Can The Blackest State Go Blue?
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Mississippi native Stacey Abrams declared the state a “battleground state” as she and other activists work to flip one of the most reliably Republican states blue. After all, Democrats did it in Georgia, right? But in a state that has a long, painful history of slavery, brutal racism and voter suppression, is it even possible?
AJ+ talked to Jackson Mayor Chockwe Antar Lumumba and civic engagement activists from across the state to examine Mississippi’s chances of becoming a toss-up state.
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The blackest state? You need to adjust that. Wtf. You wouldn't say "the whitest state" now would you? Yall always doing some bs during black history month
@@ryanni4 exactly plus if you wanna know the whitest state is Maine which is mainly Democrat the entire new England region is Hella white anyways
Mississippi has the most frightening history of violent racism. I can't imagine what it must have been like growing up Black during the Civil Rights era, the fear.
No it doesnt. You are brainwashed.
@@LilWhitePrivileged how brainwashed? when there are cold hard facts. Not "alternative facts" that Repubs believe in.
My grandparents were part of the Great Migration. Both of them left Mississippi during the 1940s. They could not take living in Mississippi and moved to the north.
@@LilWhitePrivileged No, you are wrong. Mississippi has a long history of racial violence.
Civil rights era has long since been over. Blacks won. The racism that once defined it, doesn't anymore. Blacks are equal.
Why does it always sound like a war of territory when we talk about political parties
Leftovers from the civil war.
In a democracy, party politics is just a war without guns.
Because our system is broken
Because of the stupid electoral college and money in politics.
Identity politics
Many black people I met when I went Georgia back in 2018 told me they were born and raised in Alabama & Mississippi. They were college educated in good paying jobs which would explain the brain drain the neighbouring states are experiencing.
Yeah as a Native Georgian, Georgia is gaining a lot of people, especially Atlanta. Atlanta is a very attractive city for college degree voters, than anywhere in Mississippi or Alabama except maybe Huntsville. But because of high poverty levels, and low economic opportunity, A lot people aren't moving into MS or AL. A lot are actually moving out. So if college educated voters are needed in these two states, u have to make them attractive to live in. This is why NC and GA are growing so quickly compared to the rest of the south(I don't consider FL apart of the south). These states have growing economic opportunity, while SC, AL, and MS don't.
@@amariongabriele9354 I grew up in Georgia and I I currently live in Huntsville, AL. I can confirm this. Huntsville is growing rapidly. It's a place many people want to move to. Birmingham, however, is losing people. Montgomery is losing people too. The Black Belt region of Alabama is losing alot of people. Mississippi as a whole is struggling to keep its educated in the state.
As a Black man who grew up in Georgia, I can confirm this. There are many people who would blame Georgia flipping blue on "Californians". Alot of Black people moved to the Atlanta area from all over the country, including other parts of the Deep South. The brain drain from Mississippi and Alabama has meant that many educated Blacks from those states have gone to places like Georgia and North Carolina.
@@TheGeoScholar Yep. Stacey Abrams is a perfect example. She grew up in Mississippi, but as a college educated adult, she moved to Atlanta. Also I would say now that just because GA flipped blue 3 times, does not mean that GA is a safe haven for democrats. For the next decade, they are going to need to continue to fight hard to keep their edge in the state. Because African American voters are not reliable voters when it comes to turnout. Which is why if Stacey Abrams run for governor, she would significantly boost turnout in GA.
@@TheGeoScholar Yeah It seems like Huntsville is the only bright spot in Alabama. And the only somewhat(and I am putting it at somewhat cuz its still not good) bright spot in MS is the Gulf Coast. And even that part of MS ain't that bright. Yeah MS and AL looks right now to have a somewhat depressing future. SC is slightly better than MS and AL, but not by much. TN is pretty okay, except Memphis. But u and I can agree that the Southern States of Georgia and North Carolina are vastly out growing their neighbors, to become economic powerhouses in the country.
I live in Mississippi and I've been saying this for years!!! Send ALL the help!
Go blue for what.Stay red
@@tiptoe38 actual equality?
@@delighteddino9363 I got mind,Stop living in the past.
@@tiptoe38 mind of what
I think that's a long term task, meanwhile north or south Carolina seems to have a shot
Fun fact: Mississippi didn't officially ban slavery until 2013. Yes I said 2013. Feel free to look it up if you don't believe me.
