Sorry but Hillary didn't lose because blacks decided not to vote. Black activists have been duped into believing that being black is enough to win back the White House. Obama benefited from white guilt, but now that the first black President has been elected (twice), that white guilt has subsided. The D's would have better luck with a Hispanic candidate this time around.

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Posted by Alt26

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Posted on 7/25/17 at 10:57 am to FooManChoo

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Obama benefited from white guilt, but now that the first black President has been elected (twice), that white guilt has subsided.

I don't know if it was as much "white guilt" as it was that Obama timed his run perfectly. The country was already set to swing back to the left after 8 years of Bush. Obama was young, articulate and portrayed a message of optimism and hope. That's why he blew past the presumed favorite, Hillary Clinton.

The country has changed since 2008 (as it always does) and the left had swung the pendulum to the far left (Transgender crusade? Really?) What you saw in 2016 was a swing back to the right in order to get closer to the center again.

Just running a black person because he's black isn't going to work. The novelty of that kind of candidate has worn off.

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Posted by idlewatcher

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Posted on 7/25/17 at 10:58 am to FooManChoo

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Black activists have been duped into believing that being black is enough to win back the White House.

Agreed and that has everything to do with racism. The activists would vote for a criminal over a cracker in any election, just how it is. No logic behind it other than preference for your race.

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Obama benefited from white guilt, but now that the first black President has been elected (twice), that white guilt has subside

I think the white guilt thing has reared itself even more now that Trump is in office. Muslim apologists are everywhere, pussy march b/c the "white man" is POTUS, etc etc. These people are scary as frick and a threat. Instead of honest discourse, they'll beat you over the head with a bike lock