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JI7

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20. it has more to do with the fact that both Candidates were Democrats
Fri Dec 9, 2016, 04:51 AM
Dec 2016

California has a runoff system for Senate . Both candidates were Democrats and female. one was black the other was hispanic.

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The Blind Spots of Liberalism [View all] portlander23 Dec 2016 OP
Recommended. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #1
Didn't get your woman president, ladies? That's ok. Lean In is garbage! kcr Dec 2016 #2
The false narrative around here about sacrificing social justice for working class interests... killbotfactory Dec 2016 #3
Or maybe those fighting to include more focus on the poor and working class kcr Dec 2016 #4
You should read the entire article, especially the end. killbotfactory Dec 2016 #5
I promise you. I read the article. Even the bit at the end. kcr Dec 2016 #8
The article is based on faulty assumptions. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #9
kamala harris won more votes, because stein/johnson voters voted for her and then for Stein not HRC La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #13
it has more to do with the fact that both Candidates were Democrats JI7 Dec 2016 #20
Omg. I totally forgot about that. La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #22
you should read what the author left out, the narrative of why Russ Feingold got less votes La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #14
California Senate Candidates were a Democratic BLack woman and Dem Hispanic WOman JI7 Dec 2016 #19
Amen portlander23 Dec 2016 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #18
Economic Justice IS Social Justice NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #21
K&R Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 #6
Keep trying...nt SidDithers Dec 2016 #7
LOL. is that why HRC won those who prioritized the economy, or those who make under 30K? La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #10
And Feingold and Teachout both lost.... the country is not as lefty as we'd like it to be. bettyellen Dec 2016 #11
we are FDR left. left for white people. bootstraps for the rest of us. nt La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #12
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #17
It's taken a liberal supermajority tirebiter Dec 2016 #16
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