Wow just looked it up that’s crazy
It's crazy but nothing more of like a political stunt I feel. it's not like they were practicing slavery it's just officially they made it illegal.
Holy shit it's true! That is just insane. By that definition, slavery was still technically legal in Mississippi until 2013 due to ratifying the 13th Amendment *147 YEARS AFTER IT WAS PUBLISHED!* My mind is blown.
@@growlboy360 Yup. It was legal to own another person in Mississippi until 2013. Yikes.
@@daniel_kale that's insane
I'm a white mississippian. I've long considered myself an independent because voting isn't about voting for a party, it's about voting for an individual you believe best represents your political ideas. For the most part I would vote either way if the candidate represents something I believe in. But during the Trump presidency, I slowly began to realize just what most Republicans actually believe in. Now, I'm pretty much a Democratic Socialist😱
I have no issues with "traditional" Republican ideals, but I agree things are out of hand at this point. But I like it, theres no more secrets
Thank you for seeing the truth
Your a communist 🤦
We are slowly getting there, every year, we are closing the gap
@@J-Ru89 graphs are not always accurate look at the China they used to have the worlds fastest growth rate of humans but due to internal factors it is no longer that way
I just love how everytime a black conversation is had there are white people who are experts on black history and education 😂
Someone who goes through the pains to undergo years and years of study and academic rigor shouldn't be turned away from participating in a conversation because they're any color or background. You're right that they shouldn't supplant black voices but it doesn't mean that they can't support and legitimize these experiences and the history for other folks who aren't black and don't understand. Don't disparage people who want to study and support, we need more of that for things to change.
@Souven Tudu what
Why not? Its called studying.
@Souven Tudu was that sarcasm? Cause neither side cares about Black people, still don't lol. Voter suppression was redone again for 40 states this year.
Not just black conversation most minority conversation
HEY GUYS I LIVE IN MISSISSIPPI AND MY COUNTY VOTED BLUE THIS YEAR!!!
Kudos to your county. Mississippi hasn’t gone blue since 1976 under Jimmy Carter.
@@SeamusMcGinn same year we started staying blue here in MN :) 11 in a row. '24 will tie the record from 1860-1908.
But Mississippi will never go blue
POG!
To cheating
Ok, but the Mayor of Jackson is pretty attractive
@@rafaelvicho3551 we do not care -_-
Drake looking arse
It dont matter if she wants to see your kind lynched again (generally speaking)
Yes., But that's just one mayor amongst many other cities.
@@doopedoog I care :)
Democrats need to focus on North Carolina
Yeah. NC is very similar to GA a lot of ways, even now politically. Also for senate, NC dems should run their popular governor roy cooper.
@@amariongabriele9354 Just from a political and geographic perspective, you're not lying there. North Carolina is seeing alot of in-migration, from different groups of people. It went blue in 2008, when it voted for Obama. It could happen again.
@@TheGeoScholar The only difference between these two states is that Georgia has seen the decade long organizing of turning out African American Voters. North Carolina not as much. But considering that North Carolina is very similar to GA in terms of demographics like u said, I am sure that there are some places, especially in Charlotte, has not been touched that much from voting organizations. I am sure if voting rights organizations do the same thing to North Carolina, they did to GA, it will become a much better state for democrats. You have the white educated suburban voters who is leaning left, u also having the changing demographics of the Charlotte, Raleigh, and Piedmont Triad Suburbs(though not as much as Atlanta arguably) And u have a lot of African Americans in the state. I believe 25 percent of NC's population are considered to be African Americans.
So the potential is there like u said. Its just that voting rights organizations need to advantage of the Demographic advantages they have like the voting rights organizations in GA. If they don't, then dems will have a much harder time flipping NC.
@@TheGeoScholar But when u think about, not even just from a political standpoint, GA and NC have a LOT in common.
They going to actually use the legislators to change voting laws instead of changing it illegally in the courts?
A state I would never visit as it currently is.
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I had a friend that went to Mississippi and they did not want to sell him because he was a Mexican
They didn't want to sell him because he was Mexican? So they only sell black people,huh?
@@thechosenone1533 pretty sure he ment sell to him, as in a corner or grocery store probably stopped by a all caucasian(racial) county.
