Sanders Says He'll Attract a Wave of New Voters. It Hasn't Happened.

[brooklynite]

New York Times

CHARLESTON, S.C. — It is the most politically provocative part of Senator Bernie Sanders’s campaign pitch: that his progressive movement will bring millions of nonvoters into the November election, driving record turnout especially among disaffected working-class Americans and young people.

And yet despite a virtual tie in Iowa, a narrow victory in New Hampshire and a big triumph in Nevada, the first three nominating contests reveal a fundamental challenge for Mr. Sanders’s political revolution: He may be winning, but not because of his longstanding pledge to expand the Democratic base.

The results so far show that Mr. Sanders has prevailed by broadening his appeal among traditional Democratic voters, not by fundamentally transforming the electorate.

In Iowa, for instance, turnout for the caucuses was lower than expected, up 3 percent compared with 2016, and the increase was concentrated in more well-educated areas where Mr. Sanders struggled, according to a New York Times analysis; in the Iowa precincts where Mr. Sanders won, turnout increased by only 1 percentage point.

[jmg257]

1. Well we get better get another candidate, cause he's doing the best we got. nt

[jimfields33]

2. Did they miss the huge Hispanic first time voters in Nevada?

Wonder why they are not mentioned?

[Gothmog]

3. Research reveals that Sen. Sanders's electability is based on a polling mirage.

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