Bernie Sanders campaign has more than 250 staff in Nevada and 11 offices

[Donkees]

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[msongs]

1. somebody is rolling in big $$ nt

[Bumperstickers]

3. I think this is gonna be a epic blowout

With Aoc reving up that latino community.

[ehrnst]

5. Because all Latinos vote the same?

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[Cal Carpenter]

6. Polls indicate 48% of Hispanic Dem voters support Bernie

I think any candidate would work hard to GOTV for their supporters.

[ehrnst]

8. Which polls?

Also, different groups in the Spanish speaking diaspora are very socially conservative.

Also, many of those of Cuban ancestry are not going to like this:

When Bernie Sanders Thought Castro and the Sandinistas Could Teach America a Lesson

[Cal Carpenter]

9. Morning Consult national poll from a few days ago

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287518270

The breakdown is interesting, against conventional DU wisdom, his weakest demographic is white males.

There are older polls too, dont think it was quite as high as 48% but well ahead of the other candidates. Im on my phone so I'm not really able to navigate RCP to find the specific polls.

You are absolutely right that the Hispanic Dem demographic isn't a monolith, but overall it is Bernie's strongest demographic, which bodes well for him in NV.

[ehrnst]

10. Even with this in Bernie's past?

I'm thinking those who have immigrated from Cuba in the last two generations might not see this as a positive:

When Bernie Sanders Thought Castro and the Sandinistas Could Teach America a Lesson

[Cal Carpenter]

12. Apparently so. It's not like Bernie's past is a secret. n/t

[ehrnst]

13. Apparently a lot of people are unaware of this,

judging by the response to OPs on it on DU.

The pushback against any vetting concerning Bernie's early political career as "attacks" and "irrelevant" underscores that it's suprising people, even his supporters.

I'm thinking that there are a lot of people, particularly in the Spanish speaking population, in Nevada who aren't on DU.

And I think that the majority of the Cuban diaspora is in Florida and NYC, not in Nevada.

[Cal Carpenter]

15. Well I haven't used the words 'attack' or 'irrelevant'

So I'm not sure what that has to do with me.

In any case, most of it appears to be based in fact, the right has been trying to discredit him with it since he hit the national stage, and if it isn't gaining traction as a way to lessen his support among Democratic voters then I guess it isn't a deal breaker. If people aren't aware of it, all they need to do is google. It's not like it's a secret. Its all over the rwnj sites.

I don't usually watch cable news, but Chris Mathews had a rant a couple weeks ago, maybe the day of the Iowa caucus? Anyway he talked about Bernie's past participation with communist parties to claim that if Bernie had his way there'd be executions of people like Chris Mathews in Central Park and Bernie would be watching in glee. It was bizarre. But the takeaway seemed to be that Mathews is nuts, not that Bernie is an evil commie ready to behead the capitalists, lol.

[ehrnst]

16. "It's not like Bernie's past is a secret."

You made a statement about other people, and I responded with what I have seen from other people.

This thread shows just how many Sanders supporters don't know about it...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=525012

Is that clearer?

In any case, most of it appears to be based in fact, the right has been trying to discredit him with it since he hit the national stage, and if it isn't gaining traction as a way to lessen his support among Democratic voters then I guess it isn't a deal breaker. If people aren't aware of it, all they need to do is google. It's not like it's a secret. Its all over the rwnj sites.

No, actually, it's been in mainstream politically neutral publications, not simply rwng sites. In fact, the GOP has been very supportive of Bernie's run for the nomination.

I don't usually watch cable news, but Chris Mathews had a rant a couple weeks ago, maybe the day of the Iowa caucus? Anyway he talked about Bernie's past participation with communist parties to claim that if Bernie had his way there'd be executions of people like Chris Mathews in Central Park and Bernie would be watching in glee. It was bizarre. But the takeaway seemed to be that Mathews is nuts, not that Bernie is an evil commie ready to behead the capitalists, lol.

I'm not sure what this has to do with me. I don't watch Chris Matthews or cable news.

[honest.abe]

4. He's buying the election!

[Voltaire2]

7. We need to shutdown small donations fund raising!!!!

From now on only PAC money and billionaire bankrolls should be allowed.

We cannot allow the unsophisticated masses to fund candidates that don’t understand what the rules are.

[ehrnst]

11. That poor straw man...

[Aaron Pereira]

14. Bernie has a much bigger staff footprint in NV than he did in 2016.

The NV caucus in 2016 was a disorganized fiasco and this time Sanders has plenty of eyes and ears out at the caucus level to verify the integrity of the process. Feeling very confident this time!