@@jameson3359 I know that. Just pointing out that missing one word can completely change the meaning of a sentence.
Slavery is illegal* Of course they didn't wanna sell him.
@@thechosenone1533 sounded like a freudian slip!
Constitutional amendment to require states to automatically register all of their citizens to vote every year
Yes.
@Alex Pokrandt He is not fascist
Time for Stacey Abrams to shine a spotlight on Mississippi.
Alabama is the only state of the union that is more racist than Georgia! But the racists are outnumbered. And all the black people that live in these states need to remember that, and show up and vote!
Also, I would just like to say that Georgia is neither a red state nor blue. They are both at an equilibrium in George. Additionally, just because a state votes red doesn't make it a red state. It's called democracy.
Let's start flipping...! Make change happen
Mississippi never going blue
@@david_wail294 one day brother, one day
@@youpretty5343 not in a million years
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Flipping the state would be nice, but I honestly wish we had a strong 3rd party to beat the two major powers that still are both corporate owned.
Keep dreaming.
Independents unfortunately don’t stand a chance against the two party system, it’s so ingrained into the country. I really wish it wasn’t so, but it’s how it is until it’s changed somehow
I live in Canada, the ndp is the best party but it never wins, it only has one term of being the official opposition. It is still a two party system but this time you can vote split and let the conservatives win
They're not allowed on the ballot or in debates most of the time.
Mississippi used to be one of the "Solid South" Democratic states up to the 1960s. And yes, the Democratic Party was the party of segregation during this time. However, this changed in the 1960s when Lyndon B. Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This was the beginning of the end for Democratic dominance in Mississippi and much of the South. Mississippi would elect a Democrat two more times: Georgia native Jimmy Carter in 1976 and 1980. In addition to some of the lingering racial resentment during the late 1960s going into the 70s and early 80s, the Religious Right came to prominence. This drew the Deep South into the Republican fold alot, particularly with evangelicals. Now, there is a caveat here. Mississippi is the Blackest state in the USA. It's also the most religious state. Black Americans are by and large Christian. A larger percentage of Blacks are of the evangelical Christian churches than any other group in America. Hardly any Black Americans are part of that Religious Right movement. While many Blacks certainly share similar beliefs on moral issues that the Religious Right talks about, this isn't getting Black Americans to vote Republican. This is the case regardless of income, family status, church attendance etc. If Mississippi is to go blue, one of these scenarios would have to take place:
1) Mississippi will have to get alot of outside migration from other states.
2) Mississippi will have to be at least 50% Black (it stands at 37% Black currently)
There are alot of racial, social, and socioeconomic factors as to why Mississippi has gone from being Solid South Democrat to being Republican today.
Best comment I've seen on this video so far
@@TheInternet8765 Thank you. It is my stance that in order to truly understand Mississippi politics, one must understand Mississippi history and geography.
I've seen so many dumbass comments on here and this is a breath of fresh air thanks for not being biased.
@@engagementengagement8836 Thank you. I too see alot of bias and hubris in the comment section. It's one thing to have an opinion. I have opinions, and I call them opinion. Stating an opinion as fact, it does no good. This video being about Mississippi and politics, the best way to get an understanding (outside of being there) is to understand it's history, it's present, and it's geography. To understand why Mississippi has the vote that it has, it's important to understand the political culture of MS.
Yep, many black voters are actually conservative in the south, but they differ on economic and race issues, which is why they vote democrat.
North Carolina would be a better target
North Carolina is super polarized and very inelastic
Yup, if anything is next to flip Blue, it's NC. MS no way.
The Dems won NC in 2008 so it's certainly possible to permanently flip it.
Mississippian here. We need to get our shit together here. However there are a lot of us that want to change our state government. And our numbers are growing
Mississippi never going blue
It will likely depend on if there is outside help to increase the vote. And end Jerry mandering and voter suppression
your governor seems to be a smart guy though. good on him for reopening mississippi
Smart guy? Smart enough to undermine the state legislature and continue his dynasty of political ambition
@@thedespicablewaffle2995 he reopened the state. smarter than most in that regard. i don’t know much about him though
I got grief last summer for complimenting the new flag. It was actually a torrent of voices rather than a few. That’s the attitude that needs to be over come.
I think the new flag objectively looks a lot better than the old one anyway, confederate flag and all aside.
