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We keep hearing how bad Bernie does with the AA vote, but Hillary does much much (Original Post) onecaliberal Mar 2016 OP
People have... MellowDem Mar 2016 #1
+1 bravenak Mar 2016 #3
Young voters are not yellow dog Democrats. HassleCat Mar 2016 #6
A lot of favorite memes have been shattered tonight. Purveyor Mar 2016 #2
She only does well with older AA's PFunk1 Mar 2016 #4
And we need more data to confirm TM99 Mar 2016 #5

MellowDem

(5,018 posts)
1. People have...
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:02 AM
Mar 2016

but young people don't vote as much, so they're not as big of a factor as a demographic in many of these races.

The other big thing are independent voters, if here is an open primary Sanders usually carries them by a lot. But many are closed.

 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
6. Young voters are not yellow dog Democrats.
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:20 AM
Mar 2016

They're not super loyal. They won't always vote the way the party tells them to vote. Many of them just registered as Democrats, and don't get picked up in the likely to vote group.

PFunk1

(185 posts)
4. She only does well with older AA's
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:08 AM
Mar 2016

Younger AA's trend towards Bernie (as noted my most of his AA supporters).

 

TM99

(8,352 posts)
5. And we need more data to confirm
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 12:08 AM
Mar 2016

but Sanders seems to have done better with AA's in a blue northern state than he does with AA's in a red southern state. I have said for almost 10 months that minorities are not monolithic.

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