Sun Mar 15, 2020, 09:11 AM

If people over 60 stay home on Tuesday, does Sanders get more delegates?

We know older people are voting heavily for Biden, while Sanders' strength is younger voters. If the 60+ crowd turns out in much lower numbers than usual due to suggestions that people over 60 minimize leaving their homes, maybe Sanders could end up doing unexpectedly well this Tuesday?

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

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If people over 60 stay home on Tuesday, does Sanders get more delegates? (Original post)	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	OP
Sanders's strength is NOT younger voters. Sanders has NEVER brought out younger voters.	Squinch	Mar 2020	#1
You're mixing up two different things.	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	#6
Not really. Given the percentages of young vs. old who vote in your own source,	Squinch	Mar 2020	#10
But Sanders does not need to bring out ANY new voters under 45...	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	#14
Sure, squanderer. BS is totally going to rack up those delegates. Because of all those	Squinch	Mar 2020	#15
Under-45 are not kids. ...	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	#19
Yes, so you said. So we'll just wait for those results that support your	Squinch	Mar 2020	#22
I'm not saying I expect it. I just thought it was an interesting possibility to consider. n/t	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	#27
Fascinating.	Squinch	Mar 2020	#29
Where? The youth vote 18-29 on ST#2 was 7%. On ST it was 6%	Thekaspervote	Mar 2020	#23
My numbers were from the linked article.	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	#36
Here's a pix of a FL airport terminal over the weekend..	Thekaspervote	Mar 2020	#28
Regardless. I hope Bernie benefits from this	jimfields33	Mar 2020	#30
What are you talking about?	Squinch	Mar 2020	#31
How extremely easy Biden has had the primary handed to him	jimfields33	Mar 2020	#55
... I can't even... More BS entitlement. It never stops.	Squinch	Mar 2020	#57
I know. So true. Biden does seem like he's owed.	jimfields33	Mar 2020	#73
Gosh. The "I know you are but what am I" ripost. How interesting. So few use that at our ages.	Squinch	Mar 2020	#75
I got caught.	jimfields33	Mar 2020	#78
At the core, socialists and rightwing totalitarians don't believe in rule by voting. nt	Blue_true	Mar 2020	#82
It's even worse this time around. Unbelievable the lies his supporters tell.	grossproffit	Mar 2020	#93
Yeah, all it took was a lifetime of integrity, service, and actual accomplishments	LongtimeAZDem	Mar 2020	#60
Yes Bernie handed it to Biden on a silver platter	William769	Mar 2020	#62
It has nothing to do with it being easy, the party and country will not elect a socialist.	brush	Mar 2020	#63
Voters are "handing" the primary to Biden. Any other claim taps into the same	Blue_true	Mar 2020	#81
Oh FFS!	grossproffit	Mar 2020	#92
Sanders needs to do one thing only...concede...and I am predicting right now that the numbers will	Demsrule86	Mar 2020	#48
Biden benefitted by uniting a majority of the Party	tirebiter	Mar 2020	#79
that sounds more like young voters don't vote as reliably	treestar	Mar 2020	#66
Absolutely. The only time younger voters came out in larger numbers than	Squinch	Mar 2020	#68
Most people over 60 are retired, they vote in the middle of the day when there are few people.	George II	Mar 2020	#2
That doesn't mean some number of them won't choose to stay home to be safest. (n/t)	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	#3
Why are you pushing Sanders with a pic of Joe on your post? Sanders is done no matter what.	Demsrule86	Mar 2020	#49
My OP did not "push" Sanders, it brought up an interesting possible voting dynamic that I hadn't...	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	#52
Your heart does not seem to be 100% for Biden in the primary.	Blue_true	Mar 2020	#85
My heart is with Warren, but she's not an option. It was a tough decision between Joe and Bernie.	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	#88
My reference to betting is when a person does, he or she often	Blue_true	Mar 2020	#90
Correct. I also have a warm spot in my heart for Buttigieg. We had many capable candidates. n/t	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	#91
The person lost a bet on Super Tuesday 2.	Blue_true	Mar 2020	#84
Old People Like Me Are Probably More Likely to Vote Early or Vote Via Mail Ballot	Indykatie	Mar 2020	#77
That is what I saw when I early voted in Florida. I caught a break and went	Blue_true	Mar 2020	#83
