Can someone tell me why Nina Turner is doing well in her race, given how much she's disliked on DU?

[Silent3]

What I've heard about her certainly doesn't appeal to me. But some people obviously like her. Can anyone explain the appeal?

I don't live in Ohio, and my only exposure so far to what she's about is the most negative commentary I get here.

[msongs]

1. she has the full power of bernie sanders and his machine behind her, bowl of ****

be damned


https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/564177-sanders-to-campaign-for-turner-in-ohio

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Seems true....Bernie's backing his supporters.

Hope they are fucking with him.

[sheshe2]

5. Not sure what you are saying here.

Seems true....Bernie's backing his supporters.

Hope they are fucking with him.

His supporters? The woman that called Biden a half bowl of shit? Voted for Jill Stein? He is supporting her and you hope they are with him?

WTF?

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. Meant to say "not fucking with him".

Missed this when posted.


Can't edit....I get a 403 error.

[sheshe2]

11. Thanks.

I hate the 403 error.

[quickesst]

3. My personal favorite answer to that....

.... comes courtesy of a DUer here.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215634194

" Some people support her because their basic instinct is to burn shit down without thinking through what will come after. That is how we got a president Trump."

Even if that's not the reason people support her, it's as good a reason as any for doing so.

[sheshe2]

6. Thank you!

[quickesst]

10. You're welcome

[uponit7771]

13. Yep

[Buckeye_Democrat]

18. That's my guess. nt

[quickesst]

26. Knowing what we know...

... and proven to be true, I am hard-pressed to believe anyone who supports her is doing so with the best interests of the Democratic Party in mind.

[TheBlackAdder]

33. That's the French Revolution in a nutshell. Bourgeoisie destroyed government and had no plan.

.

This threw France into turmoil for a century.

Destroy the government and regional chains of control.

The rich tried to convert their wealth into political power with no experience or planning.

.

[joetheman]

4. If she wins, we lose in the national. nt

[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. Joe Biden carried this district witn 78.9% of the vote

This is a heavily gerrymandered district that is a safe seat which are the only type of seats that Just Us Democrats can win

[CentralMass]

8. It's a decision for the voters of Ohio's 11th Congressional District to make.

[sheshe2]

9. This might answer your questions.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/dem-star-nina-turner-blows-pledge-not-to-take-lobbyist-money

“I’m not taking any corporate PAC or lobbyist money.”
— Democratic congressional candidate Nina Turner

While Turner’s links to Mercury have been a matter of public record, they haven’t been widely reported beyond a Mercury press release announcing its sponsorship of her firm. And Turner—an outspoken anti-corporate progressive and national co-chair for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign—may have good reasons to keep a low-profile connection.

Mercury has gained a great deal of public notoriety over the last few years. The firm had extensive revolving door ties to Trump administration officials, and made millions as a foreign agent for entities associated with geopolitical adversaries such as China, Libya, Russia, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s regime.

Last year, Reuters reported that the FBI had launched a national security investigation into Mercury client NSO Group Technologies, on suspicion that the shady Israeli-based spyware company had hacked U.S. residents and American businesses.

[brush]

12. What do the polls say. Her opponent has the backing of the Black churches.

What are the numbers?

[OnDoutside]

15. She'd be a gift to the Republican ad machine, deterring right leaning

Independents and Democracy loving Republicans. Many people here have pointed out that she equated voting for Biden as eating a bowl of shit Turner has no interest in the Democratic Party, and supported Stein in 2016 rather than Hillary. I'd rather see a bag of cats elected.

[Silent3]

19. What you're telling me is why people *don't* like her

But last I heard she was leading in the polls for the Democratic primary. Her lead has slipped lately, but she's still apparently well ahead of Shontel Brown.

[OnDoutside]

25. Can you provide links to the polls you reference ?

[Nixie]

29. I think those stats fall under the "Nina Math" category.

We've seen the same tactics before.

[bluecollar2]

16. It's Ohio....n/t

[W_HAMILTON]

17. Who says she's doing well?

I would put money on her losing the primary.

[Silent3]

20. The only polls I've seen so far put her ahead

A shrinking lead as time goes on, but still big right now. I hope she loses the primary too, but the point of my question is wondering why she's had the lead so far.

[kcr]

30. I haven't looked in awhile, so this may have changed

But the only poll I saw was the Bernie/Justice Dem-backed one.

[TheProle]

34. Brown's internal polling

from 10 days ago showed a tightening race, but with Turner still up 43/36.

[betsuni]

21. I'm wondering too, because I thought the democratic socialism populist movement/revolution

of the Our Revolution/Justice Democrats/People's Party attempted take-over of the Democratic Party wasn't that popular any more. Certainly not with the Democratic base. Why anyone still thinks repeating slogans and saying "working class" over and over gets anything done, I do not know.

[RandiFan1290]

22. No offense, but not many people post to DU anymore

and the ones that attack Nina Turner are a small minority that spam post the same messages.

[betsuni]

23. Democrats post on DU, this is a forum for Democrats.

Democrats posting on DU quote Nina Turner's own words. Quoting a person's own words and actions aren't "attacks." Lying about Democrats are attacks that help Republicans.

[Treefrog]

27. I would add that most people have never even heard of this forum, much less pay any attention

to it.

[Nixie]

28. lol, no offense, but trying to change reality is why you see the "same messages,"

and it's a great effort. There is no reason to pretend that the "populist" losses never happened.

[LiberatedUSA]

24. I don't think most people post on political forums.

I haven’t done a poll on it, so maybe someone else can help, but I think the number of people who post on these types of forums is a fairly small percentage compared to the overall voting population.

[brooklynite]

31. Because DU opinion has no relationship to real-world politics?

[iemanja]

32. As much as I dislike Turner

I had to chuckle at your OP: DU isn't the Ohio electorate.