Just how demographically skewed are the early Democratic primary states?

[bluewater]

A good article from the Brookings Institute:

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/01/31/just-how-demographically-skewed-are-the-early-democratic-primary-states/

Well worth looking at and the graphics cut to the heart of the matter.

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[apcalc]

1. Thank you for the excellent data.

[bluewater]

2. My pleasure.

[jimfields33]

3. Good article

I think Delaware and then Rhode Island and then Nevada and finally Georgia should be first 4. That way an unknown candidate can still campaign in a smaller state and get traction. But it still have the diversity of a Democratic Party. How the republicans does it shouldn’t matter one bit.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. They should change around the first five states to vote in the primary.

Much like they do when they decide the country and city that gets to host the Olympics.

Biden is right. Only 2% have voted. This race has just started but you wouldn't know it by the way some of the media talks.