New flag of MS do be looking badass, no cap
New flag looks like shit
It's stupid to put millions of people to choose between 2 parties
Who wants a president to win with 20% plurality?
@@Preservestlandry are you for real?
"I'm not a minority in my community": that's the mentality we as black people are to have in order to unite, get strong again, and succeed (emphasis on the first four words)
Well said
@@budomk9299 Thank you; and may Yah bless you
So u just hate white peiple lol
Changing racial demographics won't turn voting habits. But getting more younger people will. Newer generations tend to have greater tolerance.
i never wanted to visit Mississippi until they changed their flag
If the U.S. was ACTUALLY interested in rehabilitation, the prison system would be forced to issue identification to ALL released prisoners. THEY can vouch for who that person is. Give them id so they can get a job, a bank account a HOME and vote.
Said is, they dint
Not unless it gets even blacker. If it was closer to 50% black then possibly yes. But no chance Mississippi goes blue anytime soon. Trump won there by like 17pts in 2020
But Georgia is the second blackest state and it will be blue in the future for good
Yeah GA has the gift of a growing young and educated population in the state. Which do definitely help dems. But ppl just aren't moving to MS like people are to GA.
@@amariongabriele9354 Or a manipulated populous. I have lived in Georgia all my life, and people seem to be getting dumber and dumber.
@@matttheradartechnician4308 Well it depends where u live.
@@matttheradartechnician4308 Also what do u mean a manipulated populous?
It depends what the republicans strategy is. In the 2020 election they began making inroads into minority communities and it worked for them. And this threatens democrats monopoly on minorities. Trump was also able to win the battleground state of Florida thanks to minority voters.
Soooooooooooooo.....
DEMOCRATIC run cities & states *= Black Safty, Health, and economic PROGRESS.* 🤣Ya ok!
Mitch McConnells district has highest percentage of poor white voters and is one of the poorest state yet they keep voting for him 😂
@@katdeluxy9608 *State
@@katdeluxy9608 Mitch McConnell is a senator of Kentucky.
@@katdeluxy9608 And the House District that he lives in is Blue btw.
Mississippi is doomed to stagnation if the general population of the state doesn't relegate the Civil War to it's proper place in history. They need to grow up, point their toes in the correct direction, and start moving forward. The "old South" is dying...slowly, but Mississippi doesn't have to be the last one to die with it. They can get a head start on joining the rest of the country and helping to lead the new South into the future. The new flag is a great start.
The old south has been dead. Republicans stomped out the racist democrats that once controlled the south and destroyed the economy of the state. Now they are building the state up.
@@StarWolfKing Well, considering the Republicans don't know squat about building and are only interested in destroying all they can, good luck with that.
Of course, when they've put you and kept you in the economic basement there's no way to go but up. (How far up? Well, any movement is better than no movement.)
@@StarWolfKing proof?
@@peterblood50 Is this not said of every government person? And the democrat party wants it to have more power and money?
If it happened in Georgia, it can definitely happen in Mississippi and Louisiana, the top two blackest states. Thing is, those are not red states at all, they're black voter suppression states. Slowly but surely, we can flip Mississippi. We need higher turnouts in the Mississippi Delta and in Jackson, we can flip the nearby counties that narrowly vote Republican and flipping Hattiesburg is likely too.
Texas is going blue in 2024 too.
Only if democrats cheat by illegally changing voting laws by not going through the legislators again.
@@StarWolfKing You do realize Texas has been shifting blue for a while because of how many people move there right?
@@mee6606 California Democrats. But just the same Republicans are moving to the state as well. So a balance. Funny thing is that Texas Democrats keep moving to California so nice trade.
@@StarWolfKing Texas is still gonna go blue in the near future. In 2016 Trump won the state by 9 points; in 2020, he won it by 5.
@@michaelclasby6648 And yet at the same time his support among minorities shy rocketed and is still growing.
Hope it flips in the next election
MS is very deep red, close to 0 chance
It won't
Maybe 2032 or 36 at best
Sounds like it’s time to revive the Freedom Democratic Party!
Democrat party never was pro-freedom. State didn't see freedom for blacks till republicans won the state.
@@StarWolfKing LOL, same families. MS gave Republican Goldwater 87% of it's vote in '64, and it was still solid Democratic (conservative, states' rights Democratic). Old Barry won the state by voting "no" on the Civil Rights Act that year.
