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In reply to the discussion: Sanders refuses to rescind endorsement of candidate sporting Nazi tattoo [View all]Jack Valentino
(3,758 posts)I have been a loyal Democratic voter since 1980.... making me a lot older than the 'Bernie bros'---
and was opposed to anyone who with-held their votes for Democratic candidates, whether in 2016 or 2024, or any OTHER year....
In 2016, I just happened to believe that Bernie Sanders would have been a better presidential nominee
than the person who won--- but I supported our party's candidate when the nomination was decided.
Funny thing--- while I stood in line to vote for her for 30 minutes,
I did not notice the conspicuous absence of A.A. voters
in a precinct which should have had a lot of AA voters coming to vote---
I didn't realize it until afterwards....
I think a black VP nominee would have helped AA turnout,
and should have been thought of as an absolute REQUIREMENT,
just after the first black President.....
Possibly Bernie Sanders would have found a black/African American VP candidate,
if he had been the nominee, but we'll never know now....
If he didn't, he would have been as WRONG as the person who won the nomination that year!