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Autumn

(44,748 posts)
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:39 PM Feb 2020

Sanders Cements Front-Runner Status After New Hampshire Win

Vermont senator expands lead over Biden to 10 points



Following his narrow victory in New Hampshire’s Democratic presidential primary — his second successive strong showing in the party’s first nominating contests — Sen. Bernie Sanders opened up a double-digit lead over former Vice President Joe Biden and entrenched himself as the best-positioned candidate heading into next week’s Nevada caucuses.

According to a Morning Consult poll conducted Wednesday, the Vermont independent is the first choice for 29 percent of Democratic primary voters, up 4 percentage points since polling conducted Feb. 4-9. Biden’s support fell 3 points during that time to 19 percent, leaving him 1 point ahead of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg of Indiana, who placed second in New Hampshire but leads Sanders by a whisker in the race for Democratic National Convention delegates, saw no change in his first-choice support, while the Granite State’s third-place finisher, Amy Klobuchar, improved 2 points, to 5 percent. She trails Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) by 5 points.

The results are poor reading for Biden, who continues a dramatic drop that erases the national lead he held for over a year until his fourth-place showing in the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses. The decline in Biden’s support comes amid faltering voter confidence over his perceived general-election strength, even as he banks his candidacy for the Democratic nod on the more diverse electorates driving nominating contests in Nevada and South Carolina ahead of Super Tuesday.


https://morningconsult.com/2020/02/13/sanders-cements-front-runner-status-after-new-hampshire-win/?fbclid=IwAR0zOfjNNp3X1qfUzAD_lDHOc1Qjd6CDv_7_Hx6C-KMax7K4Z2X_ABgyEaM


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Sanders Cements Front-Runner Status After New Hampshire Win (Original Post) Autumn Feb 2020 OP
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #1
You're welcome Uncle Joe. This is awesome, Bernie is doing so well. Autumn Feb 2020 #3
Cements? wisteria Feb 2020 #2
+1 nt jrthin Feb 2020 #4
No Focus DownriverDem Feb 2020 #8
He's not running 4th or 5th, so that's damn good. Anyone in any primary could be in a precarious Autumn Feb 2020 #9
Some great stats from the poll too. Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #5
... LexVegas Feb 2020 #6
so who has the most delegates? nt msongs Feb 2020 #7
22-21, yeah let's all go home now. Autumn Feb 2020 #11
even in sanders land the one with the most delegates is the front runner lol nt msongs Feb 2020 #13
Two. 2. Two states. Good luck. The OP is about his number in a poll. Autumn Feb 2020 #14
While two delegates behind, in second place. We will see what happens in Nevada. krissey Feb 2020 #10
This is somewhat similar to Clinton's situation in 2008 after she won New Hampshire. StevieM Feb 2020 #12
The Bernie peeps need this kind of thing. Laelth Feb 2020 #15
No we Bernie peeps really don't need this kind of thing. Autumn Feb 2020 #16
Declaring victory over and over when you're actually behind in total delegates? Laelth Feb 2020 #17
21 to 22. Two states is hardly over and over. And the OP isn't about delages or caucus wins. Autumn Feb 2020 #18
I thought I said "There's still a long way to go" above. Laelth Feb 2020 #19
I responded to your second response to me. Autumn Feb 2020 #20
 

Uncle Joe

(58,107 posts)
1. Kicked and recommended
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:43 PM
Feb 2020

Thanks for the thread Autumn.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Autumn

(44,748 posts)
3. You're welcome Uncle Joe. This is awesome, Bernie is doing so well.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:46 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

wisteria

(19,581 posts)
2. Cements?
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:45 PM
Feb 2020

Precarious at best.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

DownriverDem

(6,205 posts)
8. No Focus
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:50 PM
Feb 2020

on November will win trump a second term.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Autumn

(44,748 posts)
9. He's not running 4th or 5th, so that's damn good. Anyone in any primary could be in a precarious
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:50 PM
Feb 2020

position. But Bernie's feet are on solid ground.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Nanjeanne

(4,877 posts)
5. Some great stats from the poll too.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:48 PM
Feb 2020

Black
Biden 34%
Sanders 30%
Bloomberg 19%
Warren 8%
Buttigieg 4%
Steyer 3%
Klobuchar 1%

White
Sanders 28%
Bloomberg 19%
Biden 15%
Buttigieg 14%
Warren 11%
Klobuchar 7%

Hispanic
Sanders 48%
Bloomberg 17%
Biden 13%
Buttigieg 8%
Warren 7%
Klobuchar 3%

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

msongs

(67,193 posts)
7. so who has the most delegates? nt
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:49 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Autumn

(44,748 posts)
11. 22-21, yeah let's all go home now.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:58 PM
Feb 2020
29% to 11%
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

msongs

(67,193 posts)
13. even in sanders land the one with the most delegates is the front runner lol nt
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 04:24 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Autumn

(44,748 posts)
14. Two. 2. Two states. Good luck. The OP is about his number in a poll.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 04:30 PM
Feb 2020
You know a poll. The thingy everybody loved... a few weeks ago.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

krissey

(1,205 posts)
10. While two delegates behind, in second place. We will see what happens in Nevada.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:50 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

StevieM

(10,499 posts)
12. This is somewhat similar to Clinton's situation in 2008 after she won New Hampshire.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 04:04 PM
Feb 2020

In the end South Carolina changed things heading into Super Tuesday and beyond.

The difference is that Mike Bloomberg is in the race this time and he is not on the ballot in South Carolina. It is hard to know how that will affect Super Tuesday. It is also hard to know what percentage of the electorate will write his name on the ballot in South Carolina, or caucus "uncommitted" in Nevada.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
15. The Bernie peeps need this kind of thing.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 06:13 PM
Feb 2020

I'm cool with it. There's still a long way to go.



-Laelth

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Autumn

(44,748 posts)
16. No we Bernie peeps really don't need this kind of thing.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 06:43 PM
Feb 2020
It's odd how when he wasn't in the lead... polls good, lets post em.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
17. Declaring victory over and over when you're actually behind in total delegates?
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 06:52 PM
Feb 2020

It's cool. I am very fond of Bernie, honestly.



-Laelth

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Autumn

(44,748 posts)
18. 21 to 22. Two states is hardly over and over. And the OP isn't about delages or caucus wins.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 06:54 PM
Feb 2020
Bernie is the front runner.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
19. I thought I said "There's still a long way to go" above.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 06:58 PM
Feb 2020


It's all good. This is a team sport. In the grand scheme of things, Bernie and I are on the same team.

-Laelth
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Autumn

(44,748 posts)
20. I responded to your second response to me.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 07:03 PM
Feb 2020


Laelth (21,787 posts)

17. Declaring victory over and over when you're actually behind in total delegates?

It's cool. I am very fond of Bernie, honestly.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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