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For over 60 years now, the Democrat's leading political candidates have given lip service to black people as a special group that they apparently believe need special attention, coddling and support, separate and apart from the rest of the country.
For over 60 years, the vast majority of black people have voted as a virtually unified block in support of this pandering party and its pandering politicians.
For over 60 years now, literally the next day after the election, the Democrats have tossed these promises aside like a used napkin after an all you can eat buffet, from which they have gotten their fill and now have no more use.
And now we have one of the most notorious liars (and her husband, who is also impressively credentialed on this score) that our political class has ever produced, who is campaigning for high office and is now rolling out the same old tricks and telling these people what they seem to want to hear as part of her campaign effort.
If the past pattern holds, they will believe it again, unbelievable though it clearly is, and then she and the Democrats will drop these promises and concerns into the political refuse bin, literally the next day after the election is over.
I think there is a lot of truth to what you are saying.
I'm kind of tired of the special attention, coddling and support of ANY group....especially when we know that a lot of these politicians actually are focused on the needs of the wealthy and huge corporations which fund their campaigns.
Trump seems to be the only one that has just come up with a more generic "Make America Great Again" slogan. Rather than making it better for blacks,whites,gays, the religious right, gun owners or some other group.
I think this has actually been a lot of his appeal. The one group he's specified he doesn't want to make things great for is illegal immigrants, who can't vote anyways.
This pandering to 'groups' , whether it's Dems pandering to minorities ,gays or Republicans pandering to the "religious right" , gun lovers ,etc has just gotten annoying.
It's probably gotten worse as statistics and polls have gotten more advanced and campaigns can narrow down into how many X of what group are in X city .
Speaking as a hardcore liberal, I'm so sick of the BLM people. Simple solution to the high incarceration rates with black men... Stop committing crimes.
Speaking as a hardcore liberal, I'm so sick of the BLM people. Simple solution to the high incarceration rates with black men... Stop committing crimes.
Yes, I can't believe that are people out there advocating for LESS police in their neighborhoods...and LESS thugs to be locked up.
Why is Bill Clinton and other dems pandering to a group like BLM that wants to scream racism at everything...yet are actually the biggest racists themselves..
It's typical of liberals to flip-flop. Acts of desperation are setting upon the Democratic Party, and it seems they don't really know which direction they want to go to try to get as many votes as they can from anyone. Even centrists and independents can see that entire party for what it has become, and they'll likely just stay away.
He has political skills that Hillary can only dream of. But to back-peddle and express regret for doing the right thing knocks him right back down to her low level.
Eh. When politicians say things we agree with, they are smart, visionary leaders. When they say something the other guy agrees with, they're "pandering".
When you go out trying to win votes you are supposed to talk about the things you and the potential voters you are speaking with believe in common. And if you inadvertently **** off those voters, you are supposed to apologize and/or clarify your position.
The Clintons have always had this tough on crime/big on national defense stance, but they try to do it bundled with progressive policies... which is the stance Bill was trying to defend the other day. I don't love the Clintons but they have been consistent about that. I don't think he was pandering at all.
Speaking as a hardcore liberal, I'm so sick of the BLM people. Simple solution to the high incarceration rates with black men... Stop committing crimes.
As the Queen of England, I question your definition of yourself.
We should keep on putting people in prison for pot possession?
Regrets expressing his true feelings/opinions on the matter?
There's the character of a politician for you, front and center. They will say anything just for a vote, in this case, to get votes for his wife. Pathetic.
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