C, You breezed right by my question, which was, would a progressive primary challenge to Obama permanently drive black voters out of the DP (and to the right)?
^^^^ CB: "and to the right". Supporting Obama in that primary would not be _moving_ to the right from where Black people have been as I said in my breezy answer. Do u mean a successful , progressive primary challenge might cause some Black people to boycott the general ? Maybe. The reason would be they have witnessed the most disgusting slandering, stupid, lying attack on Obama including from white progressives as a sort of rightwing fifth column on the "left". Permanently ? That's not a serious question from someone as savvy as Max. Barack or Michelle Obama might come back and win again in 2016, especially after people would look back and realize how stupid they are acting toward Obama right now. Anyway, the idea that Black people are the leftist voting bloc in America for a long time not based on substantive issues but because of superficial attachment to a Black President is insulting to Black people. My brother and I were for Edwards over Obama in the early primaries in '08. In Detroit, with 85% Black majority, White progressive Maryann Mahaffey used to get the most votes for City Council over seven other Councilmembers who were Black, et al. On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 3:18 PM, c b <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Max Sawicky " > > I've seen in a number of places this idea that a primary challenge > to BHO from the left will permanently alienate DP African-American > voters. Now some here will surely think good riddance, but what is in > question is not just abandoning the DP, but the left as well. The logical > move if this holds water is for African-Americans to move right, which > would > not be a welcome development. > > ^^^^^ > CB: Black voters supported Clinton overwhelmingly. Obama is not to > the right of Clinton. Therefore, supporting Obama now is not a move to > the right for Black voters. U are not getting the left-center-right > poltical spectrum correct. This thread misrepresents the ideology of > the vast majority of Democratic Party voters, Black and White and > Brown. > > ^^^^^ _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
