PM

Oct 2015

I mean...

Nah, never mind.

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

3. Bensonhurst isn't exactly the rustbelt.

Reply to NYCButterfinger (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2015, 06:47 PM

Oct 2015

I'm a Brooklyn native. Happy Hillary's HQ is in BK. But no way is Bensonhurst or SI going for either candidate.

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

4. Hillary actually won Richmond County (Staten Island) in 2006

Reply to JaneyVee (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 29, 2015, 06:52 PM

Oct 2015

Albeit on low turnout against a no-name opponent. She lost Richmond County in 2000 to Rick Lazio, but simply wiped the floor with him in all other NYC counties, ending with a greater than 3-1 vote total in the five boroughs.

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