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Garrett78

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19. Demographics and perception will play a larger role than policy positions.

Tue Feb 19, 2019, 05:14 PM

Feb 2019

Midwesterners and New Englanders will hurt one another in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Many Bernie fans seem to love Warren but dislike Harris, even though the latter 2 have the same voting record. That has to do with race and perception.

Votes won't be split over policy positions so much as over demographics (race, sex, region, etc.) and perception of policy positions.

Sanders is wholly reliant on Iowa and New Hampshire. So is Klobuchar. So are Warren and Biden. And Brown. Disappointing finishes will effectively end campaigns. Others can more easily bounce back from early defeats.

In addition to not having any more caucuses, we should start with states that actually reflect our electorate.

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Bernie Sanders Announces that he is a Candidate for 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination [View all] AdamGG Feb 2019 OP

I'm more interested in when he announces his concession... SidDithers Feb 2019 #1

And beyond. yardwork Feb 2019 #4

+1. nt LexVegas Feb 2019 #9

Just what we need for 2020 kennetha Feb 2019 #2

I kind of agree, but Biden might be a good candidate to do well in the upper midwest AdamGG Feb 2019 #3

So is Bernie a Democrat now? yardwork Feb 2019 #5

Where are his taxes? nini Feb 2019 #6

Seems the anti-Bernie group on DU have two complaints. rgbecker Feb 2019 #7

The level of Bernie hate here is perplexing AdamGG Feb 2019 #8

In today's episode of "Gaslighting recent history" BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #15

+1000. ehrnst Feb 2019 #18

Honestly, I may not have followed the 2016 primaries closely enough to know what you're referring to AdamGG Feb 2019 #20

'Lack of color'? nini Feb 2019 #10

Old white men always have the hardest time getting elected, apparently. ehrnst Feb 2019 #12

I know.. it's a national disgrace! nini Feb 2019 #13

Are you saying that anyone on DU who doesn't support Sanders is a reverse racist/anti-semite ehrnst Feb 2019 #11

A lot of other people have those ideas as well BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #14

Seems you do yourself a disservice by limiting it to merely two absolutes. LanternWaste Feb 2019 #16

Yes, the False Dillema fallacy ehrnst Feb 2019 #17

Demographics and perception will play a larger role than policy positions. Garrett78 Feb 2019 #19