MB's Own Election for Alabama Senator

**Frownland** · 12-22-2017, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Give the Republican party time to wise up and drop the race politics and they'll be hot with the working class in general regardless of race if the Democrats don't wise up to working class needs.

They're both testing these waters, too.

The Batlord · 12-22-2017, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

They're both testing these waters, too.

I'd like to think so, but with the conservative religious and social beliefs of working class minorities I'd say the Republicans have the most to gain. So I see a net loss for the Democrats in that realm, but it'll probably be a long term thing. It'll take more than a few elections for African Americans and Latinos to forget everything that the Repubs have worked for against them, but eventually they'll come to terms.

Unless of course those minorities in the meantime achieve wealth equality with whites and cease to be working class, both economically and socially, and that is most certainly laughable.

OccultHawk · 12-22-2017, 03:32 PM

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Aside from the race issues that divide them from the Republican party, what exactly do they have in common with the Democrats? They're religious, culturally conservative, and in general have more in common with the working class white right

Yes. I’ve had conversations with southern Republicans who respect Jihadists more than a secular liberal.

Many Hispanics are close to single issue pro-life voters.

Ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese often side with the Republican hard ass attitude against communism.

Also, most first and second generation ethic minorities are both racist and much more ambivalent about racism from others. Go to a large Chinatown or Koreatown and see what they really think of blacks. Ask Cubans about Mexicans. Ask Africans about American blacks. The obsession with racial tolerance is a black and white thing.

So the short walk to a big tent GOP is really very easy to imagine. It’s not inconceivable that they could keep pandering to white supremacists and only lose blacks who hardly ever vote anyway.

**Frownland** · 12-22-2017, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

I agree

but it's not like we have a real debate of priorities

where say one party wants more money unemployment benefits and the other more for infrastructure to prevent unemployment

instead one party's voters doesn't believe either these things matter because bootstraps

doot doot bureaucracy and the blues don't care about you too

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I'd like to think so, but with the conservative religious and social beliefs of working class minorities I'd say the Republicans have the most to gain. So I see a net loss for the Democrats in that realm, but it'll probably be a long term thing. It'll take more than a few elections for African Americans and Latinos to forget everything that the Repubs have worked for against them, but eventually they'll come to terms.

The Republicans are doing it actively by bringing in younger minorities and pseudominorities like Rubio. The dems have done it, but it was more of a compromise to let Bernie concede support to the dumpster.

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Unless of course those minorities in the meantime achieve wealth equality with whites and cease to be working class, both economically and socially, and that is most certainly laughable.

I get what you mean here but damn does it look bad with your avatar.

The Batlord · 12-22-2017, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I get what you mean here but damn does it look bad with your avatar.

Awesome. Anyone who can't see the Santa hat can go **** their Jew selves.

**Frownland** · 12-22-2017, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Awesome. Anyone who can't see the Santa hat can go **** their Jew selves.

So whatcha drinkin on Mr. Non-sequitur

The Batlord · 12-22-2017, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

So whatcha drinkin on Mr. Non-sequitur

Hatorade.

rubber soul · 12-22-2017, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

So the short walk to a big tent GOP is really very easy to imagine. It’s not inconceivable that they could keep pandering to white supremacists and only lose blacks who hardly ever vote anyway.

Tell the folks in Alabama that.

The Batlord · 12-22-2017, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Tell the folks in Alabama that.

Wait isn't OH from Alabama?

rubber soul · 12-22-2017, 03:56 PM

Yeah, where the Democrat won (and with the black vote I think)

View Poll Results: My vote for Alabama Senator goes to...
Democrtat Doug Jones	12	38.71%
Republican Roy Moore	13	41.94%
Other	6	19.35%
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