@@scotchnsoda8725 And yet it was only because of a majority Republican vote that the Civil Rights act got passed.
@@StarWolfKing The '64 CRA was supported by the many progressives Democrats from the north like Douglas, Humphrey, Muskie and McGovern, liberal Republicans like Javies of NY, and moderates. It was opposed by states' rights Dems and the Goldwater wing of the GOP.
Sen. Eastland, Dem from Miss, was head of the Senate's "Conservative Coalition," which brought together states' rights Democrats from the conservative south and Goldwater Republicans. When Goldwater voted "no" on the CRA in '64, Mississippi, a solid Dem state at that time, gave him 87% of it's vote in the Presidential election. In George Wallace's Alabama, Goldwater was endorsed by the Klan and got 69.5% of of that state's vote.
We have to get our black men to actually vote!
Texas would have to be blue first before Mississippi
Texas could easily be flipped by dems in 24 or 28
Don't California my Texas.
@@rodolfogarcia_1 Houston’s already “California’d”
@@rodolfogarcia_1 You're a bigot.
Texas turning blue would be a fatal blow to the GOP.
5:37 That's the mentality of the Georgia Republikkkan Party *right now*.
Cry more lib.
@@gaelalberto8690 Catch COVID, MAGAt.
@@kaizersolze Florida looking great dealing with COVID
@Collin Champagne California has more PEOPLE as well. 35 million vs. FL's 20 million.
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@@oliver.mayes2305 no
As a Mississippian, this state will remain the poorest and lowest of the 50 in everything because of its mentality. The state will never prosper if the correct change doesn’t happen
yet it has the lowest amount of homeless rate per capita and a lower poverty rate than california.
Yall always sleep on South Carolina, other than GA, and NC, South Carolina voted to the left of all of the deep south states, much farther to the left than Mississippi. Charleston is growing a lot and is experiencing demographic shifts much like Atlanta, we even managed to flip a HEAVILY gerrymandered Republican district in the 2018 midterms. Stop sleeping on SC!!!!
If you are black and you live in Mississippi you need to move to Texas or Georgia. That is if you are smart.
Sure Texas sounds nice and warm
@@zendragallhauser5056 lol
No
Texas has the same problem with gerrymandering. All the cities in Texas are liberal and diverse. The real problem is when you leave the cities. If you leave the city you’ll see confederate, Nazi, and blue lives matter flags.
@@TheWorldPart6 what does the National Socialist flag, an American heritage flag and a first responders flag have to do with one another?
Money is not going to fix this problem in Mississippi. It’s going to take power.
How about fixing job killing regulations several decades old. Can't get people jobs if the businesses. More to the point perhaps failing public schools all controlled by the democrat party in every state should allow for some practical education to be taught.
We need more gray people. I’m gray.
Same here
Same here too
Black people better understand:WE CAN'T VOTE OUR WAY OUT OF OPPRESSION....BLUE OR RED!!!!SMH
@Aarbear
exactly,.White Supremacy is global and has no limits due of political affiliation.
Not all black people vote democrat. More and more are voting republican as well as Latino voters.
I fo t think so it's more independent you do have more choices than the duopoly
So much hope and potential in Mississippi, all they need is support from people, progressive policy, and great visionary leaders.
Mississippi and progressive will never mix.
As a long-time white resident of Alabama. THANK YOU, Black ladies, for helping us NOT elect Roy Moore a couple of years ago. I'm sorry that we ended up with Tommy Tuberbrains instead of Doug Jones (an absolutely worthy Democrat who did well in 2 years as Senator) this last vote. Mississippi, like Alabama, has been heavily gerrymandered (there is only ONE majority Black district, the 7th, in Alabama -- by Republican design), and the laws are not friendly to encouraging minorities to vote. We haven't yet quite gone as nuts as Georgia Republicans just did with voter suppression, but we are still not the best in that regard.
Missisippi was part of the deep blue democratic solid south for decades.
I'd argue Mississippi is a mostly black state. There are so many small rural communities throughout that state that I'm sure aren't being accounted for. I lived in Elizabeth for 2 years. We didn't even have sidewalks, street signs or traffic lights or any directories to where we located. All you knew was Elizabeth was down from Leland
It's not a mostly Black state. It's the Blackest state in America. It has many majority Black areas. However, it's 38% Black and 57% White. It's not mostly Black.