Getting old is not for sissies. And we vote.	Old Terp	Mar 2020	#4
Yep, you don't get old being stupid.	brush	Mar 2020	#65
Yep.	Blue_true	Mar 2020	#87
Yep. The fact that you are old is testament that you have avoided a lot of falling rocks	Blue_true	Mar 2020	#86
It's more likely that younger people won't vote.	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#5
re: "He's getting votes from all age groups, you know?"	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	#7
But those younger voters turned out in lower numbers than they	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#8
re: "Numbers matter. Go look some of them up."	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	#13
Sanders vote totals from 16 41+% from 2020 25.1%.	Thekaspervote	Mar 2020	#37
Agree...they have a new excuse every time!	Thekaspervote	Mar 2020	#24
After a person passes a certain age, around 40 years old, voting	Blue_true	Mar 2020	#89
What you are saying is quite possible.	Sloumeau	Mar 2020	#9
We will have to wait and see.	LiberalFighter	Mar 2020	#11
Yes, those are some other unknowns...	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	#12
In Ohio, we can vote today and tomorrow.	OilemFirchen	Mar 2020	#20
I am leaving in a few minutes...and we have had early voting since February and absentee voting as	Demsrule86	Mar 2020	#50
Most over 60 voted by mail or early voted	MaryMagdaline	Mar 2020	#16
Many people have already voted in Florida	mcar	Mar 2020	#17
This	MaryMagdaline	Mar 2020	#18
The FDP should push in-person early voting.	Blue_true	Mar 2020	#94
I mailed ours in weeks ago	mcar	Mar 2020	#95
It may also deplete young voters even further.	drray23	Mar 2020	#21
Good point that it could be a factor. But...	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	#25
They are closing the dorms.	drray23	Mar 2020	#26
Everyone is suffering	jimfields33	Mar 2020	#34
You missed my point.	drray23	Mar 2020	#39
No	DarthDem	Mar 2020	#32
Oh my!!! The voice of sanity....thank you	Thekaspervote	Mar 2020	#38
"Biden leads in all age groups."? It certainly wasn't that way on Super Tuesday,	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	#45
it changed	DarthDem	Mar 2020	#58
Here in IL they are encouraging early voting and vote by mail	mucifer	Mar 2020	#33
most people over 60 already early voted, I know in Illinois that is aways the case	beachbumbob	Mar 2020	#35
Yes	aeromanKC	Mar 2020	#40
Winning states does not matter, only winning delegates.	thesquanderer	Mar 2020	#44
Agree	aeromanKC	Mar 2020	#46
Sanders is playing catch up and that's a losing game. He's just prologing the...	brush	Mar 2020	#69
People over 60 are not staying home...I am voting today ...would have done it last week but	Demsrule86	Mar 2020	#41
Most of my friends are over 60 and every single one of them plan to vote no matter what.	redstatebluegirl	Mar 2020	#42
Florida	JennyMominFL	Mar 2020	#43
Even though I support Sanders and see how his campaign could benefit	iwannaknow	Mar 2020	#47
No, we need to end this primary now...we don't need more of Sander's scorched earth tactics against	Demsrule86	Mar 2020	#51
I'm 62 and I voted early.	blueinredohio	Mar 2020	#53
This is laughable. Older ppl have risked much more for democracy & the right to vote	onetexan	Mar 2020	#54
I voted by mail.	greatauntoftriplets	Mar 2020	#56
Good answer. :) We're GA in FL and also voted by mail.	Hortensis	Mar 2020	#59
I know others who are doing early voting and taking sanitizer with them.	greatauntoftriplets	Mar 2020	#64
Sure. Speaking of turning out, though,	Hortensis	Mar 2020	#70
I'll drink to the idea of Republicans staying home.	greatauntoftriplets	Mar 2020	#71
For that I'll open a bottle and invite the neighbors over.	Hortensis	Mar 2020	#72
What a great idea.	greatauntoftriplets	Mar 2020	#74
I'm older and with a compromised immune system right now.	William769	Mar 2020	#61
take hand sanitizer - wash hands when you get home	treestar	Mar 2020	#67
GA moved primary to May 19	Cattledog	Mar 2020	#76
I voted early in Florida last week around lunchtime.	Blue_true	Mar 2020	#80

Response to thesquanderer (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 09:18 AM

Squinch (47,309 posts)

1. Sanders's strength is NOT younger voters. Sanders has NEVER brought out younger voters.

I don't know why this myth persists, but it is nothing but a myth.

The one election in which younger voters came out in large numbers (2018) Sanders's followers were decimated and moderates won all over the country.

Sanders does NOT bring out younger voters.

