Blacks are hardly "misinformed". The black vote has gotten every presidential hopeful right for decades. Were we better off with Dukakis or Bush Sr? Clinton or Bush Sr./Dole? Better off with Gore/Kerry or Bush Jr.? Better off with Obama or McCain/Romney? Odd that voters who are apparently so poorly informed are so consistently accurate in their selections.
While faith is important to black folks, our voting pattern clearly demonstrates that we distinguish our faith and social leanings from our vote. If not, then blacks would be hypnotized by the "party of Jesus", the GOP, and fall sway to the evangelical pandering of right wingers.
The black vote centers on economics, and is consistent with the global community who understand the importance of a strong social safety net and how it is an inequality suppressor and mobility stimulator. Black folks dont believe in tax cuts for the wealthy paying for themselves, and that wealth will trickle down if we give in to each and every demand of the ruling class. Blacks have voted against the body politic that has created such vast gulfs in wealth and power.
So then you ask, why arent black folks rallying around Sanders who promises to dismantle the system?
Black folks have 20/20 when it comes to common sense. Not idealism. Black folks understand that next to muslim, poll after poll suggests that the "socialist" label carries the highest negatives in the minds of the American voter when it comes to candidates. So how plausible is a Sanders presidency? If he emerged from the primaries, he would be very vulnerable to the republican offering. Are black folks willing to gamble?
On a somewhat smaller scale, this is what happened in 2000. Liberals went for the more ideologically pure option in Nader, and opened us to Bush who cratered the economy, sent black folks off to fight an illegal war, and allowed NYC to get blown up. Black folks dont want a liberal white savior, they just dont want to lose it all.
And even if Sanders did somehow manage to win the presidency...what then?? You think the republican house is going to cooperate with a socialist? The same group of jackals that shut down the govt. and fukked up our credit rating over centrist policies? How does Sanders address this? By saying nebulous, mythical nonsense about starting a "political revolution" within the house....How is this realistic?
The working theory here is that Sanders wins on the issues, but Clinton is the plausible candidate. Im not going to turn this post into a clinton commercial, but she's poised, experienced, can handle herself, and promises to continue the steady, stable leadership from the Obama admin. Her platforms have become more progressive and refined, she understand the national and global political game, and she has gone on record rejecting some of the policies of her husband that have resulted in anti-black consequences.
All Im saying is there are solid reasons to vote for Clinton in the minds of the voter, outside of the condescending racist explanations Ive read in this thread.
When it come to Sanders v Clinton is the Rolling Stones line: "Cant always get what you want..but if you try sometimes...you get what you need"
. We're like that dog, that waited so long for Obama, and he got us happy to be in the cage when we were about to blow it up. Then we started getting shocked in the cage....and eventually were just scared and sitting down, because we don't want to see if there's a worse feeling that the shock.
. Like I said, you Hillary stans aren't intellectually honest or consistent people, but like your leader, you sure know how to call victim instead of actually debate. So let's take this full on ad hominem ghetto shyt again.