@@TheGeoScholar yes I know that, which is why I said "I'd argue its mostly black" due to certain rural communities not being counted as the one I lived in was not
Don't see a point both parties are so corrupt, would love to see honest parties win seats
The Blackest state will soon be DC
Not certain how you fix Mississippi without fixing Congress first. You've got representatives and senators who still refuse to admit that Biden is the legitimately elected president of the US. Or that the January 6th insurrection was not perpetrated by emboldened Trump supporters but rather Antifa posing as Trump supporters. Or that cancel culture is the nation's biggest problem not the ongoing pandemic and the fact that our economy is in the crapper. And this is in Washington DC! So until we somehow fix that mess, Republican leadership in Mississippi will continue to get away with their oppressive policies that have kept them in power and their state penniless for decades.
Mississippi also has the highest obesity rate in America. It’s going to be impossible to flip
everyone get in touch with your democratic precinct chair to see what you can do to help. my precinct has been flipped blue
Stavey Abrams is my hero!
Communist??
@@Bannanaaan ugh i could actually puke reading this comment i left two years ago. Dont worry im no longer brainwashed and have seen what the Democrats and so called "progressives" for whst they really are!
Remedial politics where some voters has to have the ability to identify colors.
Left-wing right-wing same damn bird
I do not know any Black person that do not have A State I.D. I do not understand why showing your State I.D. and proving your the person on the I.D.is a issue with Black people voting.
tbh it should be federal election = federal voting laws
agree
Yes.
Keep mississippi based
Aye just come to California, y’all welcome here.
California tha best
@@karzandino1309 yessir
I LOVE CALI BUT ITS TOO EXPENSIVE
California sucks
@@makaveliithadon Not everywhere is expensive. If you live near the big cities ofc but the farther you go out the less expensive it’s gonna be, trust
I find it sad this video discusses all the racist laws put in place by the democratic party to disenfranchise the minority vote while also discussing “turning the state blue”.
Why should any person oppressed by democratic laws vote for democratic politicians?
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Mississippi has the potential to become a competitive state but it lacks demographic shift and investment which all can be solved but it's gonna take time and money... Are the democrats willing to fight for it?... Who knows but one thing nothing is Impossible just look at Texas which trending more and more democratic and now it's only a matter of when and not if it flips blue
I really want Louisiana to turn blue it’s time to move on from the past corrupt republicans and make progress of all kinds for our people.
Failed schools controlled by Democrats hasn't helped any state. Louisiana's democrat controlled areas spend and regulate more than the state can handle.
@@StarWolfKing No it isn’t...? Areas that spend more ((not to the point that the state can’t handle it)) Do better In most if not every way compared to republican counties.
@@StarWolfKing You also have to realize that Louisiana is a really poor state and a major factor is the Corrupt Republicans taking that money for them, just like Kelly loeffler and David Perdue did to Georgia.
@@Calizen Cities have more tax players do to higher population. So yes they have more money. More to the point cities tend to beg more from feds for funding and they get it for the promise of votes. So they get more money to spend on goodies. Yet government spending isn't helping to reduce poverty. It's just making more of it. Jobs help end poverty not Government programs.
@@Calizen And the Democrats are doing any better? Look at the top 20 cities for crime and corruption. All run by Democrats. More so all our schools throughout the country have been run by Democrat controlled teachers unions since 1974. Have any of the schools gotten better?
It s a matter of time the whole demographic of the country is changing really fast
Mississippi need a Stacy Abrams right away.👍
Funny that the whitest state (Maine) is blue.
Actually it might be Iowa ik not sure
White educated liberals
Exactly we can say the same about New Hampshire, Iowa and Vermont
YESSSSS we can!! This state has more than what it takes to move forward! I love Mississippi! It can be done!
No because Mississippi isn't Georgia, Whites there are even more Partisan than Georgia's
Though, the State does also have low Black Turnout unfortunately, 29% of the 2020 Electorate despite making up 38% of the population. If the State had a more proportional Electorate, Biden would've lost by only 5 point, and not 16.5 points like he actually did. Add on that: If MS Whites voted like GA Whites, Biden would've won by 9 points.
