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NYCButterfinger

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6. He's not going to win NY.

Reply to kcjohn1 (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 09:54 PM

Apr 2016

But some of those areas may go for him. Some of those voters are swing voters. They voted for Rudy Giuliani for mayor in '89, '93, and '97. They would have voted for Giuliani again in 2001 if he had gotten the three month extension after 9/11.

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Trump will win the white working class areas of NYC [View all] NYCButterfinger Apr 2016 OP

Well, if we nominate a candidate ho doesn't give a shit about working class people of any race, sure Scootaloo Apr 2016 #1

And I'm sure some of those places love Bernie too. bkkyosemite Apr 2016 #2

Some of those areas do. Glendale is a Giuliani area. NYCButterfinger Apr 2016 #4

I thought the "White" working class was voting for BS? Iliyah Apr 2016 #3

Good news for Bernie kcjohn1 Apr 2016 #5

He's not going to win NY. NYCButterfinger Apr 2016 #6

This is a dangerous demographic for Democrats davidn3600 Apr 2016 #7

Disagree, and HRC will win gthe GE Iliyah Apr 2016 #8

Some of them are Dems. Some of them did not want to vote for David Dinkins in 1989 NYCButterfinger Apr 2016 #9

It worries me some but I think the number of GOP who are never Trump yeoman6987 Apr 2016 #10

Honestly, there isn't much exciting about Hillary Clinton davidn3600 Apr 2016 #11

Very possible you are right yeoman6987 Apr 2016 #12