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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Come on, be honest, how many laughed out loud as I did when they heard a Black man named [View all]brooklynite
(94,511 posts)13. I didn't, did you?
As for the comparison to Bernie Sanders:
Obama didn't claim to be anything other than a mainstream Democrat.
Obama raised huge anounts of money to compete with the Republicans and wasn't opposed to reaching out to derp-pockets supports (like me)
Obama had (understandably) huge suport from Black Democrats
Obama had a fair amount of establishment politicsl support
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randys1
Dec 2015
OP
I didn't laugh out loud at all when I heard then Senator Obama speak at that convention. I knew
monmouth4
Dec 2015
#1
Yeah but you and me, we are liberals, Democrats. I laughed out loud at the prospect of this
randys1
Dec 2015
#2
Thanks...Hell, I remember voting for Jesse Jackson and I thought he had a better shot then
randys1
Dec 2015
#8
I dont know who called it hypocritical, but my point isnt what WE thought of Barack, but what
randys1
Dec 2015
#9
no, the "Is America ready for a black president" debate went on right up until his election n/t
Enrique
Dec 2015
#26
I most certainly did not! I was fine with it. I wanted hillary but then I got Obama
CTyankee
Dec 2015
#6
2008 was very unusual; many knew early that democrats had a virtual lock on the general election.
unblock
Dec 2015
#11
OK, OK but I didn't laugh out loud, so there. Then came the Birthers ad nauseum, and remember
libdem4life
Dec 2015
#12
Thanks, like I have been saying to one of our other friends here, I like reminding people
randys1
Dec 2015
#41
But in this RABIDLY and VICIOUSLY racist country of ours, I was surprised he could win.
randys1
Dec 2015
#40