Simply put, Mississippi is a tough win for Democrats.
I hope Stacey Abrams can flip Mississippi to blue 🥺💙 We have to get the blacks out there to turn out and vote, and end voter suppression.
Doesn't Mississippi STILL have segregated proms? I remember hearing about this in High School up North and was shocked about that. IDFK how a person of color can live in Mississippi. Y'all need to rise up, but I understand why so many wont and prefer to lay low. Mississippi goddamn...
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Mississippi literally went blue in the 90s for bill clinton
If it happens once it can happen again
No it did not. Mississippi won some southern states, but not Mississippi. Bush won Mississippi in 1992. Dole won Mississippi in 1996.
That was Georgia, not Mississippi. Last time MS went blue was in 1976 for Jimmy Carter.
@@lifeofabronovich7792 Thank you for re-affirming what I just mentioned. MIssissippi hasn't gone blue since Carter.
That was Missouri
You can't say that because in 1890 hey couldn't vote, they cannot do so today.
I also do not get how voter ID is suppression. That is applicable for everyone
0:08 Pennsylvania went red that election
IT can be done. Do it!! It is your long OVERDUE inheritance!! COME ON MISSISSIPPI!!
I thought Texas was the most black state. There seems to be mixed information online between which state is the blackest, Mississippi or Texas. Certain results keep coming up Texas, while others keep coming up Mississippi. Can someone tell me which state it is?
As someone who is trying to kickstart a congressional campaign in Mississippi, I have seen how so many people react to the word “Democrat” here. They can agree with all your views but if you say you’re a democrat they flip their stance. We need ALL the help the DNC can send
Blue is the future
Red is the future
@@greeceball456 Stupid.
@@Zakrovik no wonder people hate you people bash opinions
If the current administration can fight voter suppression that be great
It was incredibly inspiring to see ossoff and warnock to win georgia.
Needless to see if bama or miss goes, it would be even better. All in die time. Republican's have had control for too long. I'm not a simp for the Democrats, but as long as america is suffocated by the two party system, they are our only chance for any semblance of progress (which is to say it's almost hopeless)
The reason why Mississippi is so red is because 1) we are the most conservative state and 2) even though we have the most black people, most of them have lost the motivation to vote.
Why are white people so beautiful and intelligent? Plus white people are the kindest oof all
Well 2023 proves that it can get really close at least...
Once the republican get a normal guy as a front they are back
shit i didnt know drake had a side hustle as the mayor of jackson, mississippi
I like how yall think just because theyre black theyre gonna all vote democrat. Just like yall thought all the hispanics in Texas would turn it blue without realizing that the hispanic ppl in texas ,even the ones who vote democrat, have very conservative views.
Depends on the type of Hispanics, rich Hispanic who fled Cuba because they can no longer exploit the poor, obviously Republicans
@@dekufan-f7i they fled cuba because they cant exploit the poor there anymore? Then they took their big fancy yacht to Florida and bought a mansion right?
@@duraldehunter probably not, but they were wealthy
@@dekufan-f7i Facts, Cubans tend to be racist against Blacks too.
@@dekufan-f7i Thats very rude
It won’t go blue any time soon unlike Georgia. They want against the people and chose a flag that was semi better then the old one. It is too graphic
Black Goes Blue sounds like a tv show about a black trouble maker from the hood turns into a hard nose cop
Ah, yeah I found it strange that they called it the "most black state" even though the most red state would've been a far better fit given the context of the video.
Taking more refugees means more Democrats vote
Refugees deserve human rights
@@PodcastCentral333 Refugees should be actual refugees, not opportunist seeking welfare of rich nations. Refugees should be forced to apply for asylum in the nearest nation to them, of the same or similar ethnicity. Every nation needs restrictions and limits on immigrants.☝🏾🇺🇲🥇
I hope they can find their Stacy Abrams
No
Why blue? Why not purple or rainbow?
DISCLAIMER: NONE of this is gonna happen if Democrats throw away their power again and lose the mid terms, so let’s keep the pressure on the corporate dems.
Short answer, no. Voter suppression will never go away because of white supremacy
@alex x Voter suppression specifically targets black and brown communities to stop them from voting. Maybe if you read a book once in a while, you’ll be able to connect the dots.
i dont like this title
It’s always the southern states smh
I LOVE black Mississippians