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

If people over 60 stay home on Tuesday, does Sanders get more delegates?

1. Sanders's strength is NOT younger voters. Sanders has NEVER brought out younger voters.

6. You're mixing up two different things.

10. Not really. Given the percentages of young vs. old who vote in your own source,

14. But Sanders does not need to bring out ANY new voters under 45...

15. Sure, squanderer. BS is totally going to rack up those delegates. Because of all those

19. Under-45 are not kids. ...

22. Yes, so you said. So we'll just wait for those results that support your

27. I'm not saying I expect it. I just thought it was an interesting possibility to consider. n/t

29. Fascinating.

23. Where? The youth vote 18-29 on ST#2 was 7%. On ST it was 6%

36. My numbers were from the linked article.

28. Here's a pix of a FL airport terminal over the weekend..

30. Regardless. I hope Bernie benefits from this

31. What are you talking about?

55. How extremely easy Biden has had the primary handed to him

57. ... I can't even... More BS entitlement. It never stops.

73. I know. So true. Biden does seem like he's owed.

75. Gosh. The "I know you are but what am I" ripost. How interesting. So few use that at our ages.

78. I got caught.

82. At the core, socialists and rightwing totalitarians don't believe in rule by voting. nt

93. It's even worse this time around. Unbelievable the lies his supporters tell.

60. Yeah, all it took was a lifetime of integrity, service, and actual accomplishments

62. Yes Bernie handed it to Biden on a silver platter

63. It has nothing to do with it being easy, the party and country will not elect a socialist.

81. Voters are "handing" the primary to Biden. Any other claim taps into the same

92. Oh FFS!

48. Sanders needs to do one thing only...concede...and I am predicting right now that the numbers will

79. Biden benefitted by uniting a majority of the Party

66. that sounds more like young voters don't vote as reliably

68. Absolutely. The only time younger voters came out in larger numbers than

2. Most people over 60 are retired, they vote in the middle of the day when there are few people.

3. That doesn't mean some number of them won't choose to stay home to be safest. (n/t)

49. Why are you pushing Sanders with a pic of Joe on your post? Sanders is done no matter what.

52. My OP did not "push" Sanders, it brought up an interesting possible voting dynamic that I hadn't...

85. Your heart does not seem to be 100% for Biden in the primary.

88. My heart is with Warren, but she's not an option. It was a tough decision between Joe and Bernie.

90. My reference to betting is when a person does, he or she often

91. Correct. I also have a warm spot in my heart for Buttigieg. We had many capable candidates. n/t

84. The person lost a bet on Super Tuesday 2.

77. Old People Like Me Are Probably More Likely to Vote Early or Vote Via Mail Ballot

83. That is what I saw when I early voted in Florida. I caught a break and went

4. Getting old is not for sissies. And we vote.

65. Yep, you don't get old being stupid.

87. Yep.

86. Yep. The fact that you are old is testament that you have avoided a lot of falling rocks

5. It's more likely that younger people won't vote.

7. re: "He's getting votes from all age groups, you know?"

8. But those younger voters turned out in lower numbers than they

13. re: "Numbers matter. Go look some of them up."

37. Sanders vote totals from 16 41+% from 2020 25.1%.

24. Agree...they have a new excuse every time!

89. After a person passes a certain age, around 40 years old, voting

9. What you are saying is quite possible.

11. We will have to wait and see.

12. Yes, those are some other unknowns...

20. In Ohio, we can vote today and tomorrow.

50. I am leaving in a few minutes...and we have had early voting since February and absentee voting as

16. Most over 60 voted by mail or early voted

17. Many people have already voted in Florida

18. This

94. The FDP should push in-person early voting.

95. I mailed ours in weeks ago

21. It may also deplete young voters even further.

25. Good point that it could be a factor. But...

26. They are closing the dorms.

34. Everyone is suffering

39. You missed my point.

32. No

38. Oh my!!! The voice of sanity....thank you

45. "Biden leads in all age groups."? It certainly wasn't that way on Super Tuesday,

58. it changed

33. Here in IL they are encouraging early voting and vote by mail

35. most people over 60 already early voted, I know in Illinois that is aways the case

40. Yes

44. Winning states does not matter, only winning delegates.

46. Agree

69. Sanders is playing catch up and that's a losing game. He's just prologing the...

41. People over 60 are not staying home...I am voting today ...would have done it last week but

42. Most of my friends are over 60 and every single one of them plan to vote no matter what.